Panorama Burmese refugees seek to make a home for themselves in the Czech Republic
Nine Burmese families are now making a life for themselves in the Czech Republic. One father explained how he fled his country after coming under suspicion from the ruling military regime of having helped rebels. The 43 Burmese refugees, from the Cin ethnic group, are the first to be offered asylum in the Czech Republic under a project organised with the United Nations. Another group should follow soon. Director of the Burma Centre in Prague, Sabe Amthor Soe, has been closely involved in the project and helping families settle in. I asked her first of all who the refugees are and why they fled their homeland.
One of the Burmese families living in the Czech Republic, photo: Milena Štráfeldová
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