Understanding violence, militarisation, and the struggle for self-determination #FreePatani ✊ On this International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, we honour those whose lives have been altered by conflict in Thailand’s Deep South. For over two decades, the region has endured protracted violence and militarisation, a burden borne heavily by local communities and women sustaining life amid crisis. But reducing Patani to a narrativ

Our resistance against colonization is deeply connected. For over 76 years, the Palestinian people have faced genocide, brutal military occupation, and violent illegal dispossession of their land. Communities in Southern Thailand, especially Malayu Muslims calling for a #FreePatani, understand this struggle intimately. It’s no coincidence that Malayu Muslims are among the strongest supporters of Palestinian liberation. Their own histories of colonization, state oppression, an