On 25 October 2004, Thai security forces violently cracked down on Malay Muslim protesters in Tak Bai, Narathiwat. Seven people were killed during the crackdown. Another 78 died after being bound and stacked on top of one another in army trucks. On 25 October 2024, the 20-year statute of limitations expired without any of the accused being brought before the court. Families’ decades-long struggle for accountability was met with another door slammed shut. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙢�

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