{"id":1153,"date":"2013-12-04T19:27:41","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T19:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/2013\/12\/04\/finding-a-way-forward-in-the-deep-south-patani-in-pursuit-of-an-enduring-and-just-peace\/"},"modified":"2019-04-11T01:09:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T00:09:22","slug":"finding-a-way-forward-in-the-deep-south-patani-in-pursuit-of-an-enduring-and-just-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/finding-a-way-forward-in-the-deep-south-patani-in-pursuit-of-an-enduring-and-just-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding a way forward in the deep South (Patani) &#8211; In Pursuit of an Enduring and Just Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"field_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"riksdagen_patanisem.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/wp-content\/uploads\/riksdagen_patanisem.jpg\" alt=\"riksdagen_patanisem.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Att hitta en v\u00e4g fram\u00e5t i den djupa s\u00f6dern (Patani) \u2013 Jakten p\u00e5 en varaktig och r\u00e4ttvis fred (The text will be in English below)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Den 4 december s\u00e5 \u00e4r du v\u00e4lkommen att delta i en paneldiskussion om den djupa thail\u00e4ndska s\u00f6dern i svenska riksdagen genom inbjudan av Milj\u00f6partiets gruppledare och riksdagsledamot Mehmet Kaplan. Paneldiskussionen sker i samarbete med Svenska Muslimer f\u00f6r Fred och R\u00e4ttvisa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Paneldiskussionen \u201cAtt hitta en v\u00e4g fram\u00e5t i den djupa s\u00f6dern (Patani) \u2013 Jakten p\u00e5 en varaktig och r\u00e4ttvis fred\u201d kommer att \u00e4ga rum p\u00e5 riksdagen den 4 december p\u00e5 Nubiska Rummet i Riksgatan 2 mellan 18:00 till 20:00 . Samtalen kommer att genomf\u00f6ras p\u00e5 Svenska \u2013 tolkning till engelska kan anordnas vid behov.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Paneldiskussionen \u00e4r en forts\u00e4ttning av det arbetet som SMFR gjort i Patani liksom det studiebes\u00f6ket som SMFR arrangerade i Mars 2013 med svenska forskare och politiker.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Bakgrund<br \/>\nDe sydligaste provinserna i Thailand \u2013 ett omr\u00e5de som ofta kallas Patani \u2013 \u00e4r inte fr\u00e4mmande f\u00f6r konflikt och har drabbats av flera perioder av v\u00e5ldsam instabilitet under \u00e5rhundradet. Fr\u00e5n 1960-talet, var en betydande separatistisk r\u00f6relse aktiv d\u00e4r motst\u00e5nd bedrevs b\u00e5de politiskt och milit\u00e4rt. Under det sena 1980-talet avtog v\u00e5ldet till stor del i och med ett amnesti program tillsammans med l\u00f6ften om ekonomisk utveckling och beviljande av kulturella och religi\u00f6sa r\u00e4ttigheter till den muslimska Patani-Malajiska befolkningen av den thail\u00e4ndska regeringen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Konflikten g\u00e5r djupt och har alltid funnits sedan den annektering av Patani till Thailand som gjordes i en uppg\u00f6relse med Britterna kallat \u201cAnglo-Siamese treaty\u201d \u00e5r 1909. Ett f\u00f6rdrag som aldrig fullt ut accepteras av den lokala befolkningen i Patani \u2013 malajer och som fattades ovanf\u00f6r befolkningen genom beslut av tv\u00e5 externa makter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Det omr\u00e5de som brukade vara Sultanatet Patani delades upp i tv\u00e5 delar efter f\u00f6rdraget . En del som f\u00f6rvaltades av Britterna och idag \u00e4r en del av Malaysia och den andra delen i Thailand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Skillnaden i den socioekonomiska utvecklingen \u00e4r uppenbar. Det \u00e4r en synlig verklighet f\u00f6r de sl\u00e4ktingar som bor p\u00e5 den thail\u00e4ndska sidan som tydligt kan se sina sl\u00e4ktingar p\u00e5 den malaysiska sidan leva med ett helt annat socioekonomisk v\u00e4lst\u00e5nd och utveckling samt ha sitt spr\u00e5k, religion och kultur respekterat fullt ut .<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Den thail\u00e4ndska sidan av Patani \u00e4r bland de fattigaste och mest underutvecklade i Thailand. Ut\u00f6ver det upplever en hel del Patani-malajer att en aktiv strukturell diskriminering administreras av de thail\u00e4ndska myndigheterna som p\u00e5verkar arbete, r\u00e4ttvisa och utbildning. Den markanta skillnaden av f\u00f6rs\u00f6rjning mellan de tv\u00e5 sidorna har varit en st\u00e4ndig p\u00e5minnelse om upplevda or\u00e4ttvisor och diskriminering av Patani-malajer som bor p\u00e5 den thail\u00e4ndska sidan .<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Sedan slutet av 80-talet och b\u00f6rjan av 90-talet n\u00e4r det v\u00e4pnade upproret slutade har Patani\u2013malajerna ej upplevt n\u00e5gon m\u00e4rkbar ekonomisk utveckling har skett i Patani. En utbredd k\u00e4nsla av svek av de l\u00f6ften som gavs av Thailand har sedan levt starkt kvar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Under 1980 besl\u00f6t flera ledare f\u00f6r den politiska oppositionen och motst\u00e5ndsr\u00f6relsen mot Thailand att fly ut ur landet , eftersom de inte litade p\u00e5 att Thailand skulle h\u00e5lla sig till sina l\u00f6ften.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">N\u00e5gra av de mest inflytelserika ledarna f\u00f6r den tiden best\u00e4mde sig f\u00f6r att s\u00f6ka amnesti och komma till Sverige. N\u00e5gra av ledarna som lever i exil i Sverige \u00e4ger fortfarande ett betydande inflytande och respekt i den oroliga regionen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Den 25 oktober 2004, under den muslimska fastem\u00e5naden Ramadan, leddes en demonstration utanf\u00f6r Tak Bai polisstation till gripandet av mer \u00e4n 1000 demonstranter. M\u00e5nga staplade d\u00e4refter i lastbilar som stockar ovanp\u00e5 varandra i flera skikt med h\u00e4nderna bundna bakom ryggen. 78 personer dog, de flesta av kv\u00e4vning som ett resultat av att vara kv\u00e4vd av kropparna av andra f\u00e5ngar p\u00e5 lastbilarna under transporten. Detta ledde till omfattande internationella f\u00f6rd\u00f6manden av den thail\u00e4ndska regeringen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Efter Tak Bai d\u00f6dsfallen, eskalerade v\u00e5ldet i de s\u00f6dra provinserna kraftigt , b\u00e5de i antalet incidenter och brutaliteten i v\u00e5ldet . Regeringen svarade med att intensifiera sina anstr\u00e4ngningar att undertrycka upproret samt skylla d\u00f6dsfallen p\u00e5 Ramadan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">F\u00f6r att ytterligare h\u00e4lla salt p\u00e5 s\u00e5ren s\u00e5 har alla former av \u00f6vergrepp gjorda av thail\u00e4ndska s\u00e4kerhetsstyrkor mot Patani \u2013 malajer varit immuna mot \u00e5tal och \u00e4r fortfarande det p\u00e5 grund av undantagslagar och n\u00f6ddekret.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Detta har ocks\u00e5 lett till en hel del \u00f6vergrepp p\u00e5 befolkningen av s\u00e4kerhetsstyrkorna som i sin tur har tolkats som ytterligare diskriminering av den lokala Patani-Malaj befolkningen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Sedan dess har en f\u00f6rnyad fientlighet blossat upp och konflikten har producerat \u00f6ver 5000 offer de senaste \u00e5ren med \u00f6kade krav p\u00e5 r\u00e4ttigheter och socioekonomisk samt politisk utveckling i omr\u00e5det.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Paneldiskussion<br \/>\nFlera internationella organisationer och centrala konflikter har publicerat rekommendationer f\u00f6r utomst\u00e5ende medlare och f\u00f6rhandlare mellan Patani-Malay motst\u00e5ndet och de thail\u00e4ndska myndigheterna. Panelen best\u00e5r av en grupp m\u00e4nniskor som har f\u00f6ljt utvecklingen i Patani under en l\u00e5ng tid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Sverige har p\u00e5 olika s\u00e4tt starka band till Thailand. I S\u00f6dra Thailand skedde en av Sveriges st\u00f6rsta tragedier i modern tid i samband med Tsunamin 2004 som tog hundratals svenska liv. De s\u00f6dra delarna av Thailand \u00e4r fortfarande en av Sveriges mest popul\u00e4ra turistorter. Thailand \u00e4r \u00e4ven ett av de l\u00e4nder dit Sverige exporterar milit\u00e4ra JAS-plan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Har Sverige d\u00e4rmed ett extra ansvar f\u00f6r att bidra till m\u00e4nskliga r\u00e4ttigheter, s\u00e4kerhet och fred i S\u00f6dra Thailand?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">M\u00e5nga MR-organisationer har tittat p\u00e5 oro p\u00e5 utvecklingen i Thailand och har riktat kritik mot Thailands hantering av situationen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Vad kan Sverige g\u00f6ra f\u00f6r att minska konflikten och g\u00f6ra en skillnad?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Finns det en m\u00f6jlighet att Sverige skulle kunna bidra till en process som liknar den Aceh process som leddes av Finland som avslutade ett sekel gammal konflikt?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Kan svenska organisationer bidra till att st\u00e4rka det civila samh\u00e4llet i Patani?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">I panelen<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Mehmet Kaplan<br \/>\nMehmet Kaplan \u00e4r gruppledare och parlamentariker f\u00f6r Milj\u00f6partiet.<br \/>\nHan har aktivt f\u00f6ljt konflikten i Patani under flera \u00e5r och har skickat in tv\u00e5 motioner till riksdagen .<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">I Oktober 2009 skickade han motion \u201d Motion 2009\/10 : U351 \u2013 M\u00e4nskliga r\u00e4ttigheter i Patani , S\u00f6dra Thailand \u201c.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">I Oktober 2013 skickade han in ytterligare en motion \u201cMotion 2013\/14 : U241 \u2013 Sverige som akt\u00f6r i fredsprocessen i Patani\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Unders mars 2013 bes\u00f6kte Kaplan Bangkok och Patani tillsammans med en forskare fr\u00e5n Handelsh\u00f6gskolan i Stockholm samt en f\u00f6retr\u00e4dare f\u00f6r Svenska Muslimer f\u00f6r Fred och R\u00e4ttvisa. Under bes\u00f6ket tr\u00e4ffade delegationen olika akt\u00f6rer som \u00e4r aktiva kring konflikten eller som p\u00e5verkats av konflikten i den djupa s\u00f6dern samt olika frivilligorganisationer. I Bangkok tr\u00e4ffade de ocks\u00e5 den thail\u00e4ndska senaten och representanter f\u00f6r den thail\u00e4ndska milit\u00e4ren.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Ahmad Somboon<br \/>\nAhmad Somboon Bualuang \u00e4r en f\u00f6re detta tj\u00e4nsteman i Songklha universitet. Han var ocks\u00e5 en oberoende kommission\u00e4r f\u00f6r den nationella f\u00f6rsoning kommitt\u00e9n . Idag sitter han i utskottet f\u00f6r Akademisk statsvetenskap och statens stabilitet och kontoret f\u00f6r nationella forskningsr\u00e5det. Han \u00e4r ocks\u00e5 programansvarig f\u00f6r social -och fredsfr\u00e4mjande i sydligaste Thailand p\u00e5 kungliga Prajadhipok institutet (som ligger under parlamentet).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">\u00c5r 2012 bes\u00f6kte Somboon Sverige och inledde ett samarbete med Svenska Muslimer f\u00f6r Fred och R\u00e4ttvisa f\u00f6r att arbeta f\u00f6r en r\u00e4ttvis och varaktig fred i s\u00f6dern.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Anders Engstr\u00f6m<br \/>\nAnders Engstr\u00f6m \u00e4r doktorand vid Handelsh\u00f6gskolan i Stockholm . Han \u00e4r k\u00e4nd som en Svensk expert om Burma och Thailand och \u00e4r en ofta anlitad av svenska medier f\u00f6r att kommentera om regionen. Han forskar om konflikten i Patani och har bes\u00f6kt Thailand flera g\u00e5nger .<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">\u00c5r 2013 deltog Engstr\u00f6m i en studieresa f\u00f6r att bes\u00f6ka olika akt\u00f6rer som \u00e4r inblandade i konflikten i s\u00f6dra Thailand .<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Moderatorn<br \/>\nYasri Khan \u00e4r president och chefsarkitekt f\u00f6r den muslimska fredsr\u00f6relsen, Svenska Muslimer f\u00f6r Fred och R\u00e4ttvisa . Han besitter stor kunskap om de olika akt\u00f6rerna i Patani samt den politiska situationen b\u00e5de bland rebellerna och den thail\u00e4ndska politiska apparaten. Han har bes\u00f6kt regionen flera g\u00e5nger.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Han deltog ocks\u00e5 i en studieresa till Patani med Mehmet Kaplan mars 2013 och arrangerade flera m\u00f6ten.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Han har ocks\u00e5 tr\u00e4ffa olika akt\u00f6rer involverad i konflikten i samtal runt om i v\u00e4rlden. Han har fr\u00e5n den thail\u00e4ndska sidan tr\u00e4ffat thail\u00e4ndska politiker, tj\u00e4nstem\u00e4n och generaler . P\u00e5 motst\u00e5ndssidan har han har tr\u00e4ffat och pratat med diasporagrupper och personer som \u00e4r politiskt aktiva f\u00f6r Patani-malayernas r\u00e4ttighete . Han har en h\u00e4rkomst fr\u00e5n Patani och Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Registrering<br \/>\nDenna h\u00e4ndelse \u00e4r Milj\u00f6partiets gruppledare och riksdagsledamot Mehmet Kaplan v\u00e4rd f\u00f6r.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Administrationen och informationsspridning kring evenemanget kommer endast att hanteras av den muslimska fredsr\u00f6relsen f\u00f6r att underl\u00e4tta arbetsb\u00f6rdan f\u00f6r riksdagsledamoten.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Registrering kan skickas till Patani@muslimerforfred.org. Den sista anm\u00e4lningsdagen \u00e4r 28 november. OBS! Vid registrering beh\u00f6ver namn och kontaktuppgifter uppges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Namnet m\u00e5ste \u00f6verensst\u00e4mma med ID-kort som utf\u00e4rdats av myndighet f\u00f6r att bli insl\u00e4ppt av vakten. ID-handlingar kr\u00e4vs d\u00e5 seminariet bedrivs innanf\u00f6r riksdagens byggnader. Vid ogiltiga ID-handlingar eller vid namn som inte \u00f6verensst\u00e4mmer med anm\u00e4lan s\u00e5 kan deltagaren komma att nekas intr\u00e4de.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Media<br \/>\nF\u00f6r media f\u00f6rfr\u00e5gan kontakta Yasri@muslimerforfred.org eller Mehmet Kaplan direkt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Finding a way forward in the deep South (Patani) \u2013 In Pursuit of an Enduring and Just Peace<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">On 4th of December you are welcome to participate in a panel discussion about the deep south in the Swedish riksdag by invitation of the Green party groupleader and MP Mehmet Kaplan. The panel discussion is done in cooperation with the Swedish Muslims for Peace and Justice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">The panel discussion \u201cFinding a way forward in the deep South \u2013 In Pursuit of an Enduring and Just Peace\u201d will take place on December 4th 2013 will take place at the Nubiska Rummet in Riksgatan 2 between 18:00-20:00. The Talks will be conducted in Swedish \u2013 If you want translation to english a translator may be provided.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Background<br \/>\nThe southernmost provinces of Thailand\u2014an area often referred to as Patani\u2014 are no strangers to conflict, having suffered several periods of violent instability in the 20th century. From the 1960s, a significant separatist movement, including more than 60 armed groups, was active among the Malay Muslims of the region.4 However, by the late 1980s the violence had largely subsided with an amnesty program coupled with promises of economic development and granting of cultural and religious rights to the Patani-Malay by the Thai government was promised.<br \/>\nThe conflict runs deep and has always existed since the forceful annexation of Patani to Thailand in a deal with the Brittish called the Anglo-Siamese treaty of 1909 and has never fully been accepted by the local population of Patani-malays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">The area that used to be the sultanate of Patani was split into two parts after the treaty. One part is currently in Malaysia and the other part in Thailand.<br \/>\nThe difference in socioeconomic development is obvious. It is a visible reality for the relatives living on the Thai side to see their relatives on the Malaysian side living with a different socio-economic wealth and development as well as having their language, religion and culture fully respected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">The Thai side of Patani is among the poorest and most underdeveloped in Thailand. To top that a lot of Patani-malay has experienced structural discrimination administered by the Thai authorities affecting work, justice and education. The stark difference of livelihood between the two sides has been a constant reminder of the perceived injustice and discrimination of the Patani-malays living on the Thai side.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Since 1980 when the insurgency stopped the Patani-malay has experienced no notable economical development has happened in Patani feeding a feeling of betrayal of the promises made 30 years ago. During the 1980 a several leaders of the political opposition against Thailand decided to flee out of the country, as they didn\u2019t fully trust Thailand to stick to the perceived promises. Some of the most influential leaders of that time decided to seek amnesty and come to Sweden. Some of the leaders living in exile in Sweden has had their influence diminished, some has never had a large influence to begin with while a few still command a considerable amount of clout in the restive region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">On 25 October 2004, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, a demonstration outside the Tak Bai Police Station led to the arrest of more than 1000 protestors. Many were subsequently piled into trucks like logs on top of eachother, several layers deep with their hands tied behind their back. Seventy-eight died, the majority from asphyxiation as a result of being smothered by the bodies of other detainees on the trucks. This lead to widespread international condemnation of the Thai government. Following the Tak Bai deaths, the violence in the southern provinces escalated sharply, both in the number of incidents and the brutality of the violence. The government responded by intensifying its efforts to suppress the insurgency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">To further salt to injury all forms of abuses made by Thai security forces against the Patani-Malay was immune against prosecution and are still because of martial law and emergency decree.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">This has also led to a lot of abuses on the local population by the security forces that has in turn been interpreted as further discrimination against the local Patani-Malay population.<br \/>\nSince then a renewed hostility flared up and the conflict has produced over 5000 victims in the recent years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Panel discussion<br \/>\nSeveral international NGOs and conflict centers has published recommendations for third party facilitators and negotiators between the Patani-Malay insurgency and the Thai authorities. The panel is consisted of a distinguished group of people that has followed the development in Patani for a long time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Sweden has strong links to Thailand. In 2004 one of Swedens biggest tragedies in modern times happened with the Tsunami that claimed hundreds of swedisj lives. The southern parts of Thailand is still one of Swedens most popular tourism spots. Thailand is also one of the few countries where Sweden exports military airplanes \u2013 JAS-gripen<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Does Sweden have an extra responsibility to contribute to human rights, security and peace in southern Thailand?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">What can Sweden do to reduce the conflict and make a difference?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Is there a possibility that Sweden could contribute to a process similar to the Aceh process that was led by Finland that ended a century old conflict?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Can Swedish NGOs contribute in strengthening the civil society in Patani?<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">In the Panel<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Mehmet Kaplan<br \/>\nMehmet Kaplan is the group leader of parliamentarians for the green party.<br \/>\nHe has been actively following the conflict in the south for several years and has sent two motions to parliament.<br \/>\nOn October 2009 he sent the motion \u201cMotion 2009\/10:U351 \u2013 M\u00e4nskliga r\u00e4ttigheter i Patani, s\u00f6dra Thailand\u201d or Human rights in Patani, southern Thailand.<br \/>\nOn October 2013 the green party MP Mehmet Kaplan sent in a motion \u201d Motion 2013\/14:U241 \u2013 Sverige som akt\u00f6r i fredsprocessen i Patani\u201d or \u201cSweden as an actor in the peace process in Patani\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">In March 2013 Mehmet visited Bangkok and Patani during march 2013 together with a researcher from the Stockholm school of economics and representative of the Swedish Muslims for Peace and Justice. During that visit the delegation met with different actors involved with the conflict in the deep south as well as different NGOs. In Bangkok they also met with the Thai Senate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Ahmad Somboon<br \/>\nMr. Ahmad Somboon Bualuang is a former civil servant of Songklha university. He was also an independent commissioner for the national reconciliation committee. Today he sits in the committee for the Academic of the political science and stability of the state and the office for national research council. He is also the program director of social and peace promotion in the southernmost of Thailand under the King Prajadhipok institute (under the umbrella of the parliament).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">In 2012 Mr Ahamd Somboon visited Sweden and initiated a cooperation with the Swedish Muslims for Peace and Justice to work for and promote a just and enduring peace in the south.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Anders Engstr\u00f6m<br \/>\nAnders Engstr\u00f6m is a Phd at the Stockholm School of Economics. He is known as a Swedish expert about Burma and Thailand and is often consulted by Swedish media about different developments in the region. He has done research about the conflict in Patani and visited Thailand several times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">In 2013 Anders Engstr\u00f6m participated in a field trip to visit different actors involved in the conflict in southern Thailand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">The moderator<br \/>\nBorn and raised in Sweden \u2013 Yasri Khan is the president and the chief architect of the Muslim Peacemovement, Swedish Muslims for Peace and Justice. He holds extensive knowledge about the different actors in Patani as well as the political situation both among the insurgency and the Thai political apparatus. He has visited the region several times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">He also participated in the fieldtrip to Patani with Mehmet Kaplan in March 2013 and arranged several meetings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">He has also meet with different actors involved with the conflict in talks held around the world with thai politicians, civil servants and generals. He has also met with and talked to diaspora groups and people connected to the insurgency. He has a heritage background from Patani.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Registration<br \/>\nThis event is hosted by The Green Party Group leader and MP, Mehmet Kaplan.<br \/>\nThe administration and spreading information will only be handled by the muslim peacemovement to ease the workload of the MP.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Registration can be made to Patani@muslimerforfred.org. The last date for registration is 28 November.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">You need to register with a name that can be verified with a issued ID card. If the registered name does not correspond to the ID card you may be denied entry. If you do not have a valid ID you will be denied entry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; font-family: Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;\">Media<br \/>\nFor media request please contact Yasri@muslimerforfred.org or the MP directly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Att hitta en v\u00e4g fram\u00e5t i den djupa s\u00f6dern (Patani) \u2013 Jakten p\u00e5 en varaktig och r\u00e4ttvis fred (The text will be in English below) Den 4 december s\u00e5 \u00e4r du v\u00e4lkommen att delta i en paneldiskussion om den djupa thail\u00e4ndska s\u00f6dern i svenska riksdagen genom inbjudan av Milj\u00f6partiets gruppledare och riksdagsledamot Mehmet Kaplan.&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/finding-a-way-forward-in-the-deep-south-patani-in-pursuit-of-an-enduring-and-just-peace\/\">L\u00e4s mer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2,4,15,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-event","category-forbundet","category-mediaopinionrepresentation","category-nyheter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paU9CB-iB","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16937,"href":"https:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153\/revisions\/16937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/muslimerforfred.org\/sv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}