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Talks alone will not bring lasting peace to Thailand's deep south

To prove his intentions, Srettha must rein in legal cases against peaceful activists

| Thailand
A checkpoint attacked by insurgents in Pattani province in 2019: The cycle of violence enmeshing the military and insurgents in southern Thailand has claimed more than 7,300 lives.   © Reuters

Daungyewa Utarasint is a visiting assistant professor at the Abu Dhabi campus of New York University. Her research focuses on political violence.

It has been 20 years since a raid on a Thai Army depot by Muslim militants brought simmering discontent in Thailand's three southernmost provinces to a boil.

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