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Ruhi Hamid |
26 May 2004 |
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 The film maker tells the story of a jungle community isolated for 28 years
Ruhi Hamid travelled to the south Asian country of Laos posing as a backpacker to make contact with The Hmong people who have been repressed by the communist Lao government since they backed the Americans in the Vietnam war.
Ruhi joins Jenni to tell her about her campaign to encourage the international community to intervene and help the fighters hiding from the government in a remote jungle.
One Day of War: Laos, BBC Two onThursday 27 May at 9pm, followed by One Day of War - Frontlines on BBC Four at 10.30pm
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