A muslim teacher at Pakaharang school, a public school in Pattani province that has been attacked several times by the insurgency. Pattani is one of the three southern provinces of Thailand where a deadly Muslim insurgency erupted in January 2004.

Saawalak Chaisuwan, 57, is a Buddhist teacher whose husband, also a teacher, was killed by the insurgency in 2006 in Saiburi district in Pattani province. Teachers are one of the main targets of a Islamic separatist movement that emerged in the three southern provinces of Thailand in 2004.

Civil volunteers at a public school in Pattani. Teachers are one of the main targets of a Islamic separatist movement that emerged in the three southern provinces of Thailand in 2004.

Two students at Pakaharang school, a public school in Pattani province that has been attacked several times by the insurgency. Pattani is one of the three southern provinces of Thailand where a deadly Muslim insurgency erupted in January 2004.

A muslim teacher at Pakaharang school, a public school in Pattani province that has been attacked several times by the insurgency. Pattani is one of the three southern provinces of Thailand where a deadly Muslim insurgency erupted in January 2004.

A teacher at Pakaharang school, a public school in Pattani province that has been attacked several times by the insurgency. Pattani is one of the three southern provinces of Thailand where a deadly Muslim insurgency erupted in January 2004.

A student at Pakaharang school, a public school in Pattani province that has been attacked several times by the insurgency. Pattani is one of the three southern provinces of Thailand where a deadly Muslim insurgency erupted in January 2004.

Iliya Ma-ke, 52, a muslim teacher at Pakaharang Public Shoool, received several threats last year presumably by the Islamic insurgency that has stricken the three southern provinces of Thailand in a conflict with the government since 2004. The insurgency has killed 171 teachers in the last 10 years.

Students at Pakaharang school, a public school in Pattani province that has been attacked several times by the insurgency. Pattani is one of the three southern provinces of Thailand where a deadly Muslim insurgency erupted in January 2004.

A soldier protecting students at Pakaharang school, a public school in Pattani province that has been attacked several times by the insurgency. Pattani is one of the three southern provinces of Thailand where a deadly Muslim insurgency erupted in January 2004.

Students at the Darul Huda Ramung Tadika, near Pattani. Tadikas are Elementary Islamic schools, complementary to the public enrolment. Pattani is the largest city in the three southern provinces of Thailand where a deadly Muslim insurgency erupted in January 2004.

Students at the Darul Huda Ramung Tadika, near Pattani. Tadikas are Elementary Islamic schools, complementary to the public enrolment. Pattani is the largest city in the three southern provinces of Thailand where a deadly Muslim insurgency erupted in January 2004.

A islamic school at Panare district, Pattani province, has been marked by the government as a red zone or area with a high number of insurgents attacks. Pattani is one of the three southern provinces of Thailand where a deadly Muslim insurgency erupted in January 2004.

Ahmad Abdulhalim (center), 34, is a teacher of Arabic Grammar who was subjected to arbitrary detention by military, accused of being part of the islamic insurgency. He teaches at Pho Ming Secondary Islamic School, one of the largest and better known Islamic schools in the Deep South of Thailand. It is also suspected to nourish insurgency ideas that have stricken the three southern provinces of Thailand in a conflict with the government since 2004.

Students play at Pho Ming Secondary Islamic School, one of the largest and better known Islamic schools in the Deep South of Thailand. It is also suspected to nourish insurgency ideas that have stricken the three southern provinces of Thailand in a conflict with the government since 2004. All the students live at the school, even those from nearby locations.

Teachers from Pakaharang school, on their way to pray at the mosque. Pakaharang is a public school in Pattani province that has been attacked several times by the insurgency. Pattani is one of the three southern provinces of Thailand where a deadly Muslim insurgency erupted in January 2004.