CYLA Blocks Paletwa–Mizoram Trade Route, Citing Human Rights Abuses by AA Against Chin People. The Lawngtlai District Council in Mizoram State has announced that the India–Paletwa trade route — a vital corridor for areas controlled by the ULA/AA — has been indefinitely blocked starting from May 16. The trade route shutdown is being led once […]
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Families await news of Rohingya abandoned at sea by India Refugees told families they were left at sea near Myanmar India’s government often labels undocumented Muslims as security threats AFP It has been more than a week since Akbar, a Rohingya refugee in India, has heard his niece’s voice, the longest they have not spoken […]
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The Arakan Army (AA), the armed wing of the United League of Arakan (ULA), is reportedly resettling ethnic Rakhine families in former Rohingya villages within Buthidaung Township, which were forcibly cleared and depopulated. According to sources, dozens of Rakhine families originally from Sin Khaung Village in Thandwe Township, along with other Rakhine people from within […]
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Arakan Army persecution sparks fear of fresh Rohingya influx. Karim Ullah, a Rohingya who fled Maungdaw town in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, described the dire situation: “Since the Arakan Army took control, I’ve been unable to work. There’s no medical care, and Arakan Army members raid my home, beating me on false pretexts.” A week ago, […]
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India Is Accused of Inhumanely Deporting Rohingya Refugees The allegations, which include being pushed into the sea off Myanmar with only life jackets, have prompted a call from the United Nations for an investigation. The United Nations has called for an investigation into “credible reports” that Indian authorities rounded up Rohingya refugees and expelled them, […]
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Chinese health team returns from epidemic prevention mission in Myanmar A Chinese public health team has returned from a month-long epidemic prevention mission in Myanmar. The deployment followed a magnitude-7.9 earthquake that struck the country on March 28. China has sent multiple rescue and medical teams to Myanmar following the quake.
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Christians among Rohingya refugees cast into sea An estimated 15 Christians were among at least 40 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar (Burma) detained in New Delhi that the Indian navy on May 8 threw into the sea, the AP reported. The Indian authorities provided the refugees, which included the elderly, children and women, with life jackets […]
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Christians among Rohingya refugees cast into sea An estimated 15 Christians were among at least 40 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar (Burma) detained in New Delhi that the Indian navy on May 8 threw into the sea, the AP reported. The Indian authorities provided the refugees, which included the elderly, children and women, with life jackets […]
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