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Myanmar delegation visits Rohingya camps

Manila Standard 25 May 2023
One Rohingya who is meant to be repatriated in the pilot project told AFP on condition of anonymity that they did not want to go back and live in Myanmar “as non-citizens and stay in IDP camps.” ... “What will we do living in IDP camps? We are citizens of Myanmar, not guests. Myanmar should give back our rights and repatriate us.” .
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A ground report from Manipur

Hindustan Times 24 May 2023
There is no figure on exact number of persons who have fled to Myanmar ... Thanks to a trade agreement between India and Myanmar, citizens from both countries can cross the border without a passport and move freely within 16 km of each other’s territory.
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'I haven't seen my mum in 16 years' - stateless in Ireland

RTE 23 May 2023
Zainul Adam - whose name has been changed to protect his identity - dreamed of being a citizen when he was a child. A member of the Rohingya community, an ethnic minority in Myanmar, he grew up in the Rakhine state in the west of the country ... He was told he could safely return to Myanmar.
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UNHCR calls for Ireland to recognise stateless persons

RTE 23 May 2023
Zainul Adam - whose name has been changed to protect his identity - dreamed of being a citizen when he was a child. A member of the Rohingya community, an ethnic minority in Myanmar, he grew up in the Rakhine state in the west of the country ... He was told he could safely return to Myanmar.
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Peace seems elusive in Manipur as Imphal reports fresh tension, curfew time again increasedThe violence ...

Deccan Herald 22 May 2023
#WATCH ... Security personnel on the spot. pic.twitter.com/zENI5nuMyM ... Also Read ... Some groups representing the Meiteis, too, have stepped up their demand for implementing an Assam-like National Register of Citizens (NRC) in order to detect the "illegal migrants" from Myanmar, who according to them had settled in Kuki-dominated hills districts ... Sign Up.
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New Delhi’s apathy means there will be more Manipurs'Things serious even here. Gun shots of ...

Deccan Herald 20 May 2023
... ethnic roots with Mizos in Mizoram and Chins in Myanmar, are ‘foreigners’, ‘illegal immigrants’ and ‘encroachers’ in the state ... That Indian citizens were finding it safer to move to strife-torn Myanmar than stay in Manipur ought to shock those angling for the crown of Vishwaguru.
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At least 800,000 people in need of urgent aid in Myanmar due to Cyclone Mocha

La Prensa Latina 19 May 2023
Bangkok, May 19 (EFE).- At least 800,000 people are in need of urgent aid in the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha in western Myanmar, according to the United Nations data released Friday ... This ethnic minority community is not recognized by the Myanmar authorities as citizens and have been persecuted by the army especially in recent years.
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Human rights body directs Manipur to release Myanmarese refugees languishing in state\u2019s jail beyond detention period

Indian Express 18 May 2023
The MHRC ordered their immediate release and directed the state administration to take up the matter with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs for their prompt deportation to Myanmar ... The complainant, Mon, a Myanmar citizen, arrived in India before the Covid pandemic.
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At least 130 dead in Myanmar due to Cyclone Mocha

La Prensa Latina 17 May 2023
The violent storm that made landfall on Sunday destroyed telecommunications and access to the affected area in Rakhine, home to hundreds of thousands of members of the Rohingya Muslim minority, who are persecuted by the army and not recognized as citizens in Myanmar.
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Cyclone Mocha: Death toll goes up in Myanmar's Rakhine

Live Mint 16 May 2023
The citizens of Myanmar came to the roads to protest against the coup, but the military responded with brutal suppression.As the Cyclone destruction spread General Hlaing affirmed that it is necessary to give a helping hand to all Myanmar citizens. It is to be noted that Myanmar doesn't consider Rohingya as citizens.(With agency inputs)  .
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Local residents walk past damaged buildings after Cyclone Mocha in Sittwe township, Rakhine State, Myanmar, Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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Cyclone Mocha may have killed ‘hundreds’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Al Jazeera 16 May 2023
The state-run Global New Light of Myanmar carried a report in its Monday edition showing army chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at an emergency meeting of the natural disaster committee ... The coup leader said it was “necessary to give a helping hand to all Myanmar citizens without leaving anyone”. Myanmar does not consider the Rohingya citizens.
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Bangladesh rocked by power cuts as cyclone hits gas supply

Gulf Daily News 16 May 2023
Cyclone Mocha, one of the strongest storms to hit the region in years, made landfall in Myanmar, south of Bangladesh, at the weekend. Millions of Bangladeshi citizens have been hit by frequent power cuts in recent months, as erratic weather patterns and high global energy prices have made fuel supply to power plants unreliable ... .
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Bangladesh rocked by power cuts as Cyclone Mocha hits fuel supply

Al Jazeera 16 May 2023
Cyclone Mocha, one of the strongest storms to hit the region in years, made landfall at the weekend in neighbouring Myanmar in Bangladesh’s south. Millions of Bangladeshi citizens have been hit by frequent power cuts in recent months, as erratic weather patterns and high global energy prices have made fuel supply to power plants unreliable ... .
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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, May 14

China.dot.org 14 May 2023
More than 52 million Thai citizens are eligible to vote in the election ... DHAKA -- Extremely dangerous Cyclone Mocha began crossing the Bangladesh and Myanmar coasts Sunday, a senior official of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) told Xinhua ... (Bangladesh-Myanmar-Mocha).
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Uncertainty looms over repatriation of Rohingya on rights grounds

Anadolu Agency 12 May 2023
Myanmar authorities are not ... “Just after developing some settlements with tins, how can we expect sustainable repatriation? In the wake of the genocide trial, Myanmar actually wants to show before the world that they are taking back their citizens,” Abrar observed.

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