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Bangladesh's Rohingya Crisis Amid Polls Highlights Humanitarian Challenges
As Bangladesh prepares for its upcoming general elections, the Rohingya refugee issue is once again part of a broader discussion. Bordering Myanmar, Bangladesh has been hosting around 1.2 million Rohingya refugees, the largest concentration in Asia.
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7 Dead, 13 Rescued After Myanmar Migrant Boat Overturns Near Malaysia
Rescuers in Malaysia recovered the bodies of seven migrants from Myanmar and found 13 alive from a boat that capsized with dozens aboard, officials said Sunday.
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"Refugees Or Illegal Entrants?": Top Court On Rohingyas' Status In India
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the first major issue to be dealt with in cases concerning Rohingyas is whether they are refugees or illegal entrants.
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Myanmar Nationals Who Sought Refuge In Mizoram Return Home
Around 2,500 Myanmar nationals, who had sought refuge in Mizoram following violent clashes between the Chinland Defence Force-Hualngoram (CDF-Hualngoram) and the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) on July 5, began returning to their country.
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Over 4,000 Flee to Mizoram Following Armed Clashes In Myanmar's Chin State
Fighting between two armed Chin groups in Myanmar has forced several civilians to flee into Mizoram's Champhai. At least 2,845 people from Khawmawi and Rihkhawdar villages, which border Mizoram, have sought refuge in Zokhawthar village.
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300 Myanmar Refugees Flee To Mizoram After 2 Chin Armed Groups Start Fighting
Some 300 refugees from Myanmar fled to Mizoram's Zokhawthar village after clashes between two Chin insurgent groups broke out in the neighbouring country, officials said.
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Mizoram May Seize IDs Of Refugees Who Often Cross Border To And From Myanmar
The Mizoram government is considering confiscating the identity cards of Myanmar refugees who repeatedly cross the international border to and from the neighbouring country, an official said on Friday.
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"Fanciful Ideas": Top Court On Plea Claiming Rohingyas Dropped In Andaman Sea
The Supreme Court on Friday rapped petitioners who claimed 43 Rohingya refugees including women and children were dropped in the Andaman sea for deportation to Myanmar and said "when the country is passing through a difficult time, you come out with
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Mizoram Chief Minister Flags Free Movement Regime's Side-Effects
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Monday expressed concerns over a rise in smuggling activity in the state, and pointed at the free movement regime (FMR) between India and Myanmar as one of the factors responsible for it.
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Exclusive: Manipur Panel Began Identifying Immigrants 5 Weeks Before Clashes Began In May 2023
Five weeks before the Manipur ethnic clashes began in May 2023, a cabinet subcommittee comprising ministers from the three major communities visited three villages to make an assessment of the situation on "identification of Myanmarese immigrants."
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Bangladesh's Rohingya Crisis Amid Polls Highlights Humanitarian Challenges
As Bangladesh prepares for its upcoming general elections, the Rohingya refugee issue is once again part of a broader discussion. Bordering Myanmar, Bangladesh has been hosting around 1.2 million Rohingya refugees, the largest concentration in Asia.
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7 Dead, 13 Rescued After Myanmar Migrant Boat Overturns Near Malaysia
Rescuers in Malaysia recovered the bodies of seven migrants from Myanmar and found 13 alive from a boat that capsized with dozens aboard, officials said Sunday.
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"Refugees Or Illegal Entrants?": Top Court On Rohingyas' Status In India
The Supreme Court on Thursday said the first major issue to be dealt with in cases concerning Rohingyas is whether they are refugees or illegal entrants.
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Myanmar Nationals Who Sought Refuge In Mizoram Return Home
Around 2,500 Myanmar nationals, who had sought refuge in Mizoram following violent clashes between the Chinland Defence Force-Hualngoram (CDF-Hualngoram) and the Chin National Defence Force (CNDF) on July 5, began returning to their country.
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Over 4,000 Flee to Mizoram Following Armed Clashes In Myanmar's Chin State
Fighting between two armed Chin groups in Myanmar has forced several civilians to flee into Mizoram's Champhai. At least 2,845 people from Khawmawi and Rihkhawdar villages, which border Mizoram, have sought refuge in Zokhawthar village.
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300 Myanmar Refugees Flee To Mizoram After 2 Chin Armed Groups Start Fighting
Some 300 refugees from Myanmar fled to Mizoram's Zokhawthar village after clashes between two Chin insurgent groups broke out in the neighbouring country, officials said.
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Mizoram May Seize IDs Of Refugees Who Often Cross Border To And From Myanmar
The Mizoram government is considering confiscating the identity cards of Myanmar refugees who repeatedly cross the international border to and from the neighbouring country, an official said on Friday.
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"Fanciful Ideas": Top Court On Plea Claiming Rohingyas Dropped In Andaman Sea
The Supreme Court on Friday rapped petitioners who claimed 43 Rohingya refugees including women and children were dropped in the Andaman sea for deportation to Myanmar and said "when the country is passing through a difficult time, you come out with
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Mizoram Chief Minister Flags Free Movement Regime's Side-Effects
Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Monday expressed concerns over a rise in smuggling activity in the state, and pointed at the free movement regime (FMR) between India and Myanmar as one of the factors responsible for it.
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Exclusive: Manipur Panel Began Identifying Immigrants 5 Weeks Before Clashes Began In May 2023
Five weeks before the Manipur ethnic clashes began in May 2023, a cabinet subcommittee comprising ministers from the three major communities visited three villages to make an assessment of the situation on "identification of Myanmarese immigrants."
