Internally Displaced Persons
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Myanmar military bombs Chin State monastery sheltering displaced civilians
Junta aircraft bomb and opens fire on the makeshift camp in Mindat Township, seriously injuring locals who were unable to access medical treatment
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Military plans to force IDPs out of 25 camps in Rakhine State
Most of the camps’ inhabitants face a choice between resettling where the military sends them or returning home to villages made dangerous by landmines, remnants of war, and the potential resumption of hostilities
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Landmines, and fear of renewed clashes, keep Lay Kay Kaw residents from returning
A year after clashes sent most of its inhabitants fleeing from a rapidly escalating conflict, the town near the Thai-Myanmar border remains largely abandoned
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IDPs pressured to return to their homes forced to flee again
Groups working with displaced villagers in eastern Myanmar say the military is using them to create a false impression of restored stability
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IN PICTURES | Sagaing locals flee Myanmar junta’s arson campaign
Junta raids on villages in Khin-U Township destroy hundreds of homes and force residents into hiding
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