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About 200 people flee Myanmar to Thailand, Thai officials say
Around 200 ethnic Karen people fled fighting in Myanmar and crossed the border into Thailand, Thai border officials said Saturday. Fighting has been raging in Myanmar's eastern Karen state, which borders Thailand, with local ethnic militias battling the military junta that seized power in a 2021 coup. Four years of conflict across Myanmar have spurred mass displacement, driving tens of thousands across the border into neighbouring Thailand. About 200 ethnic Karen people fled to the kingdom on Friday and Saturday due to bombing and civil unrest a few kilometres from the border on the Myanmar side, Major General Maitree. . . Subscribe for full access For a limited time save 50% on annual subscriptions. Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Log in
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Rohingya refugees mark genocide anniversary with calls for accountability
Seven years after facing a massive campaign of violence by Myanmar’s military, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh say they are now under attack from the Arakan Army
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Bangladesh’s Yunus offers reassurances on Rohingya refugees
The 84-year-old Nobel laureate and adviser to the country’s new interim government called on the international community to support “Rohingya humanitarian operations and their eventual repatriation… with safety, dignity, and full rights”
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Imprisoned Myanmar refugees go on hunger strike in India
The protesters say they have completed their sentences and want to be released with promises that they won’t be handed over to junta authorities
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UN refugee chief blasts Security Council as millions displaced by war
The United Nations refugee agency estimates that there are currently 114 million people displaced by conflict around the world