Mizoram starts issuing identity cards to Myanmarese refugees: Official
2 years, 8 months ago

Mizoram starts issuing identity cards to Myanmarese refugees: Official

The Hindu  

The Myanmar government has started issuing identity cards to Myanmarese refugees who have taken shelter in the northeastern State following the military takeover of the neighbouring country in February last year, a Home Department official said on April 9. “The identity cards, which will be valid only in Mizoram, will facilitate speedy and easier identification of the refugees, besides preventing them from enrolling in the State’s voters’ list,” he said. A total of 29,532 Myanmarese refugees have fled their homes and sought shelter in all the 11 districts of Mizoram since the military takeover, as per official data accessed by PTI. “The process of issuing identity cards to refugees will start in Aizawl next week, its Deputy Commissioner Lalhriatzuali Ralte said.

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Mizoram awaits Centre's nod to initiate biometric enrollment for 33,000 Myanmar refugees
6 months ago

Mizoram awaits Centre's nod to initiate biometric enrollment for 33,000 Myanmar refugees

Hindustan Times  

The Mizoram government is waiting for instruction from the Centre to initiate biometric enroll:ment for over 33,000 Myanmar refugees in the northeastern state, a home department official said. Mizoram waiting to start biometric enrollment for 33,000 Myanmar refugees, The official said that a new biometric enrollment portal has already been prepared. In April last year, the Union Ministry of Home …

Five Myanmar ‘refugees’ in Mizoram found possessing Indian documents
1 year, 6 months ago

Five Myanmar ‘refugees’ in Mizoram found possessing Indian documents

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI An influential social organisation in Mizoram has flagged the possession of Indian documents by Myanmar nationals who fled a civil war in their country. A drive by a local unit of the Young Mizo Association in Kolasib district a few days ago revealed five of the 110 Myanmar nationals were in possession of documents to pass off as Indians. …

Refugee influx into Mizoram from all around and new concerns
1 year, 6 months ago

Refugee influx into Mizoram from all around and new concerns

The Hindu  

In the last couple of years, Mizoram has seen an influx of refugees from Myanmar and recently from Bangladesh and now Manipur, adding to the internal security situation there. As per the State Government, in all around 40,000 Myanmar nationals who have crossed into the border districts of Mizoram since the Military takeover there. Narcotics smuggling Three Assam Rifles Battalions …

Mizoram’s predicament over Myanmar refugees
2 years, 2 months ago

Mizoram’s predicament over Myanmar refugees

Live Mint  

On the narrow streets of Aizawl, one can barely recognise celebrity singer Benjamin Sum, known to his fans just as Sum. “To feed 30,000 people for months… it’s quite a problem for the government of Mizoram and the people at large,” Zoramthanga had noted. “We don’t look at Myanmarese as refugees but displaced people,” says Mizoram University’s Prof. Lalnuntluanga, general …

Why Mizoram is giving shelter to refugees fleeing Myanmar
3 years, 8 months ago

Why Mizoram is giving shelter to refugees fleeing Myanmar

Live Mint  

The Indian government has been in a stand-off with the Mizoram state government for the past few weeks. On 17 March, a delegation from Mizoram, comprising Lok Sabha member C Lalrosanga, Rajya Sabha member K Vanlalvena, and two other members of its Mizo National Front, urged home ministry officials not to deport Myanmarese refugees on humanitarian grounds. In a phone …

Mizoram CM writes to PM Modi, wants asylum for Myanmar refugees
3 years, 9 months ago

Mizoram CM writes to PM Modi, wants asylum for Myanmar refugees

India Today  

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has called 'not acceptable' the Centre's order to prevent illegal immigration from Myanmar and ensure speedy deportation of refugees, and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide them asylum on humanitarian grounds, an official said on Saturday. Zoramthanga said since the people of his state share ethnic ties with the refugees of the Chin community of …

Mizoram, Centre differ over Myanmar refugees; CM tells PM Modi not to turn a blind eye
3 years, 9 months ago

Mizoram, Centre differ over Myanmar refugees; CM tells PM Modi not to turn a blind eye

India Today  

After a series of official exchanges between the Centre and Mizoram government showed differing views over the influx of refugees from Myanmar following a military coup, Chief Minister Zoramthangma has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating India cannot turn a blind eye to the humanitarian crisis. The Chief Minister in his letter to the Prime Minister said officials taking …

Mizoram govt issues SOP for identification of migrants, refugees entering from Myanmar
3 years, 9 months ago

Mizoram govt issues SOP for identification of migrants, refugees entering from Myanmar

India Today  

The Mizoram government has issued a Standard Operating Procedure for the identification of migrants and refugees entering Mizoram from Myanmar after the military coup. Many Myanmar nationals, including few police officials of the neighbouring country, have entered Mizoram by crossing the international border for seeking shelter in the north-eastern state, an official said. A top official of the Serchhip district …

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