Mizoram govt determined to complete repatriation of Bru refugees, final repatriation process likely to begin in October
5 years, 7 months ago

Mizoram govt determined to complete repatriation of Bru refugees, final repatriation process likely to begin in October

Op India  

The Mizoram government is determined to complete the repatriation of 33,000 Bru refugees who have been lodged in six relief camps at Tripura for the past 22 years. The repatriation process of Bru people, also known as Reang people, touted to be the last repatriation process, is likely to begin in October this year. The Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum, an umbrella organization of the displaced Brus, has demanded that all pending issues be first resolved for the repatriation to begin. Repatriation of Bru people to Mizoram was started in 2010, and around 1600 families were resettled in the state, but the process was stopped after Mizo organisations started protesting.

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Last batch of Mizoram Bru refugees permanently settled in Tripura
1 year ago

Last batch of Mizoram Bru refugees permanently settled in Tripura

The Hindu  

The Tripura government has allocated land for the rehabilitation of the last batch of Mizoram Bru refugees, who were granted permanent settlement in Tripura through a Home Ministry-initiated quadripartite agreement signed on January 16, 2020. As per the agreement, a total of 6,959 Bru tribe families comprising 37,136 persons, were to be permanently settled in 12 different locations across four …

For the first time, Bru refugees to have no participation in Mizoram Assembly polls
1 year, 2 months ago

For the first time, Bru refugees to have no participation in Mizoram Assembly polls

The Hindu  

Agartala For the first time Bru refugees will not participate in elections in Mizoram as they were given permanent settlement in Tripura under a Central government The Assembly election in Mizoram is slated for November 7; the first in the poll schedules for five election bound states. The office of the CEO Mizoram earlier deleted over 14,000 Bru voters from …

Tripura Chief Minister discusses Bru rehabilitation with the Union Home Minister
2 years, 8 months ago

Tripura Chief Minister discusses Bru rehabilitation with the Union Home Minister

The Hindu  

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb discussed issues over rehabilitation of the Mizoram Bru refugees with Union Home Minister Amit Shah at latter’s office in New Delhi Monday night. Chief Minister in his social media page earlier informed that he met Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to request him to establish a Sainik School in Tripura. During the meeting Chief …

A 'Bruing' crisis: 13 injured, many homeless in ethnic clash along Tripura-Mizoram border
3 years, 5 months ago

A 'Bruing' crisis: 13 injured, many homeless in ethnic clash along Tripura-Mizoram border

India Today  

At least 13 tribals were injured and several families rendered homeless in a clash between Bru refugees from Mizoram and Chorei community members in Tripura on Tuesday. Around 1,300 members of the Chorei community from Tripura were forced to take shelter in Assam’s Karimganj district after they were allegedly attacked by Bru refugees from Mizoram who are now living in …

Brus vs non-tribal Bengalis: It’s a clash among the displaced in Tripura
4 years, 10 months ago

Brus vs non-tribal Bengalis: It’s a clash among the displaced in Tripura

The Hindu  

February 22, 2020 12:15 am | Updated December 04, 2021 10:35 pm IST Anandabazar, a commercial centre in northern Tripura’s Reang tribal domain, means Market of Happiness. The internally displaced people, removed from their roots and with nowhere else to go, are easy to blame for every ill,” said A. Sawibunga, president of the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum. If …

Who are the Brus, and what are the implications of settling them in Tripura?
4 years, 11 months ago

Who are the Brus, and what are the implications of settling them in Tripura?

The Hindu  

A quadripartite agreement in New Delhi on January 16 allowed some 35,000 Bru tribal people, who were displaced from Mizoram and are living in Tripura as refugees since 1997, to settle permanently in Tripura. The Centre, State governments of Tripura and Mizoram, and representatives of Bru organisations signed the agreement in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Delhi-based …

Bru settlement deal may set bad precedent, caution activists
4 years, 11 months ago

Bru settlement deal may set bad precedent, caution activists

The Hindu  

The agreement to settle some 35,000 Bru tribal people in Tripura and not in Mizoram from where they were displaced, could encourage the creation of ethnocentric States in the northeast, rights activists have said. Others agree the “solution” has the potential of creating conflicts between the Brus and indigenous communities of Tripura, but addresses the insecurities of a tribe that …

Bru refugees from Mizoram to be permanently settled Tripura
4 years, 11 months ago

Bru refugees from Mizoram to be permanently settled Tripura

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Home Ministry announced that it has brought to an end a 23-year old wait for over 30000 Bru tribals living in Tripura, after a “historic agreement” had been signed among the union government, the governments of Mizoram and Tripura; and the Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum. Over 30,000 displaced Bru tribals from Mizoram to permanently settle in …

Bru community: Mizoram's tribals who fled to Tripura 21 years ago over ethnic strife are struggling in refugee camps
6 years, 1 month ago

Bru community: Mizoram's tribals who fled to Tripura 21 years ago over ethnic strife are struggling in refugee camps

Firstpost  

The over 30,000 tribals now lodged in refugee camps in Tripura for over 21 years, demanded setting up of polling stations near them so that they could cast their votes. Over 30,000 tribals have been lodged in Tripura refugee camps for over 21 years, and have demanded setting up of polling stations near them so that they could cast their …

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Bru refugees may find it tough to vote
6 years, 2 months ago

Mizoram Assembly Elections 2018: Bru refugees may find it tough to vote

The Hindu  

The Bru refugees stranded in makeshift camps in north Tripura will find it tough to join in the election exercise in Mizoram owing to stiff protests from hardliner Mizo social groups. NGO Coordination Committee, a new forum, spearheaded massive protests mainly in Mizoram capital Aizawl to oppose any special arrangements for the refugees to exercise their franchise in the November …

Mizoram Elections: Amid Congress opposition to their voting rights, Bru refugee camps urge political parties to stay away
6 years, 2 months ago

Mizoram Elections: Amid Congress opposition to their voting rights, Bru refugee camps urge political parties to stay away

Op India  

An Apex body representing the Bru refugees from Mizoram living in Tripura has appealed to the political parties in Mizoram not to come for election campaigning. Vice president of Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum R Laldawngliana said that the community members were not keen on attending election campaign meetings by parties from Mizoram. More than 30,000 people belonging to the …

Mizoram, where displaced Brus seek a better rehabilitation package to return
6 years, 3 months ago

Mizoram, where displaced Brus seek a better rehabilitation package to return

The Hindu  

The displacement of some 40,000 Bru people from Mizoram in 1997 got much less traction than that of the Kashmiri Pandits seven years before. Talks of repatriation began in 2009 but Bru extremists allegedly killed a Mizo teenager, triggering another round of retaliatory attacks and exodus of Brus to Tripura. The package covers 32,876 members of 5,407 Bru families, entailing …

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