Armed Myanmar group seeks asylum in India; high alert issued in border areas of Mizoram
4 years, 1 month ago

Armed Myanmar group seeks asylum in India; high alert issued in border areas of Mizoram

Firstpost  

The Myanmar-based Chin National Army has asked for asylum for 40 families, Mizoram’s Champhai district deputy commissioner Maria CT Zuali said Aizawl: Myanmar-based armed insurgent group Chin National Army has sought asylum for their families in India in the wake of the military coup in the neighbouring country, an official in Mizoram said on Wednesday. The CNA, the armed wing of the Chin National Front, has asked for asylum for 40 families, Mizoram’s Champhai district deputy commissioner Maria CT Zuali told PTI. Thousands of members of the Chin community of Myanmar fled to Mizoram because of the military junta since the late 1980s, officials said. With the Myanmar military taking power, there are apprehensions in the border areas that many Myanmarese from the Chin state and other regions will flee to Mizoram.

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Why Mizoram CM Lalduhoma played peacemaker to Myanmar rebel groups
1 week ago

Why Mizoram CM Lalduhoma played peacemaker to Myanmar rebel groups

India Today  

Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma recently played a key role in facilitating the merger of two Myanmar-based pro-democracy rebel factionsthe Chinland Council and the Interim Chin National Consultative Council. While Lalduhoma’s mediation in the merger of Chin resistance groups has drawn attention, this is not the first time that Mizoram has played an active role in Myanmar’s ethnic conflicts. Following the …

Mizoram body urges Shah to reconsider decision to fence India-Myanmar border, lift FMR
1 week, 2 days ago

Mizoram body urges Shah to reconsider decision to fence India-Myanmar border, lift FMR

Hindustan Times  

Aizawl, The central committee of the Young Mizo Association or Central YMA has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to reconsider the Centre's decision to fence the India-Myanmar border and lift the Free Movement Regime with the neighbouring country, a leader of the body said on Sunday. Mizoram body urges Shah to reconsider decision to fence India-Myanmar border, lift FMR …

Lalduhoma claims agents from UK and US are entering Myanmar through Mizoram, providing arms training to insurgents
2 weeks ago

Lalduhoma claims agents from UK and US are entering Myanmar through Mizoram, providing arms training to insurgents

Op India  

On Monday, the controversial Chief Minister of Mizoram, Lalduhoma, claimed that agents from the United States and the United Kingdom had been providing arms training to insurgent groups in Myanmar. Mizoram CM calls for extra-territorial Kuki-Zo unity In September 2024, Lalduhoma met members of the Chin community during an official visit to the United States. He lamented how the ‘Church …

Myanmar rebel groups merge in Mizoram in presence of CM Lalduhoma
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Myanmar rebel groups merge in Mizoram in presence of CM Lalduhoma

Firstpost  

Two Chin rebel groups have merged in Mizoram in the presence of Chief Minister Lalduhoma to mount united resistance against the Myanmarese military regime With the impending disaster of starvation and the ongoing conflict and migration, it is only reasonable to expect India’s northeastern borders to be burdened with the fallout of Myanmar’s internal issues. Reuters Two Myanmarese rebel groups …

Myanmar rebel units merge in Mizoram CM’s presence
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Myanmar rebel units merge in Mizoram CM’s presence

Hindustan Times  

Two major pro-democracy rebel groups from Myanmar’s Chin state — the Chinland Council and the Interim Chin National Consultative Council — have recently signed a merger agreement in the presence of Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma in Aizawl, people aware of the details said. “Security threat on Indian side of Mizoram looms if political situation in Chin state is unstable, uniting …

A Mizoram lifeline for 4 Myanmar Army rebels
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A Mizoram lifeline for 4 Myanmar Army rebels

Hindustan Times  

At around 2pm on Monday, four men entered India secretly after a two-day journey — first on foot and later in a van — from Myanmar’s Hakha province to Zohkhawthar, a village in Mizoram along the Indo-Myanmar border. Over the last three years, after the 2021 military coup, around 30,000 Myanmar nationals have entered India and are living in Mizoram. …

Cannot push back Bangladeshi refugees, Mizoram CM tells PM Modi
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cannot push back Bangladeshi refugees, Mizoram CM tells PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

Aizawl: Urging the Centre to understand the position of Mizoram in giving shelter to Zo refugees from neighbouring Bangladesh, Chief Minister Lalduhoma has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that his government would not be able to push them back, an official statement said. An official of the state home department said that nearly 2,000 Zo ethnic people from Bangladesh have …

‘Cannot push back Bangladeshis…’: Mizoram CM tells PM Modi as nearly 2,000 Zo refugees take shelter in NE state
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Cannot push back Bangladeshis…’: Mizoram CM tells PM Modi as nearly 2,000 Zo refugees take shelter in NE state

Live Mint  

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma informed PM Modi that his government can't push back Zo refugees from Bangladesh, seeking understanding from the Centre. Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday that his government would not be able to push back or deport Zo refugees from neighbouring Bangladesh. Nearly 2,000 people from the community have taken refuge in …

Can't Push Back Or Deport Bangladeshi Immigrants, Mizoram CM Lalduhoma Tells PM Modi
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Can't Push Back Or Deport Bangladeshi Immigrants, Mizoram CM Lalduhoma Tells PM Modi

ABP News  

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma has urged the Centre to understand the state's position in giving shelter to refugees from neighbouring Bangladesh, according to an official statement. Nearly 2,000 people from the Zo ethnic community in Bangladesh have taken refuge in Mizoram since 2022, said an official of the state home department. During a brief meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Mizoram awaits Centre's nod to initiate biometric enrollment for 33,000 Myanmar refugees
9 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 …

Over 1000 more refugees enter Mizoram as Myanmar fighting intensifies
10 months ago

Over 1000 more refugees enter Mizoram as Myanmar fighting intensifies

Hindustan Times  

SILCHAR: Over 1,000 people from Myanmar have taken refuge in Mizoram’s border district of Champhai after fighting intensified between Myanmar’s rebel forces and the ruling junta, the district administration said on Thursday. Champai: People take part in a rally against scrapping of the Free Movement Regime, at Indo-Myanmar Friendship Gate, at Zokhawthar village along India-Myanmar border, Mizoram, on May 16 …

Northeastern View | Fresh influx of refugees into southern Mizoram reveals new complications in western Myanmar
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Northeastern View | Fresh influx of refugees into southern Mizoram reveals new complications in western Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

On May 7, The Mizoram Post, citing sources, reported that more than 40 Myanmar nationals had entered a village in southern Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district on 30 April from Paletwa in southern Chin State. However, the Mizoram government and civil society remain wary of the asylum situation, which has put additional stress on the state’s limited finances and public service infrastructure, …

Mizoram Assembly passes resolution to oppose Myanmar border fencing
1 year ago

Mizoram Assembly passes resolution to oppose Myanmar border fencing

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The 40-member Mizoram Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution against the Centre’s decision to fence the India-Myanmar border and scrap the Free Movement Regime agreement with the civil war-torn neighbouring country. Reconsider move In the resolution moved by Mizoram Home Minister K. Sapdanga, the Centre was urged to reconsider its decision and take steps instead to ensure the Zo …

Reconsidering the free movement regime | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Reconsidering the free movement regime | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: At a passing out parade of the Assam police commandos in Guwahati on January 20, Home Minister Amit Shah said the 1,643 km India-Myanmar border would soon be fenced. He also said the Free Movement Regime agreement with Myanmar would be reconsidered to stop border residents from moving into each other’s country without any paperwork. Over …

Nearly 300 Myanmar soldiers flee to India after rebel gains
1 year, 2 months ago

Nearly 300 Myanmar soldiers flee to India after rebel gains

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Nearly 300 Myanmar soldiers crossed the border into India to flee an advance by armed insurgents fighting the country's junta, an Indian paramilitary officer told AFP on Friday. Clashes have rocked parts of Myanmar near the Indian border since the Arakan Army attacked security forces in November, ending a ceasefire that had largely held since a 2021 military coup. …

Over 150 Myanmar soldiers flee to Mizoram village after rebel forces capture camps; some critically injured
1 year, 2 months ago

Over 150 Myanmar soldiers flee to Mizoram village after rebel forces capture camps; some critically injured

Hindustan Times  

As many as 151 Myanmar soldiers fled to Mizoram's Lawngtlai district after their camps in the neighbouring country were overrun by an armed ethnic group, news agency PTI reported citing an Assam Rifles officer said on Saturday. The Myanmarese Army personnel, also known as the ‘Tatmadaw’, fled with their arms and approached the Assam Rifles at Tuisentlang in Lawngtlai district …

Refugee Influx From Myanmar Poses Law And Order Challenges In Manipur’s Kamjong District
1 year, 3 months ago

Refugee Influx From Myanmar Poses Law And Order Challenges In Manipur’s Kamjong District

ABP News  

Guwahati: The alleged recent influx of around 4,363 Myanmar nationals, apparently seeking refuge in Manipur’s Kamjong district, driven by the turmoil resulting from the military crackdown on rebel groups in the neighbouring country, purportedly poses a serious situation potentially posing to create law and order in the northeastern state. With over 398 kilometres of porous border shared between Manipur and …

A refugee chink in Look East policy
1 year, 3 months ago

A refugee chink in Look East policy

Hindustan Times  

It is heartening to hear the Mizoram chief minister designate Lalduhoma saying that the Chin refugee influx in the state is a humanitarian issue and there will be no change in Aizawl’s policy towards them. The Indo-Myanmar border actually extends across the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Manipur on the Indian side, the Sagaing region and the Chin state …

Why are people fleeing Myanmar for Mizoram? | Explained
1 year, 4 months ago

Why are people fleeing Myanmar for Mizoram? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In a spillover of the civil war in Myanmar, 1,500 nationals of India’s neighbouring country, took refuge in Mizoram’s Champhai district early on November 13 following an intense gunfight between the Myanmar Army, and pro-democracy militias in the country’s western Chin State abutting Mizoram. The attacks in Chin State coincidentally followed a major coordinated attack on …

Myanmar Refugees Take Shelter Mizoram Junta Army Rebel Clashes
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar Refugees Take Shelter Mizoram Junta Army Rebel Clashes

ABP News  

Amid the clashes between the ruling military and anti-junta protesters in Myanmar, a large number of refugees crossed over into India from the violence-hit country. About 5000 Myanmarese refugees are currently sheltered at the Bethel refugee camp in the Zokhawthar area of Champhai district in the northeastern state, and 170 of them are children, as reported by news agency ANI. …

Myanmar Nationals Take Shelter In Mizoram's Champhai After Airstrike
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar Nationals Take Shelter In Mizoram's Champhai After Airstrike

ABP News  

Following the recent airstrike by the Myanmar army in the bordering areas along the Indo-Myanmar border, around 5000 Myanmarese who fled from their country have now taken shelter in the Zokhawthar area of Mizoram's Champhai district. #WATCH | Champhai, Mizoram: Myanmar nationals take shelter in the Zokhawthar area after they fled Myanmar following a recent airstrike by the Myanmar army …

Vantage | Why fires of rebellion in Myanmar wont's leave India unscathed
1 year, 4 months ago

Vantage | Why fires of rebellion in Myanmar wont's leave India unscathed

Firstpost  

In the tumultuous landscape of Southeast Asia, Myanmar finds itself entangled in a complex web of conflict. Mizoram, Inspector General of Police, Lalbiakthanga Khiangte, said, “This morning again we still captured two Myanmar army and apart from that another one is also injured, that is already admitted in Champhai Civil Hospital yesterday evening itself. Humanitarian crisis The crisis intensifies as …

Over 5,000 Myanmar nationals enter India amid clashes - Here’s what is happening
1 year, 4 months ago

Over 5,000 Myanmar nationals enter India amid clashes - Here’s what is happening

Live Mint  

More than 5,000 people from Myanmar – including army personnel – have crossed into Mizoram over the past two days amid an intense gunfight. Locals breached the international border on Sunday evening after the People's Defence Force attacked two military bases in Chin state and prompted retaliatory airstrikes. “More than 5,000 people took refuge in two Mizoram villages along the …

Over 2,000 Refugees Flee Into Mizoram As Fresh Armed Struggle Breaks Out In Myanmar
1 year, 4 months ago

Over 2,000 Refugees Flee Into Mizoram As Fresh Armed Struggle Breaks Out In Myanmar

ABP News  

Thousands of Myanmar nationals have entered Mizoram's Champhai district through the international border, following a fresh airstrike by the Myanmar army in the bordering areas along the Indo-Myanmar border. Officers of the Assam Rifles held a key meeting with Mizoram village chiefs and leaders of the Young Mizo Association to discuss the ongoing refugee situation along the border villages, reported …

Myanmar ethnic alliance fighters attack border outposts as civilians flee
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar ethnic alliance fighters attack border outposts as civilians flee

Al Jazeera  

Arakan Army says it seized military posts in western Rakhine state as people in neighbouring Chin state flee to India. An ethnic armed group has carried out attacks on border guard outposts in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, and fighting has erupted in neighbouring Chin state, sending thousands of people across the border into India. Myanmar’s generals are facing their biggest …

Myanmar refugees want ration, kids education from new Mizoram government
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar refugees want ration, kids education from new Mizoram government

The Hindu  

A decent two-time meal and good education for children are the expectations of a group of Myanmar citizens, who fled their country and are now taking shelter in Mizoram, from the new government in the northeastern State, where assembly polls are scheduled on November 7. "The expectation from the new Mizoram government is that they continue providing us the ration …

China Rushes Minister to Myanmar as Rebels Wrest Control of Key Roads Crucial to BRI
1 year, 4 months ago

China Rushes Minister to Myanmar as Rebels Wrest Control of Key Roads Crucial to BRI

News 18  

China’s public security minister has held talks with Myanmar’s junta on establishing peace along their shared border, state media said Tuesday, following clashes between ethnic armed groups and the military in Myanmar. Wang Xiaohong, who is also a member of China’s cabinet, the State Council, met the junta’s home minister Lieutenant-General Yar Pyae in the capital Naypyidaw, the Global New …

Manipur, Mizoram differ on Myanmar ‘refugees’
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur, Mizoram differ on Myanmar ‘refugees’

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Mizoram government has decided against collecting the biometrics and biographical data of ‘refugees’ from Myanmar while its Manipur counterpart has sought more time from the Centre in view of the ongoing Kuki-Meitei conflict to complete the exercise. A Mizoram Home Department official said on Thursday that the State Cabinet decided on Wednesday not to proceed with the proposed …

Mizoram emerges as an island of peace, provides shelter to hapless people, says CM Zoramthanga
1 year, 6 months ago

Mizoram emerges as an island of peace, provides shelter to hapless people, says CM Zoramthanga

India TV News  

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said that amidst turmoil in certain parts of the northeast region and around it, his state emerged as an island of peace. Around 35,000 Myanmar nationals, including children and women, have taken shelter in Mizoram since February 2021 after the Myanmar military, following a coup, took over the governance there. Over 1,000 tribals have also taken …

Over 8,000 children of Manipur IDPs, Myanmar, Bangladesh refugees enrolled in Mizoram schools | READ
1 year, 7 months ago

Over 8,000 children of Manipur IDPs, Myanmar, Bangladesh refugees enrolled in Mizoram schools | READ

India TV News  

Mizoram news: More than 8,000 children of refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh and internally displaced people from strife-torn Manipur are receiving education in schools in Mizoram, its School Education Minister Lalchhandama Ralte said. Ralte said the students are receiving free school uniforms, textbooks as well as mid-day meals like local pupils. The minister said that enrollment in government schools has …

Manipur asks Assam Rifles to push back 718 refugees from Myanmar
1 year, 8 months ago

Manipur asks Assam Rifles to push back 718 refugees from Myanmar

The Hindu  

The Manipur government on July 24 asked the Assam Rifles to immediately “push back” 718 Myanmar nationals, including 301 children, who entered the State illegally on July 22 and 23. The State government also sought a detailed report from the border guarding force on how the “refugees” were allowed to “enter illegally.” The Assam Rifles had informed the Deputy Commissioner …

Mizoram to raise funds for Manipur-displaced
1 year, 8 months ago

Mizoram to raise funds for Manipur-displaced

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Mizoram government has decided to seek donations from the people to support some 12,000 internally displaced persons who sought refuge in the State after fleeing ethnic violence in Manipur. Mizoram’s Home Secretary, H. Lalengmawia told Aizawl-based news portal ZoramChronicle that fundraising has become necessary as the Centre has not provided any financial or humanitarian aid for the IDPs. …

Refugee influx into Mizoram from all around and new concerns
1 year, 9 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 …

No fresh influx of Myanmar nationals into Mizoram after air strike: Official
1 year, 11 months ago

No fresh influx of Myanmar nationals into Mizoram after air strike: Official

Hindustan Times  

AIZAWL: There has not been any fresh influx of Myanmar nationals into Mizoram following an air strike in the Sagaing area of the neighbouring country, a senior state government official said on Friday. Independent media reports said dozens of villagers in central Myanmar have been killed in an air attack carried out Tuesday by the military government. ”There has been …

Over 200 Myanmarese refugees sought shelter in Mizoram's Champhai after airstrikes: Official
2 years, 2 months ago

Over 200 Myanmarese refugees sought shelter in Mizoram's Champhai after airstrikes: Official

India TV News  

Myanmar refugees: A total of 251 Myanmarese refugees have sought shelter in Mizoram's Champhai district after the recent airstrikes on an insurgent camp by the armed forces of the neighbouring country, an official said on Wednesday. Champhai Deputy Commissioner James Lalrinchhana told news agency PTI that 251 Myanmar citizens have entered India and taken shelter in three villages in Champhai …

Myanmar jets shelled Mizoram border area, claims youth body
2 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar jets shelled Mizoram border area, claims youth body

The Hindu  

An influential Mizoram youth organisation claimed that one of several bombs dropped by the Myanmar military jets on the camp of a pro-democracy extremist group fell on Indian territory, causing some damage and affecting the lives of border villagers. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Tuipuiral Group of the Young Mizo Association said Myanmar jets strafed Camp Victoria, the …

No explosion occurred on Mizoram side during aerial strikes in Myanmar: Assam Rifles
2 years, 2 months ago

No explosion occurred on Mizoram side during aerial strikes in Myanmar: Assam Rifles

The Hindu  

Two days after the Myanmar military reportedly bombed a rebel camp along the country's border with India, with some local leaders claiming that one shell fell in Mizoram's Champai district, the Assam Rifles on January 12 rebuffed the assertion stating that the Indian side was unaffected by the aerial strikes. Manipur extremist groups feeling the heat of Myanmar’s civil war …

Civil society groups in Aizawl protest outside Governor’s house demanding Kuki-Chin refugees’ entry to India
2 years, 2 months ago

Civil society groups in Aizawl protest outside Governor’s house demanding Kuki-Chin refugees’ entry to India

The Hindu  

Civil society groups in Mizoram protested outside the Governor’s house in Aizawl on January 9, 2023 demanding that the Kuki-Chin refugees from Bangladesh be allowed to enter the State as they were not safe in the neighbouring country. In a memorandum, CYMA said that on January 4, several ethnic Mizos from Bangladesh were pushed back by the Border Security Force …

Kuki-Chin refugees from Bangladesh ‘pushed back’ from Mizoram, says MP
2 years, 2 months ago

Kuki-Chin refugees from Bangladesh ‘pushed back’ from Mizoram, says MP

The Hindu  

As another round of refugee crisis brews on the Mizoram-Bangladesh border, several members of the Kuki-Chin community were “pushed back” by the Border Security Force on Friday, according to K. Vanlalvena, a Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram. He said not allowing the “ethnic Mizo” from Bangladesh to enter India would amount to “discrimination on ethnic grounds” as in the 1970s …

Refugee crisis on Mizoram border
2 years, 2 months ago

Refugee crisis on Mizoram border

The Hindu  

As another round of refugee crisis brews on the Mizoram-Bangladesh border, several members of the Kuki-Chin community were “pushed back” by the Border Security Force on Friday, according to K. Vanlalvena, a Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram. He said not allowing the “ethnic Mizo” from Bangladesh to enter India would amount to “discrimination on ethnic grounds” as in the 1970s …

Seven Myanmar army personnel killed in ambush, in Manipur, says Federation of Haomi
2 years, 2 months ago

Seven Myanmar army personnel killed in ambush, in Manipur, says Federation of Haomi

The Hindu  

At least seven Myanmar army personnel were killed in an ambush near two villages, on December 27, according to the Federation of Haomi, a civil society organisation in Manipur formed for the protection of the indigenous people. The reports said that the terrified villagers had fled to Moreh, Manipur’s border town, and are believed to be taking shelter. Police said …

After Myanmar, refugees from Bangladesh enter Mizoram
2 years, 4 months ago

After Myanmar, refugees from Bangladesh enter Mizoram

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Mizoram, burdened with refugees from civil war-ravaged Myanmar, is now dealing with people fleeing alleged persecution in Bangladesh. More than 270 Chin-Kuki people from the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh have taken refuge in southern Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district following an alleged offensive by the Bangladesh Army against an armed group of the community. The Bangladesh Refugee Committee in Mizoram …

Mizoram’s predicament over Myanmar refugees
2 years, 5 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 …

In Myanmar, a coup-induced crisis
3 years, 10 months ago

In Myanmar, a coup-induced crisis

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 15,000 people from Myanmar have entered India since February, a Mizoram government official told Reuters on Tuesday. Domestically, New Delhi’s stance on the conflict-generated migrants can also impact Centre-state relations, especially in a sensitive region such as the Northeast. The lack of a formal legal framework, domestically and internationally, has allowed India to follow an ad hoc approach on …

Over 15,000 people from Myanmar shelter in Mizoram, official says
3 years, 10 months ago

Over 15,000 people from Myanmar shelter in Mizoram, official says

India Today  

The number of people from Myanmar seeking shelter in India has swelled to more than 15,000, with more likely to cross over as fighting intensifies in parts Myanmar following a coup, government official said on Tuesday. By April, about 1,800 people from Myanmar - including several lawmakers - had crossed the border but the number has recently grown to more …

More than 15,000 people from Myanmar shelter in Mizoram: Official
3 years, 10 months ago

More than 15,000 people from Myanmar shelter in Mizoram: Official

Hindustan Times  

The number of people from Myanmar seeking shelter in India has swelled to more than 15,000, with more likely to cross over as fighting intensifies in parts Myanmar following a coup, an Indian government official said on Tuesday. By April, about 1,800 people from Myanmar - including several lawmakers - had crossed the border but the number has recently grown …

Myanmar nationals given ‘safe passage’ to Delhi to seek UN refuge
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar nationals given ‘safe passage’ to Delhi to seek UN refuge

Al Jazeera  

Seven, including three journalists, set to travel to India’s capital to approach UNHCR after Manipur court orders safe passage for them. Moreh, Manipur, India – Seven Myanmar nationals, including three journalists from a Yangon-based media house, are set to travel to New Delhi to approach the India office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees after a court in …

Myanmar coup: Civil servants, policemen taking refuge in Mizoram say ready to return and stand with 'our people'
3 years, 11 months ago

Myanmar coup: Civil servants, policemen taking refuge in Mizoram say ready to return and stand with 'our people'

Firstpost  

The early arrivals have been in Mizoram for more than a month. It was my parents who pushed me.” Biaka, a Rural Development Worker in Myanmar’s Chin State, was among the first to join the Civil Disobedience Movement after the military coup. For two weeks, we moved around, staying in different homes.” The refugees began arriving in Mizoram at the …

Why Mizoram is giving shelter to refugees fleeing Myanmar
3 years, 11 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 …

Over 1000 refugees from Myanmar in Mizoram; officials say 100 sent back but they returned
3 years, 11 months ago

Over 1000 refugees from Myanmar in Mizoram; officials say 100 sent back but they returned

India Today  

The number of Myanmarese nationals taking refuge in Mizoram has crossed 1,000 since the military seized power last month, officials said on Monday. ‘100 refugees return to Mizoram’ About 100 refugees who were recently sent back to Myanmar from Farkawn village by an NGO returned to Mizoram, a Champhai district official said. Mizoram shares a 510 km long porous border …

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