Following the violence in Rakhine, thousands of Rohingyas fled to India, who are now settled in Jammu, Hyderabad, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR and Rajasthan.
“They slaughtered the men. We were told not to look at them … They had knives. They also had some spades and iron rods. … We hid ourselves in the shrubs there and were able to see a little … My uncle, my father, my brother – they were all slaughtered, ” 18-year-old Raj Kumari, a survivor of the massacre, told Amnesty.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who is on a two-day Myanmar visit met the country's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyidaw on Friday.
"After the Doklam standoff, we have increased our presence on India's side of the tri-junction as it is very important for us from the strategic dimension," a senior Army official said.
More than 688,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Rakhine State to neighbouring Bangladesh since August 2017, after the Myanmar Army launched a military offensive following attacks on multiple government posts by Rohingya rebels.
In all, three bombs exploded and three unexploded devices were seized in Sittwe, the state capital. One of the explosions was in front of a high-ranking government official's residence, state police officer Aung Myat Moe said.
Some 700,000 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since late August when Myanmars military launched a security crackdown thats been widely criticized as amounting to ethnic cleansing.
Suu Kyi has presided over an administration whose courts have aggressively pursued legal charges against dozens of journalists, along with other attempts to suppress and discredit the media.
This is part of the recent agreement between Myanmar and Bangladesh to repatriate Rohingya refugees from the latter.
The CM told the home minister that the state could face serious problems if Rohingya refugees and terrorists from the Rakhine state in Myanmar enter Mizoram.
The list, which also includes 750 Muslims, has been handed over to Bangladesh authorities to expedite the process of repatriating refugees now in the neighbouring country.
Spokesperson in the external affairs ministry Raveesh Kumar said comprehensive peace and national reconciliation in Myanmar will also be conducive for peace and prosperity in India's north-eastern region.
The AP reported on Thursday that the mass graves in the village of Gu Dar Pyin were confirmed through multiple interviews with more than two dozen survivors who had fled to refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh.
The report even focuses on military slaughter of civilians, and suggests the presence of many more graves with many more people.
At least 688,000 Rohingyas have fled Rakhine state to neighbouring Bangladesh since the Myanmar military launched an offensive in response to rebel attacks on government outposts on August 25 last year.
Many Rohingya want to return eventually to their villages in Myanmar, UNICEF deputy executive director Justin Forsyth said Wednesday during a visit to the immense Kutupalong refugee camp.
It is expected to provide connectivity and enhance interaction of the people from north-eastern states of India with those of Myanmar.
Widespread criticism over her response to violence against the Rohingya Muslims, described by the UN as "ethnic cleansing", has triggered calls for Suu Kyi to be taken out of future editions.
Standing alongside Suu Kyi, the Pope spoke mostly in general terms. His highly-anticipated remarks may draw condemnation from human rights activists who blame the Myanmar Army for driving out hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas from the country.
The council motion was supported unanimously on Monday evening and cited Suu Kyi’s inaction as Rohingya Muslims are subjected to a crackdown being described by the UN and others as textbook ethnic cleansing.
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