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Indochina Bureau Chief at @straits_times Based in Thailand & will be spotted around the region

Aug 25, 2020, 5 tweets

On 3rd anniversary of #Rohingya exodus from #Myanmar, @OHCHRAsia urges nation to "address root causes" as it "failed to implement transparent & fully independent accountability measures for serious #HumanRights violations & possible international crimes" bangkok.ohchr.org/4668-2/

On the 1st anniversary of #Rohingya mass exodus from #Myanmar to #Bangladesh, I had visited the #refugee camps, seen them living in cramped, filthy conditions without work or systematic education. 3 years now, conditions worsened, #repatriation & negotiations practically stalled

When brave #Myanmar citizens like @thinzashunleiyi @maung_saungkha @Thet_Swe_Win in nation speak up for #Rohingyas esp 3 years ago, they risked & still risk being targeted, labelled as traitors or anti-Myanmar. Such activists defending Rohingyas few & far between inside Myanmar

@IFRCAsiaPacific @MyanmarRedCross @ICRC on both sides of border helping both #Myanmar #Rakhine & #Rohingyas in #Bangladesh #refugee camps. 3 years ago, aid agencies assisted Rohingyas who fled to Cox's Bazar. Today, they're helping ethnic Rakhine affected by conflicts in country

@IFRCAsiaPacific @MyanmarRedCross @ICRC Continued sense of helplessness as #Rohingya #refugees in #Bangladesh issue statement 3 years on today since more than 700,000 of them fled #Myanmar. Due to #COVID19, they say they're "remembering this day with a silent protest" by staying in their shelters. Pics I took in 2018

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