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Rohingya Refugees Refuse to Return to Myanmar Without Guarantees

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02/20/18
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Rohingya refugees living in no man's land refused to return to Myanmar without guarantees of citizenship and security. Photo: AFP

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Rohingya refugees living in no man’s land refused Tuesday to return to Myanmar without guarantees of citizenship and security after Bangladesh and Myanmar officials met to discuss their repatriation.

The 6,000 Rohingya were among the first to flee Myanmar in the wake of a brutal military crackdown on the Muslim minority in late August.They have been living ever since in a makeshift camp in a strip of unclaimed land between the two countries.

In recent weeks they have come under pressure to return, with a Myanmar minister warning of “consequences” if they remain in no man’s land. But community leader Dil Mohammad told AFP they would not return without guarantees of security, citizenship and compensation for property lost in the clampdown.

“We are not going to return to our homes and villages in Myanmar unless our demands are met.We want citizenship, all rights, security to our lives and property and compensation,” he said.

Dear #Bangladesh govt,
Please honour the request of 6500 #Rohingya survivors who are sheltering at No Man's Land. #Myanmar security forces threaten them everyday. The survivors want to take refuge in Bangladesh. Please allow them.

This filmed today (Feb. 18). @MdShahriarAlam pic.twitter.com/Zb5nfpwLnL

— Ro Nay San Lwin (@nslwin) February 18, 2018

Mainly Buddhist Myanmar denies citizenship to its Muslim Rohingya minority in Rakhine state, insisting they are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh even though many have been there for generations. Nearly 700,000 fled after last year’s crackdown, which the United Nations has said amounted to ethnic cleansing.

Most of those now live in camps across the border in Bangladesh, but the country’s government has made clear it does not want them to stay and has agreed to start sending them home.

On Tuesday officials from both countries held talks to decide the fate of the 6,000 before speaking to them directly in no man’s land.

“Every person we spoke to said that they would go back to their homes if they got security,” said the head of the Bangladesh delegation, Abdul Mannan.

A spokeswoman for the U.N. refugee agency told AFP any returns must be voluntary.

“Some members of this group in no man’s land have said they fear returning home and wish to seek safety in Bangladesh,” Caroline Gluck said.

“We appeal to the Bangladeshi authorities to allow them to do so. At the same time, Myanmar should ensure conducive conditions for the safe and sustainable return of those who wish to do so voluntarily,” she added.

A video circulated on social media last week showed Myanmar’s deputy minister for home affairs Aung Soe addressing the refugees through a barbed-wire fence.

Other Rohingya living there said the Myanmar army had recently set up bunkers near the fence and now conducted regular patrols nearby, stirring fear among the refugees.

“They tell us that we should leave this place or else they will shoot us,” said Rashid Ahmed, 32.

Bangladesh was supposed to start the repatriation process last month but it has been delayed amid concerns over a lack of preparation. Recent aerial photos of Rakhine state showed bulldozed Rohingya settlements, and it is unclear whether they will be able to return to their former homes.

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