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Opinion Papers
Chickenpox spreads rapidly in Rohingya camps
Source: The Daily Star
Chickenpox infections have surged in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, with over 8,700 cases reported in the past three months, raising concern among health officials.
Six Rohingyas among nine rescued from sea
Source: The Daily Star
The rescued group includes one woman and eight men. Among them, six are Rohingyas and three Bangladeshi nationals, according to a press release issued by Bangladesh Coast Guard today.
Toxic tide: Myanmar’s rare earth mining surge hurting livelihoods along Thailand’s Kok River
Source: The Straits Times | By Philip Wen
Driven by the global race for the highly strategic minerals, this cross-border contamination is poisoning Thailand’s waterways, crippling its tourism and leaving downstream communities to pay the price for a high-stakes geopolitical rivalry.
APHR Urges the Philippines to Reject the Legitimization of Myanmar Junta
Source: ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights | Statement
Emerging from a military-controlled and sham process, Min Aung Hlaing’s violent regime offers no indication of a return to democracy—now or in the future.
UK city unveils world’s first-ever permanent Rohingya genocide memorial
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma | By English Editor
The initiative was spearheaded by Newcastle City Councillor and human rights advocate Habib Rahman, the Rohingya Action North East (RANE), the British Rohingya Community (BRC), and BROUK.