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Flight to Northern Arakan and Bengal: Refugees, Survival and Rohingya Accounts of the Death Toll
Part II — The 1942 Massacres and the Transformation of ArakanPart II-D: Flight to Northern Arakan and Bengal — Refugees, Survival and Rohingya Accounts of the Death TollThe destru…
From Citizenship Scrutiny to Operation Nagamin (Dragon King): A Rohingya Perspective
An examination of the origins of Operation Nagamin (Dragon King) in 1978 and the transformation of citizenship scrutiny into mass persecution of the Rohingya. The article examines identity documentation, the state's allegation of illegal immigration, Rohingya testimony concerning National Registration Certificates, and the political vulnerability that preceded the mass exodus to Bangladesh.
From Removal to Segregation: State Policy, Rakhine Nationalism and the Confinement of the Rohingya
Following the 2012 violence, the displacement of Rohingya increasingly developed into a system of segregation and confinement. This chapter examines President Thein Sein's July 2012 proposal to place Rohingya under UNHCR responsibility and seek their transfer to third countries, the parallel demands for separation promoted by Rakhine nationalist organizations, tightening government restrictions, and the transformation of displacement camps into a long-term system restricting Rohingya return, movement and access to ordinary social and economic life.