Imagine being suddenly given a new nationality or ethnicity by a government official, one which gives you fewer rights as a citizen? That’s something happening to some Muslims under the new electronic identification system.
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The military coup has made the lives of not only local citizens but also some long-term Burmese migrants abroad more difficult. In Ranong, Thailand, there are many such migrants. For them the idea of returning to their homeland has now become a distant dream. And what future do their children have?
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Myanmar’s stagnant economy has left millions in poverty. But for people disabled by leprosy, external donations have dried up and social stigma means they can’t get work. What can they do?
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If you were displaced by fighting, you’d want to return home after a ceasefire, right? But if you’re not the right ethnicity in Kokang areas of northern Shan State, it seems that’s not possible.
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