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Shafiur Rahman

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Journalist & Doc maker. RTs ≠ endorsement. Vice-Chair, NUJ, Cambridge, UK. Newsletter: @RoRefugeeNews Columns: @DVB_English & @DhakaTribune
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  • @shafiur
    Shafiur Rahman
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    Aug 30
    At last, a constituency prepared to listen to Min Aung Hlaing without complaint. #Myanmar
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    Shafiur Rahman
    @shafiur
    Aug 28
    Why nothing about Arakan Army? I get the fact that the primary objective of the op-ed is to intervene in ASEAN diplomacy ahead of the regional summit. Jaivet's omission is strategically understandable but I think analytically incomplete. Ground reality in Arakan can't be
    @JaivetEalom
    Jaivet Ealom
    @JaivetEalom
    Aug 27
    The #Rohingya crisis’s roots lie in the political sys that enabled persecution & exclusion in the 1st place. A durable solution requires a #Myanmar where citizenship is equal, political power is not determined by force, accountability replaces impunity. english.dvb.no/the-rohingya-c…
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    Shafiur Rahman
    @shafiur
    Aug 28
    Lucky Karim writes: “This is why our fate and the fate of the Spring Revolution are one.” thediplomat.com/2026/08/ending… That is a big thing to say. It is one thing to show moral solidarity against the genocidal military - the common enemy. But another thing entirely to say what she
    Ending the Cycle of Flight for the Rohingya Requires a Political Reckoning 
    From thediplomat.com
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    Shafiur Rahman
    @shafiur
    Aug 27
    Download and read this report. Released on 25th August. Check paragraph 20. ohchr.org/en/documents/c… The Arakan Army is not only blocking returns, but actively reshaping the demography and geography of northern Rakhine. OHCHR documents non-Rohingya settlements built directly on
    A/HRC/63/21: Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar - Report...
    From ohchr.org
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    Shafiur Rahman
    @shafiur
    Aug 27
    Malaysia to Catalogue and ship out Refugees. The Home Ministry has announced that 1,476 Myanmar nationals will be sent back on 29 September, aboard Myanmar naval vessels, as the first phase of a planned 5,000 returns.