Refugee

Refugee

Women and children forced to flee fighting in Kyaukme township gather at a temporary refuge on December 27, 2020. (Photo: Myat Moe Thu / Myanmar Now)
Death and extortion stalk civilians as rival armies clash in northern Shan state
The conflict between the Shan State Army-South and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army is taking a...
Published on Jan 13, 2021
About 250 IDPs arrive at the Mansang monastery in Namtu on December 9 after fighting broke out in their villages (Myat Moe Thu/Myanmar Now)
Over 600 people flee their villages in northern Shan amid fresh fighting between insurgent groups
The RCSS says it expects more clashes because the TNLA is expanding its presence in the region
Jan 8, 2021
Chin IDPs displaced by clashes between the military and the Arakan Army plan to settle in a new village in Hmawbi township, Yangon. (Phyo Htet Aung/Myanmar Now)
Chin IDPs prepare to make a fresh start far from their conflict-hit homeland
Bay Ta La, a newly created village in Yangon’s Hmawbi township, is set to become the permanent home of 90 Chin civilians displaced by war in Rakhine and Chin states
Dec 22, 2020
Displaced locals sheltering at Zay Di Pyin village in Rathedaung on October 13 (Supplied)
Over 3,000 people displaced in Rathedaung as military and AA fight for control of hill 
The village of Zay Di Pyin has been overwhelmed by people who fled artillery shells and air attacks
Oct 14, 2020
Children who fled recent fighting between the Arakan Army and Myanmar military in Paletwa take refuge at temporary shelters in Hmawbi. (Photo: Sai Zaw/ Myanmar Now)
‘If we stay, we die’ - villagers risk perilous, days-long journeys to Yangon through Rakhine conflict zone 
A mother and son hiked for hours through the hills as artillery shells exploded around them, and that was just day one
Jul 16, 2020
Rathedaung evacuees arrive in Sittwe on June 29, 2020.(Phadu Tun Aung/Myanmar Now)
Rakhine villagers still fleeing as second week of ‘clearance operation’ approaches
Evacuees are straining shelters in the state’s north, where more than 150,000 had already been displaced
Jul 3, 2020
The camp site seen before the state government banned the building of it (Photo: MP Khin Saw Wai)
Rakhine government stops IDP camp construction led by state MPs
With ongoing conflict displacing tens of thousands, current camps struggle to keep up
Apr 30, 2020