Burma: Exiled in Malaysia, Rakhine State Residents Testify to Junta Violence

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In Burma, the junta is still trying to crush the resistance of dozens of ethnic armed groups and pro-democracy militias, using bombings against civilians and forced conscription. Especially in Rakhine State, north-west Burma, where the most intense fighting is raging. Tens of thousands of inhabitants have fled the area, sometimes to other countries such as Malaysia. Concerned for their relatives who remained in Burma, exiles testify.