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“I lost all hope for my life”: Arakan Army accused of detaining Rohingya in forced labour camps
['Ali M. Latifi', 'Anonymous Rohingya Researcher', 'Cox S Bazar']
IRIN - Myanmar
“You must go back to where you came from – Bangladesh,” Sharif recalled a Rohingya youth conscripted into the AA telling the elders in the camp.
We have decided to return to Bangladesh,” Sharif recalled them saying.
In March, Sharif and several dozen other Rohingya were told to report to the local Arakan Army-run police station for photographs.
Drone bombings and attacks on villagesThe forced labour camps are just one example of the alleged abuses the Rohingya face in Myanmar.
*The names of interviewees who were victims of forced labour have been changed to protect their identities for security reasons.
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