The National Laws of Myanmar: Making of Statelessness for the Rohingya

Parashar, Archana; Alam, Jobair

doi:10.1111/imig.12532

Cited by 31 publications

(12 citation statements)

References 30 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Unfortunately, the situation took a turn to the worse for Rohingyas after the 1962 military coup, and in 1982, under the then-new citizenship law, they were stripped of the right to full citizenship, thus becoming stateless in their own country (Parashar & Alam 2019). For decades, the army-led administrations in Myanmar consistently discriminated against the Rohingya, leaving them with extremely limited access to education, health care, and other basic rights.…”

Section: Brief Historical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Navigating Digital Borderscapes: A Case Study from Rohingya Refugee Settlements in Bangladesh

Hussain

Lee

2021

Asiascape

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Based on a case study of the lived experiences of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh between 2017 and 2019, this article focuses on displaced people’s digital needs and innovative efforts to navigate the challenges in their situation. The article first discusses the major barriers faced by Rohingya refugees in using various digital devices and platforms and how these obstacles adversely affect them in obtaining necessary information and humanitarian services. Our findings from the field highlight the uniquely important role that mobile repair shops in the camps play in providing online-offline hybrid solutions to circumvent restrictions imposed on the refugee community by the host government. The findings also show that different types of community leaders have emerged and that Rohingya women use digital means to push back against double discrimination. The article concludes with policy considerations related to the geopolitically transcendent issues of displacement, democracy, and digital rights.

show abstract

Section: Brief Historical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Navigating Digital Borderscapes: A Case Study from Rohingya Refugee Settlements in Bangladesh

Hussain

Lee

2021

Asiascape

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In postcolonial age the countries in South-East Asia used the concept of "indigeny" to distinguish the local inhabitants from outsiders (Parashar & Alam, 2018). Ardeth Maung Thawnghmung reveals how the Rakhine Buddhists and Muslims rely on the concept of "indigeneity" to assert their claims as citizens (Thawnghmung, 2016).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rohingya-The Stateless Community Becoming the Lost Generation

Rahman

Mohajan

2019

JEDEP

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Rohingya is a Muslim ethnic minority group in Rakhine State of Myanmar.It is now established but controversial fact that the Rohingya is a stateless population of the world who has found shelter across vast swathes of Asia mainly in Bangladesh, and also in India, Pakistan, Thailand and Malaysia. But a majority of Rohingyas are living in various camps of Bangladesh with statelessness identity. Recently, the UN warns that the Rohingya children who are living in various camps of Bangladesh would be the lost generations of the world. This article discusses the aspects of “stateless community” and “lost generation” of the world’s most persecuted people-the Rohingya.

show abstract

“…The government order giving them citizenship is nothing but a facade. The earlier constitutions (1947, 1974) and Citizenship Law of 1982 did provide citizenship to the Rohingyas, but the 2008 constitution stripped them of this (Parashar and Alam, 2019). A Rohingya must prove that both their parents are nationals of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.…”

Section: Reflections On the Application Of Post-truth Politics In Myamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A Rohingya must prove that both their parents are nationals of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. This remains impossible and impractical for the Rohingyas, “as the majority of parents of the Rohingyas do not hold any document to show that they are nationals of the Republic” (Parashar and Alam, 2019: 102). This is one way of ostracizing the Rohingyas from their rightful claim as citizens.…”

Section: Reflections On the Application Of Post-truth Politics In Myamentioning

confidence: 99%

The portrayal of the Rohingya genocide and refugee crisis in the age of post-truth politics

Siddiquee

2019

Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The systematic persecution and ethnic cleansing of the Rohingyas by Myanmar which resulted from populist hatred can be traced back to the Second World War when the Rohingyas sided with the British. Xenophobia has taken a permanent shape in the practice of power, the motive force behind the actions and reactions of successive Myanmar states and political elites. The colonial legacy has been used as the rationale for isolation and the use of violence against the Rohingyas. The socio-historical constructed and imposed identity throughout the colonial and post-colonial years has been used by the majority Buddhists to dehumanize the Rohingyas. The article argues that the historical identity creation and imposition by the majority Buddhists have facilitated the recent refugee crisis. The article aims to identify whether the tactics of post-truth politics have been used to fuel populist anti-Rohingya feelings among the majority Buddhists.

show abstract

The National Laws of Myanmar: Making of Statelessness for the Rohingya

Cited by 31 publications

References 30 publications

Navigating Digital Borderscapes: A Case Study from Rohingya Refugee Settlements in Bangladesh

Navigating Digital Borderscapes: A Case Study from Rohingya Refugee Settlements in Bangladesh

Rohingya-The Stateless Community Becoming the Lost Generation

The portrayal of the Rohingya genocide and refugee crisis in the age of post-truth politics

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About