‘One Rohingya from every household’: Myanmar junta formalises forced conscription in Rakhine State

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The Myanmar junta implemented a formal policy of forced conscription in Rakhine State, requiring Rohingya communities to provide recruits on rotation, intensifying previous practices that have forced thousands into military service.

The new order requires Rohingya communities around Sittwe to provide recruits on a rotating basis, formalising a junta practice that residents say has already forced thousands into service