The Guardian
Kaamil Ahmed
Tue 14 May 2024
Myanmar military has conscripted 1,000 Rohingya men and boys since February, with fears some are being used as human shields, according to NGOs
Rohingya passengers get off the train ahead of Sittwe, Rakhine state, as they are not allowed to disembark at the main station. The ethnic minority fear going out in case they are conscripted. Photograph: Riva Press
For more than four hours Abdullah* waited in the darkness as soldiers marched 30 of his neighbours from their homes in the Myanmar border state of Rakhine and forced them by gunpoint to join him on the truck that would take them all to a military base.