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    Their country denies they exist, they refuse to be forgotten

    Jul 30, 2025

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    Rebecca L. Loot
    Rebecca L. Loot

    The Myanmar military burned villages but couldn’t destroy memories. Now Rohingya refugees are turning salvaged family photographs and faded certificates into evidence of their historical presence in a country that insists they never belonged.

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