from Myanmar to Malaysia, in July 2024, was filled with immense difficulties, dangers and challenges. Initially, he left the internally displaced camp and moved to a place in Buthidaung, where agents were luring Rohingya people who were ready to flee the country. From there, he was taken to the seashore, where he boarded a boat. The journey eventually brought him to Malabaing. From there, he and 135 Rohingya men, women, and children were put into a truck and transported to Myawaddy. The journey was extremely dangerous, with limited access to food and water. The conditions were deplorable, and the travelers suffered physical abuse at the hands of Rakhine agents. Noor himself was beaten multiple times without any reason. After a period of 11 days in Thailand, the agents or smugglers finally transported him to Malaysia, where his brother received him. Throughout the journey, Noor says that he has experienced extreme situations for himself as well as people he traveled with in unsafe and overcrowded boats. Many of his fellow travelers were severely beaten up by the smugglers for a variety of reasons. The experience was both physically and emotionally traumatizing for him. Similarly, Amir Faesal fled from Myanmar to Thailand with his sister. Their journey began with a boat ride, arranged by the agents, to Shamila, followed by travel to Puna Jwen, where they stayed for 14 days. From there, they were made to sit into a boat that sailed for seven days without food or water. The conditions on board were inhumane. They were overcrowded, faced heat, unsanitary spaces, and brutality from traffickers. He mentions an incident when he was beaten up with a belt by one of the smugglers for attempting to move to the upper deck in search of air. The boat ferried them through seas and oceans for days and nights. Upon reaching the Thailand border, they walked for another 14 days through dense terrain to enter Thailand. Along the way, he witnessed the consequences of displacement and family disintegration firsthand. On the boat, people chatted among themselves, sharing stories about family members they did not know about their locations. He also says that he still remembers navigating through dangerous routes in the sea, and he saw his fellow people breaking down from fatigue and fear. No humanitarian organizations or any state forces came to their aid during the journey, and they survived through sheer will and looking at each other. The dangers faced by those fleeing were not limited to the dangerous sea crossings, the overland journey particularly to Bangladesh was equally filled with hardship. From their villages and towns, people moved under constant fear, anxious about being intercepted by the AA forces or 52

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