of relentless travel, they reached a refugee camp. Similarly, Alom’s journey from his home to Bangladesh was filled with hardship. After being displaced from his village, he and his family initially sought refuge in Pyin Pyu, an area under AA control. However, conditions there remained unsafe, forcing them to seek refuge across the border. The journey was also filled with danger. They spent nights on the road without access to food or water. When they first attempted to cross into Bangladesh, they were pushed back by the border guards of Bangladesh. With no other option, they waited and made another attempt, spending two nights in a valley called Jalaidiv before finally managing to reach the refugee camps. The journey exposed them to immense suffering. Alom witnessed many casualties along the way, including men, women, and children who perished near the riverside. Their only means of transportation was a rowboat, which made the journey even more treacherous. ➔ Emotional and Psychological Impact The number of internally displaced persons in Myanmar in January 2025 has gone up to 3.5 million - a considerable increase of nearly 1.5 million since 2023. This is a worry for all of us as it represents one of the world's fastest growing displacement crises. Not to talk of the victims, such a volume of displacement would affect any rational mind. In a range of testimonies for the report, it was apparent that the displacement of the Rohingya community has been quite impactful for all of them. Being separated from his family, for instance, has caused significant emotional disturbance for Abdullah. He describes in his testimony that displacement has stripped him of home, his family and the sense of community. Virtually all contributors to this report shared a common feeling that they face due to displacement and family separation. Their testimonies unanimously revealed how forced migration and fractured kinship networks have left deep emotional scars. This psychological violence in the form of anxiety, depression, and many other psychological disorders has also been documented and highlighted as a result of their long persecution. We must also understand that all such terms are purely clinical frameworks that reduce experiences to diagnostic categories. However, the psychosocial challenges faced by such vulnerable people demand an analysis of testimonies from a ‘social suffering’ point of view. It means that the affected individuals and their families collectively share the same amount of loss 54