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Al Jazeera
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Emily Fishbein

Myanmar’s striking civil servants: Displaced, forgotten, but holding on

Thousands of people have sought refuge across the border in the Indian state of Mizoram [Emily Fishbein/Al Jazeera]

Mizoram, India – From the patio of a concrete house overlooking the verdant mountains stretching from the Indian state of Mizoram to her native Chin State in neighbouring Myanmar, Grace wistfully recalls her days working for her country’s education department.

“Even though the salary was low, I really valued that work,” she said. “I stayed in the office more than my own home, and I felt closer to it.”

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