12 suspected Rohingyas held in Mizoram
5 years, 8 months ago

12 suspected Rohingyas held in Mizoram

India TV News  

A total of 12 suspected Rohingyas from Bangladesh were arrested in Mizoram for entering the state without valid travel documents, a police officer said on Monday. Eight women and four boys from Bangladesh were taken from a house to Bawngkawn police station here on Sunday, Deputy Inspector of Police Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said. In late April, eight Rohingya women have detained at India-Myanmar border Vairengte town for trying to enter Mizoram illegally and were pushed back. More than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled from Myanmar's Rakhine state to neighboring Bangladesh since August 2017 after a military crackdown, triggering a massive refugee crisis.

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BJP's Kapil Mishra accuses AAP of aiding Rohingyas, adding them to Delhi voters list
3 days, 9 hours ago

BJP's Kapil Mishra accuses AAP of aiding Rohingyas, adding them to Delhi voters list

The Hindu  

BJP leader Kapil Mishra has accused the Aam Aadmi Party of aiding Rohingyas by adding them to the voters list of Delhi and attempting to change the demography of the city. Meanwhile, BJP candidate from Kalkaji, Ramesh Bidhuri on Saturday alleged that Bangladeshi infiltrators and Rohingyas are being settled in Delhi with the support of parties like Congress, AAP and …

Two boats with more than 260 Rohingya refugees arrives in Indonesia’s coast
1 week, 2 days ago

Two boats with more than 260 Rohingya refugees arrives in Indonesia’s coast

Associated Press  

LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia — More than 260 weak and hungry Rohingya refugees, mostly women and children, have landed in Indonesia in two boats, officials said Monday. Indonesia has appealed for help from the international community following a sharp rise in the number of Rohingya leaving the overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh since last year. On Saturday, Malaysian authorities said they turned …

Malaysia turns away two boats carrying around 300 Rohingyas
Top News
1 week, 3 days ago

Malaysia turns away two boats carrying around 300 Rohingyas

Op India  

Two boats believed to be carrying around 300 Rohingya Muslims were reportedly turned away by Malaysian authorities on Saturday. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement confirmed that it had prior intimation about two boats trying to enter their territory. Therefore, the Malaysian authorities provided food supplies and drinking water before turning the boats away. “The MMEA provided assistance, including food and clean …

Malaysia turns back boats carrying 300 M
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1 week, 3 days ago

Malaysia turns back boats carrying 300 M

Hindustan Times  

KUALA LUMPUR, - Malaysia's coast guard escorted away from its waters two boats carrying almost 300 undocumented Myanmar migrants found in a state of exhaustion for lack of food and water, a top agency official said. Malaysia turns back boats carrying 300 M Authorities gave the migrants food supplies and clean drinking water after the boats were discovered on Friday …

Malaysia turns away 2 boats with nearly 300 Rohingya refugees after dozens landed on island
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1 week, 3 days ago

Malaysia turns away 2 boats with nearly 300 Rohingya refugees after dozens landed on island

Associated Press  

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities said Saturday that they have turned away two boats carrying nearly 300 people believed to be Muslim Rohingya refugees who were found to have entered the country illegally. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said that it had information that two more boats were attempting to enter the country after a boatload of 196 Rohingya …

Atishi Writes To Shah Over Rohingyas Row In Delhi, Accuses Centre Of 'Conscious Decision' To Settle Refugees
1 month ago

Atishi Writes To Shah Over Rohingyas Row In Delhi, Accuses Centre Of 'Conscious Decision' To Settle Refugees

ABP News  

As the ruling AAP and BJP continue to hit out at each other amid the ongoing row over Rohingyas and Bangladeshis staying illegally in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, slamming the central government for its "conscious decision" of settling illegal migrant Rohingya refugees in different parts of the city. …

A nuanced and compassionate understanding of Rohingya’s flight is the need of the hour
1 month ago

A nuanced and compassionate understanding of Rohingya’s flight is the need of the hour

The Hindu  

The presence of Rohingya community within India is progressively becoming an issue of political blame-game and some political actors are busy pedalling mass anxiety without factoring in the complex multiplicity of vectors related to the issue, including the growing importance of the issue globally. They have accused the ruling National Conference government of protecting the settlers by providing them with …

Jammu tenants’ verification bring Rohingyas into spotlight
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Jammu tenants’ verification bring Rohingyas into spotlight

Hindustan Times  

Even as Jammu Police has embarked on tenants’ verification drive in Jammu district since Sunday, detaining four Rohingya refugees and booking five landlords for renting out their properties to them, nearly 275 Rohingyas remain lodged in Hirangar sub-jail in Kathua district since March 2021. “In our tenants’ verification drive since Sunday, we have detained four Rohingya refugees under Foreigners Act …

Hundreds of Rohingya Arrive in Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds of Rohingya Arrive in Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh

Hindustan Times  

About 146 Rohingya have landed in Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh provinces, marking the second wave of arrivals within a week. The boats carrying the refugees arrived in the Deli Serdang area of North Sumatra, with all of them surviving and being temporarily accommodated in a local administration office.

Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar
4 months ago

Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar

The Hindu  

Bangladesh has ramped up vigilance at its border with Myanmar, with at least 18,000 Rohingya Muslims crossing over in recent months to escape escalating violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, officials in Dhaka said. The new arrivals add to more than one million Rohingya refugees already living in overcrowded camps in Cox’s Bazar district after they fled a military-led crackdown …

Seven infiltrators from Bangladesh held in Tripura
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Seven infiltrators from Bangladesh held in Tripura

The Hindu  

“Five Bangladeshis and two Rohingyas, who entered Tripura without valid documents, were arrested from two separate areas in the northeastern state,” police said on Sunday. “Acting on a tip-off, Government Railway Police personnel detained two persons from Agartala station on Friday,” a senior officer said. "Ramzan Ali and Azida Begum crossed the international border and planned to go to Kolkata …

Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar

The Hindu  

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh on Sunday marked the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding safe return to Myanmar's Rakhine state. The refugees gathered in an open field at Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar district carrying banners and festoons reading “Hope is Home” and “We Rohingya are the citizens …

Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar

Associated Press  

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh on Sunday marked the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding safe return to Myanmar’s Rakhine state. The refugees gathered in an open field at Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar district carrying banners and festoons reading “Hope is Home” and “We …

Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar

The Independent  

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Ethnic armed group suspected of deadly attack on Rohingya Muslims trying to flee Myanmar
5 months ago

Ethnic armed group suspected of deadly attack on Rohingya Muslims trying to flee Myanmar

ABC  

An ethnic armed group resisting Myanmar's military government is suspected of carrying out a deadly attack on Rohingya Muslims trying to flee the war-torn country on Monday. However, two self-described survivors contacted by the Associated Press blamed the group for the attack, as did Rohingya activists and Myanmar's military government. Rohingya activists fear civilians could be targeted and thousands forced …

Violence in Myanmar Forces 45,000 Rohingya to Flee
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Violence in Myanmar Forces 45,000 Rohingya to Flee

Deccan Chronicle  

The United Nations has reported that intensifying violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has driven 45,000 Rohingya to seek refuge, amid accusations of severe human rights violations including beheadings and burnings of property. Renewed clashes erupted after the Arakan Army attacked government forces in November, breaking a ceasefire that had lasted since a 2021 military coup. The Rohingya, a Muslim minority …

Myanmar rebel group claims control of town, Muslim Rohingya flee again
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar rebel group claims control of town, Muslim Rohingya flee again

ABC  

In short: A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group has seized control of a town in western Rakhine state. Khine Thu Kha, a spokesman for the Arakan Army, said its soldiers had taken Buthidaung near Myanmar's border with Bangladesh, marking another defeat for the ruling junta that is fighting opposition groups on multiple fronts. Junta's biggest challenge Myanmar has been in …

Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized
8 months, 1 week ago

Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized

Hindustan Times  

MEULABOH, Indonesia — The boat glided across waters that were dark and still, under a night sky that was cloudless and calm. Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized The captain and crew who she says had tortured her and three other women and girls were not finished. “If you don’t …

Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized
8 months, 1 week ago

Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized

The Independent  

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Bangladesh repatriates Myanmar troops after fighting on border
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh repatriates Myanmar troops after fighting on border

The Hindu  

Bangladesh sent home nearly 300 Myanmar troops and civil servants on Thursday who fled across the border to escape attacks on their outposts near the frontier between the two countries. Violent clashes between soldiers of the Arakan Army, an armed group belonging to an ethnic minority, and junta forces since late last year saw hundreds of fleeing troops cross into …

Rohingya mark Eid in Indonesia limbo after treacherous sea voyage
9 months ago

Rohingya mark Eid in Indonesia limbo after treacherous sea voyage

Hindustan Times  

At a damaged temporary shelter in western Indonesia, Rohingya men slick their hair with gel while women apply make-up and colourful hijabs to look the part for prayers at the start of Eid-al-Fitr festivities. Men, women and children unfolded mats by tent shelters for a sombre morning prayer at the start of the Muslim holiday, with some mothers drawing henna …

Rohingya who moved to island in Bangladesh are learning job skills, says Japanese charity chief
9 months ago

Rohingya who moved to island in Bangladesh are learning job skills, says Japanese charity chief

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Japan’s Nippon Foundation will spend $2 million to help move tens of thousands more Rohingya refugees to a remote island in Bangladesh and provide them with skills training, the charity’s chairman said. Speaking to The Associated Press on Sunday after a visit to Bhashan Char, Yohei Sasakawa praised the support the government has provided to refugees on …

Rohingya refugee women survive on the edge
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Rohingya refugee women survive on the edge

Deccan Chronicle  

Geneva, Mar 26 Thin, under-nourished women, clad in cotton saris and headscarves, sit on their haunches amid the warren of mud and thatched huts. Even as Rohingya women refugees have little or no access to stable economic opportunities, especially in the face of widespread poverty, many have taken to prostitution as a means of survival. Shagufta’s condition is representative of …

Conflict in Myanmar is worrying India and Bangladesh: Hasan Mahmud
11 months, 1 week ago

Conflict in Myanmar is worrying India and Bangladesh: Hasan Mahmud

The Hindu  

February 07, 2024 11:32 pm | Updated 11:33 pm IST - NEW DELHI The escalating conflict between Myanmar’s military and ethnic armed organisations is a matter of concern for both India and Bangladesh as both countries share borders with Myanmar, the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Hasan Mahmud said in New Delhi on Wednesday. Myanmar border guards and military personnel who …

Dozens of Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian immigration detention centre
11 months, 1 week ago

Dozens of Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian immigration detention centre

Al Jazeera  

Police blame riot after 115 Rohingya and 16 other people from Myanmar escaped the facility on Thursday night. Malaysia is searching for dozens of Rohingya refugees and other people from Myanmar after they escaped from a temporary immigration detention centre in the country’s north. Other people from Myanmar have sought sanctuary in Malaysia amid a deepening civil war since the …

Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Across a treacherous stretch of water, the Rohingya came by the thousands, then died by the hundreds. Last year, nearly 4,500 Rohingya — two-thirds of them women and children — fled their homeland of Myanmar and the refugee camps in neighboring Bangladesh by boat, the United Nations’ refugee agency reported. “Southeast Asian waters are one of the deadliest …

Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll

The Independent  

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The Rohingya: A Forgotten and Friendless People
1 year ago

The Rohingya: A Forgotten and Friendless People

The Diplomat  

In the middle of November, boats began washing up on the beaches of Aceh in western Indonesia. “Six years after most of them fled Myanmar’s Rakhine State,” the ICG report stated, “the almost one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are no closer to returning home.” At the same time conditions in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar are deteriorating as …

Over 150 Myanmar soldiers flee to Mizoram village after rebel forces capture camps; some critically injured
1 year ago

Over 150 Myanmar soldiers flee to Mizoram village after rebel forces capture camps; some critically injured

Hindustan Times  

As many as 151 Myanmar soldiers fled to Mizoram's Lawngtlai district after their camps in the neighbouring country were overrun by an armed ethnic group, news agency PTI reported citing an Assam Rifles officer said on Saturday. The Myanmarese Army personnel, also known as the ‘Tatmadaw’, fled with their arms and approached the Assam Rifles at Tuisentlang in Lawngtlai district …

Hundreds of residents on Indonesian island protest the growing arrival of Rohingya refugees by sea
1 year ago

Hundreds of residents on Indonesian island protest the growing arrival of Rohingya refugees by sea

Associated Press  

SABANG, Indonesia — More than 200 people protested Monday against the continued arrival of Rohingya refugees by boat on an island in Indonesia. Over 1,500 Rohingya, who fled violent attacks in Myanmar and now are leaving camps in neighboring Bangladesh in search of better lives, have arrived in Aceh off the tip of Sumatra since November. The protesters, many of …

Underage Rohingya girls trapped in abusive marriages in Malaysia
1 year, 1 month ago

Underage Rohingya girls trapped in abusive marriages in Malaysia

Firstpost  

It wasn’t her choice. In desperation, a neighbor found a man in Malaysia who would pay the 18,000 ringgit fee for the girl’s passage and — after she married him — send money to her family for food. Deteriorating conditions in Myanmar and in neighboring Bangladesh’s refugee camps are driving scores of underage Rohingya girls to Malaysia for arranged marriages …

‘I feel trapped': Scores of underage Rohingya girls forced into abusive marriages in Malaysia
1 year, 1 month ago

‘I feel trapped': Scores of underage Rohingya girls forced into abusive marriages in Malaysia

Associated Press  

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — In a bedroom in Malaysia that has become a prison, the 14-year-old girl wipes away tears as she sits cross-legged on the concrete floor. “I feel trapped.” ___ Deteriorating conditions in Myanmar and in neighboring Bangladesh’s refugee camps are driving scores of underage Rohingya girls to Malaysia for arranged marriages with Rohingya men who frequently abuse …

Rohingya Muslims in Indonesia struggle to find shelter. President says government will help for now
1 year, 1 month ago

Rohingya Muslims in Indonesia struggle to find shelter. President says government will help for now

The Independent  

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Rohingya Muslims in Indonesia struggle to find shelter. President says government will help for now
1 year, 1 month ago

Rohingya Muslims in Indonesia struggle to find shelter. President says government will help for now

Associated Press  

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — His face showed exhaustion, restlessness, and confusion. Two boats carrying two groups of more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, reached Indonesia’s northernmost Aceh province on Sunday. Since November, more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh province. Ann Maymann, a UNHCR official who was in Banda Aceh, told …

Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia’s Aceh region after weeks at sea
1 year, 1 month ago

Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia’s Aceh region after weeks at sea

Associated Press  

ACEH BESAR, Indonesia — Two boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, arrived at Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday morning after being adrift for weeks. One boat, which had been at sea for about one and a half months and carrying 135 people, arrived at a beach in Lamreh village in Aceh Besar …

Indonesia suspects human trafficking is behind the increasing number of Rohingya refugees
1 year, 1 month ago

Indonesia suspects human trafficking is behind the increasing number of Rohingya refugees

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s government blames a surge in human trafficking for the increasing number of Rohingya Muslims that have entered the country over the past few weeks, the Indonesian president said Friday. President Joko Widodo said in a televised news conference that he received “reports about the increasing number of Rohingya refugees entering Indonesian territory, especially Aceh Province.” “There …

Indonesia suspects human trafficking is behind the increasing number of Rohingya refugees
1 year, 1 month ago

Indonesia suspects human trafficking is behind the increasing number of Rohingya refugees

The Independent  

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Aboard 2 ships adrift at sea, 400 Rohingya are ‘looking death in the eye,’ U.N. says
1 year, 1 month ago

Aboard 2 ships adrift at sea, 400 Rohingya are ‘looking death in the eye,’ U.N. says

LA Times  

An estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea without adequate supplies could die if more is not done to rescue them, according to the United Nations refugee agency and aid workers. “There are about 400 children, women and men looking death in the eye if there are no moves to save these …

More than 100 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia: officials
1 year, 1 month ago

More than 100 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia: officials

The Hindu  

More than 100 Rohingya refugees including women and children landed in Indonesia's westernmost province on Saturday, officials said, but locals were threatening to push them back to sea. The arrival comes after more than 1,000 Rohingya refugees landed in Aceh last month, the biggest wave of Rohingya refugee arrivals in Indonesia since 2015, according to the United Nations refugee agency. …

Nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees arrive by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh region in one week
1 year, 1 month ago

Nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees arrive by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh region in one week

Associated Press  

LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia — Almost 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have arrived by boat in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh in the last six days, officials said Monday. “The thwarted landing of hundreds of Rohingya refugees is a big step back for Indonesia, where communities have previously shown generosity and humanity towards those seeking safety after perilous boat journeys,” said Usman …

About 250 Rohingya refugees in Indonesia sent back to sea
1 year, 1 month ago

About 250 Rohingya refugees in Indonesia sent back to sea

Hindustan Times  

About 250 Rohingya refugees in an overcrowded wooden boat have been turned away from western Indonesia and sent back to sea, residents said Friday. Ethnic Rohingya disembark from their boat upon landing in Ulee Madon, North Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Rohingya Muslims walk through waters after they are temporarily allowed by locals to land in Ulee Madon beach, …

More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents
1 year, 1 month ago

More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents

The Independent  

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More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents
1 year, 1 month ago

More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents

Associated Press  

ACEH UTARA, Indonesia — Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local residents. Officials said the boat most recently tried to land in Aceh Utara district, in Indonesia’s Aceh province, on Thursday afternoon, but left a few hours later. Residents of the Ulee Madon …

Myanmar seeking to repatriate Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar seeking to repatriate Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh

Al Jazeera  

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are reluctant to repatriate without guarantees for safety, dignity and and the recuperation of their homes. Bangladesh hosts nearly one million Rohingya refugees, most of whom fled Myanmar in 2017, when the military launched what the United Nations describes as a campaign with “genocidal intent” against the mostly-Muslim minority. The team of Myanmar officials arrived at …

The petition challenging Rohingya refugees’ ‘illegal detention’ in India | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

The petition challenging Rohingya refugees’ ‘illegal detention’ in India | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Shadiya, a 22-year-old, has spent three years detained in a ‘holding’ centre for Rohingya refugees; separated from her child, she lives in a closed space without sunlight, described as big enough to barely spread one’s mattress. A writ petition in the Supreme Court on October 10 challenged the hostile and dehumanising conditions many Rohingya refugees like …

UN refugee chief says Rohingya who fled Myanmar must not be forgotten during other world crises
1 year, 2 months ago

UN refugee chief says Rohingya who fled Myanmar must not be forgotten during other world crises

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees urged the international community on Tuesday not to forget the plight of ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in the midst of many other world crises. Speaking on the sidelines of a regional meeting on Rohingya refugee assistance in Bangkok, he emphasized that a ”voluntary, dignified return to Myanmar” by the Rohingya refugees …

Manipur, Mizoram differ on Myanmar ‘refugees’
1 year, 3 months ago

Manipur, Mizoram differ on Myanmar ‘refugees’

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Mizoram government has decided against collecting the biometrics and biographical data of ‘refugees’ from Myanmar while its Manipur counterpart has sought more time from the Centre in view of the ongoing Kuki-Meitei conflict to complete the exercise. A Mizoram Home Department official said on Thursday that the State Cabinet decided on Wednesday not to proceed with the proposed …

Rohingya refugees fled Myanmar only to ‘live in fear’ in India
1 year, 4 months ago

Rohingya refugees fled Myanmar only to ‘live in fear’ in India

Al Jazeera  

In Nuh, the only Muslim-majority district in the state of Haryana, Rohingya refugees live in fear of violence and detention. Nuh, India – Abdul Jabbar, a Rohingya refugee living in a camp 80km from New Delhi, went to a nearby store earlier this month to find out what was keeping his 14-year-old son, who had left hours earlier to buy …

Myanmar arrests nearly 150 fleeing Rohingya
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar arrests nearly 150 fleeing Rohingya

The Hindu  

Myanmar authorities have arrested nearly 150 Rohingya suspected of trying to flee the country, an official told AFP on Tuesday. The military launched a crackdown on Rohingya in 2017, and thousands now risk their lives each year making perilous journeys from camps in Bangladesh and Myanmar to reach Muslim-majority Malaysia and Indonesia. Bangladesh and Myanmar have discussed efforts to begin …

At least 17 dead as boat carrying Rohingya refugees sinks in Bay of Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

At least 17 dead as boat carrying Rohingya refugees sinks in Bay of Bengal

Al Jazeera  

Eight people were rescued and 30 remain missing from the boat, which was headed for Malaysia. At least 17 Rohingya refugees have been killed, and 30 remain missing after a boat capsized in bad weather in the Bay of Bengal earlier this week, aid workers in Myanmar said. Volunteers said on Thursday that eight people were rescued from the boat, …

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