Rohingya refugees without valid papers rounded up and confined to ‘holding centres’ in Jammu and Kashmir
3 years, 9 months ago

Rohingya refugees without valid papers rounded up and confined to ‘holding centres’ in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

The exercise of identifying Rohingya immigrants who are “illegally” staying in Jammu and Kashmir is in full swing, with the Union Territory administration collecting biometric and other details of members of the community. Civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained by the military regime, did littlle to assuage the Rohingyas’ condition in Myanmar while her party was in power, attracting worldwide condemnation. The holding centres, in the Hiranagar sub-jail in Kathua with a capacity to hold 250 people, were set up by a Home Department notification on March 5 under Section 3e of the Foreigners Act. The authorities were quoted in various newspaper reports as saying that “These immigrants were not holding valid passports required in terms of Section of the Passports Act.” According to reliable sources, a nationality verification drive will be initiated to ascertain their country of origin and on the basis of the findings, deportations would begin.

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BJP calling Purvanchalis as Rohingyas: Arvind Kejriwal
2 days, 19 hours ago

BJP calling Purvanchalis as Rohingyas: Arvind Kejriwal

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that BJP has branded Purvanchalis as ‘Rohingyas’ and ‘Bangladeshis’ and is seeking to disenfranchise voters from the community. Speaking at a press conference, the AAP chief said just two days ago, BJP president JP Nadda made offensive remarks against the ‘Purvanchali’ community during a session in Parliament as he compared …

Read how AAP which now blames BJP earlier facilitated Rohingyas
1 week ago

Read how AAP which now blames BJP earlier facilitated Rohingyas

Op India  

Aam Aadmi Party has made a name for itself due to various reasons. AAP supporters acknowledged that the Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi has worked very hard to uplift Muslims in Delhi, including “sharanarthi”, in a 2022 video that went viral from an Ahmedabad gathering organized by the “Muslim Fighters Club,” a community of Muslims based in Juhapura. However, he …

No amenities, no jobs: Rohingya suffer amid AAP-BJP slugfest
1 week ago

No amenities, no jobs: Rohingya suffer amid AAP-BJP slugfest

The Hindu  

Deen Md., a 65-year-old immigrant living in Madanpur Khadar colony of south Delhi, says he often hears the name of his ethnic group — Rohingya — in the political discourse, but it is never for anything good. Blame game The BJP, the main Opposition party in Delhi, has been accusing the ruling AAP of “helping to settle illegal Rohingya immigrants” …

Atishi writes to Shah over presence of Rohingya; Puri says AAP govt. ‘playing host’
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1 week ago

Atishi writes to Shah over presence of Rohingya; Puri says AAP govt. ‘playing host’

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and questioned how did “illegal Rohingya” reach the Capital from across the country’s border with Myanmar “without getting detected”. She also reiterated her party’s stance that the “illegal” Muslim refugees from Myanmar were “settled in large numbers” in Delhi by the BJP-led Centre, citing an over two-year-old …

Atishi Writes To Shah Over Rohingyas Row In Delhi, Accuses Centre Of 'Conscious Decision' To Settle Refugees
1 week, 1 day 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. …

Atishi claims Centre settling Rohingyas in Delhi; 'false narrative', says Hardeep Puri
1 week, 1 day ago

Atishi claims Centre settling Rohingyas in Delhi; 'false narrative', says Hardeep Puri

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday, accusing the BJP-led Centre of settling "a large number of illegal Rohingyas" in different parts of the city. Atishi claims Centre settling Rohingyas in Delhi; 'false narrative', says Hardeep Puri With the A targeting Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri over his tweets and claiming that …

A nuanced and compassionate understanding of Rohingya’s flight is the need of the hour
1 week, 1 day 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 …

Taking away rights of Delhi residents: Atishi to Amit Shah on Rohingya issue
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1 week, 1 day ago

Taking away rights of Delhi residents: Atishi to Amit Shah on Rohingya issue

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, raising concerns over the resettlement of Rohingyas in the national capital. The letter, sent amidst an ongoing political tussle between AAP and the BJP, highlights what Atishi described as the Centre's failure to protect India's borders, leading to the infiltration and alleged settlement of Rohingyas in Delhi. Atishi, …

Two-member UN team meets Rohingya Muslims in Jammu
1 week, 5 days ago

Two-member UN team meets Rohingya Muslims in Jammu

Deccan Chronicle  

Jammu: A two-member team of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees met Rohingya Muslims at a slum here amid a heated debate whether the illegally settled immigrants be provided water and electricity. Senior Protection Officer Tomoko Fukumura along with Protection Associate Ragini Trakroo Zutushi on Monday met the Rohingya Muslims and some local residents in the Kiryani Talab area …

J&K Parties Differ on How to Deal With Rohingya Refugees
1 week, 6 days ago

J&K Parties Differ on How to Deal With Rohingya Refugees

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: The Congress party on Tuesday called for dealing with the Rohingya refugees in Jammu in accordance with the international conventions and law and said that curtailing basic amenities to them is tantamount to a criminal act. While addressing a press conference in Jammu, the BJP J&K unit chief spokesman Sunil Sethi said that the party will urge Lieutenant Governor …

Jammu tenants’ verification bring Rohingyas into spotlight
3 weeks, 6 days 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 …

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

Northeastern View | Rohingya refugees entering India through the Northeast need humanitarian assistance, not punishment
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Northeastern View | Rohingya refugees entering India through the Northeast need humanitarian assistance, not punishment

Hindustan Times  

On the evening of July 30, police in Tripura arrested six women from Bangladesh who had allegedly crossed over to India illegally. The detentions, once again, bring to sharp relief the role of Northeast India as a key asylum route for Rohingya refugees. Rohingya refugees and the Northeast For long, Rohingya refugees have entered India through Northeast India, which shares …

Invisible suffering of Rohingya refugees
6 months ago

Invisible suffering of Rohingya refugees

The Hindu  

At a recent group psychosocial support session for Rohingya women refugees in Delhi, women burst into laughter when the therapist asked about feeling anxious at night. Most of them fled Myanmar between 2012 and 2017 when the Myanmar military started the “clearance operation,” killing Rohingya people, raping women, and destroying their villages in Rakhine state. While there has been considerable …

Violence in Myanmar Forces 45,000 Rohingya to Flee
6 months, 4 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 …

Muslim portal 'Maktoob Media' peddles victimhood of illegal Rohingyas in India, bats for their citizenship
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Muslim portal 'Maktoob Media' peddles victimhood of illegal Rohingyas in India, bats for their citizenship

Op India  

Maktoob Media, a website which focuses on creating a false narrative of Muslim victimhood on the 24th of May shared a video where they spoke to illegal Rohingya Muslims living in India. The video aimed to show how Rohingya Muslims deserve citizenship in India just like CAA extended expedited citizenship to those minorities persecuted in neighbouring Muslim-majority countries. pic.twitter.com/jGcFe1b4Vn — …

Rohingya mark Eid in Indonesia limbo after treacherous sea voyage
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

India says new law saves persecuted refugees. Rohingya ask ‘Why not us?’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

India says new law saves persecuted refugees. Rohingya ask ‘Why not us?’

Al Jazeera  

As New Delhi claims to help persecuted minorities in South Asia through the law, the mainly Muslim refugees from Myanmar face deportation. Kolkata, India – Muhammad Hamin has been unable to sleep at night since March 8 when the government of the northeast Indian state of Manipur ordered the deportation of Rohingya refugees. Three days after the Manipur government began …

Bangladesh Once Again Cries Foul Over Rohingya Issue With India
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh Once Again Cries Foul Over Rohingya Issue With India

ABP News  

New Delhi: Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Hasan Mahmud Wednesday once again discussed the issue of growing number of Rohingya refugees in that country and how it has become a security challenge for Dhaka during his maiden visit to India in the current capacity. The two-day visit began Tuesday during which time Mahmud met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National …

Dozens of Rohingya refugees flee Malaysian immigration detention centre
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

The Rohingya: A Forgotten and Friendless People
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

As more Rohingya arrive by boat, Indonesia asks the international community to share its burden
1 year ago

As more Rohingya arrive by boat, Indonesia asks the international community to share its burden

Associated Press  

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Indonesia said Tuesday it is appealing to the international community for help after more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived on its shores by boat since November. But the growing hostility of some Indonesians toward the Rohingya, who come from refugee camps in Bangladesh, has put pressure on President Joko Widodo’s government to take action. He …

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

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

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Two boats carrying two groups of more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including …

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

Who Cares About the Rohingya?
1 year ago

Who Cares About the Rohingya?

The Diplomat  

In mid-October, the head of the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR gave an interview to Reuters in which he detailed the difficulty of securing the funding necessary to feed and house the estimated 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. “Otherwise, really, I’m worried about the future of Rohingya refugees and the patience of the host country in hosting them.” There …

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

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, 1 month 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 …

India’s Rohingya refugee children are not criminals
1 year, 3 months ago

India’s Rohingya refugee children are not criminals

The Hindu  

A five-month-old infant born to a Rohingya refugee died in a detention or holding centre in Jammu in July. In this particular holding centre in Jammu, which was a prison before, more than 250 Rohingya refugees including women and children have been confined there since March 2021. Thus, hundreds of Rohingya refugees have been arbitrarily detained, many languishing indefinitely in …

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 …

Haryana’s Nuh violence: Police arrested several Rohingya refugees
1 year, 4 months ago

Haryana’s Nuh violence: Police arrested several Rohingya refugees

Live Mint  

Haryana Police has arrested various Rohingya refugees in connection with the recent clashes in Nuh district. According to PTI, authorities had demolished around 250 shanties on encroached government land in Tauru and areas neighbouring Nuh district on August 4. Nuh deputy commissioner Prashant Pawar told Hindustan Times that more than 50 illegal properties held by Rohingyas were identified and a …

Nuh communal violence: Several Rohingya refugees arrested; Haryana Police says ‘we have evidence’
1 year, 4 months ago

Nuh communal violence: Several Rohingya refugees arrested; Haryana Police says ‘we have evidence’

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana Police has arrested several Rohingya refugees in connection with the recent communal violence in Nuh district. Narender Bijarniya, Nuh superintendent of police, said Rohingya refugees had illegally occupied the land of Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran in Tauru due to which the demolition drive was carried out but some of them have also been identified for pelting stones and …

Rohingya settlements in Nuh bulldozed in riot-aftermath
1 year, 4 months ago

Rohingya settlements in Nuh bulldozed in riot-aftermath

Hindustan Times  

Shanties in Rohingya camps located in Nuh’s Tauru area were bulldozed on Thursday evening, local police said, adding they have identified suspects among Rohingya refugees who were allegedly involved in this week’s communal violence in the area, and that the camps were encroachments. The government estimate puts the figure of Rohingya refugees living in India beyond 40,000 with maximum concentration …

Government toughens stance against Rohingya refugees
1 year, 4 months ago

Government toughens stance against Rohingya refugees

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 26, 2023 19:00 IST - 5 MINS READ On July 24, the Uttar Pradesh Police’s specialised counter-terrorism unit, called the Anti-Terror Squad, led a late-night crackdown against Rohingya Muslims in different shanties and camps across the western part of the State. The authorities received information that a maulvi was providing various kinds of training, including Urdu lessons, …

India police arrest 74 Rohingya refugees in latest crackdown
1 year, 4 months ago

India police arrest 74 Rohingya refugees in latest crackdown

Al Jazeera  

The arrested include 14 women and five children living in six districts of Uttar Pradesh state ‘after crossing the border illegally’, police said. Indian police say they have arrested 74 Rohingya refugees for living “illegally” in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in a move activists condemned as an arbitrary crackdown on people fleeing violence. Those arrested included 55 men, …

A new wave of violence rocks Rohingya camps
1 year, 5 months ago

A new wave of violence rocks Rohingya camps

The Hindu  

In a brazen, daylight attack earlier this month, a group of assailants knifed a Rohingya community leader to death in Cox’s Bazar and fled. The rights group documented 26 cases of violence against Rohingya, including murder, kidnapping, torture, rape and sexual assault, and forced marriage, drawing on interviews with 45 Rohingya refugees between January and April 2023. Several Rohingya reported …

Rohingya in Bangladesh protest to be sent home after UN aid cut
1 year, 6 months ago

Rohingya in Bangladesh protest to be sent home after UN aid cut

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands of refugees demonstrate in Bangladesh camps to push for repatriation to Myanmar after food ration is slashed. ‘What future do we have here?’ Rohingya community leader Mohammad Jashim said he was keen to return to Myanmar but wanted his citizenship rights guaranteed. We want to go back home with all our rights, including citizenship, free movement, livelihood, …

HRW condemns Bangladesh, Myanmar on plan to repatriate Rohingya
1 year, 7 months ago

HRW condemns Bangladesh, Myanmar on plan to repatriate Rohingya

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch says Bangladesh ‘shouldn’t forget why Rohingya became refugees’ and recognise that those factors have not changed. The Human Rights Watch has criticised sharply a plan to return Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar, saying it poses “grave risks” to their lives and liberty. “Bangladesh authorities shouldn’t forget the reasons why Rohingya became refugees in the first place, …

Rohingya refugees in arbitrary detention, denied exit permissions by India: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Rohingya refugees in arbitrary detention, denied exit permissions by India: Report

The Hindu  

May 18, 2023 10:30 pm | Updated May 19, 2023 09:53 am IST - New Delhi India is not allowing exit permissions for Rohingya refugees who have completed refugee status determinations with the UN Refugee Agency and “gained approval from third countries for resettlement,” says a new report titled ‘A Shadow of Refuge: Rohingya Refugees in India’. “Separating Rohingya children …

Photos: Rohingya in Myanmar count the dead after Cyclone Mocha
1 year, 7 months ago

Photos: Rohingya in Myanmar count the dead after Cyclone Mocha

Al Jazeera  

Rohingya people in cyclone-hit Myanmar buried loved ones outside shattered villages and searched for the missing, expecting little help from a government that denies their identity. Cyclone Mocha snapped bridges, downed power lines, and ruptured close-lying huts in displacement camps and villages across Rakhine state, leaving tens of thousands of the persecuted minority even more on the edge. The Arakan …

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