As more Rohingya arrive by boat, Indonesia asks the international community to share its burden
1 year, 3 months 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 urged the international community to “show more responsibility in efforts to resolve the Rohingya refugee problem.” Indonesia, like Thailand and Malaysia, is not a signatory to the U.N.’s 1951 Refugee Convention outlining their legal protections, so is not obligated to accept them. Ann Maymann, a UNHCR official in Aceh, said too many of the arriving Rohingya are held in “unsuitable sites.” She told The Associated Press they are working with partners on providing humanitarian assistance.

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Rohingya in Bangladesh face dire consequences if aid money drops, say UN agencies
6 days, 2 hours ago

Rohingya in Bangladesh face dire consequences if aid money drops, say UN agencies

Hindustan Times  

By Olivia Le Poidevin Rohingya in Bangladesh face dire consequences if aid money drops, say UN agencies GENEVA, - Two United Nations agencies said on Monday that any shortfalls in funding from global donors could have dire consequences for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. "Any funding shortfalls in critical areas, including reductions to food assistance, cooking fuel or basic shelter, will …

With aid cuts looming, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face halved rations and misery
1 week, 2 days ago

With aid cuts looming, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face halved rations and misery

Associated Press  

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — They first faced persecution in their country. But the U.N. World Food Program said if it is not able to raise funds, it will have no option but to halve food rations to $6 a month from previous $12.50 in the country’s southern coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, where the Rohingya live in sprawling camps. UN …

With aid cuts looming, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face halved rations and misery
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1 week, 2 days ago

With aid cuts looming, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face halved rations and misery

New Indian Express  

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh: They first faced persecution in their country. But the UN World Food Program said if it is not able to raise funds, it will have no option but to halve food rations to $6 a month from previous $12.50 in the country’s southern coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, where the Rohingya live in sprawling camps. UN food …

Militants killed dozens of Rohingya refugees last year: watchdog
1 week, 4 days ago

Militants killed dozens of Rohingya refugees last year: watchdog

The Hindu  

At least 65 Rohingya refugees were killed last year in clashes between rival militant groups competing for influence in Bangladeshi relief camps, a regional rights group said on Tuesday. Fortify Rights documented 65 deaths last year along with dozens of assaults, abductions and acts of extortion blamed on "militant and criminal groups" in the camps. "Rohingya armed groups are wreaking …

UN chief Guterres visits Bangladesh, warns of ‘tragedy’ for Rohingyas amid aid cuts
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2 weeks ago

UN chief Guterres visits Bangladesh, warns of ‘tragedy’ for Rohingyas amid aid cuts

Firstpost  

Guterres, who is on a four-day visit from March 13 to Bangladesh, was addressing a joint press briefing in Dhaka, a day after he travelled to Cox’s Bazaar on a mission of solidarity with the Rohingya refugees. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged the international community to extend financial and political support to Rohingya refugees and their host …

UN chief describes aid cuts as ‘a crime’ during visit to Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
2 weeks, 1 day ago

UN chief describes aid cuts as ‘a crime’ during visit to Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh

New Indian Express  

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday described humanitarian aid cuts by the United States and countries in Europe to Bangladesh, where thousands of Rohingya refugees are located, as “a crime.” Guterres was on a four-day visit to Bangladesh where he is assessing the plight of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar whose future remained uncertain …

UN chief calls aid cuts to Rohingya refugees 'a crime', asks for global support
2 weeks, 1 day ago

UN chief calls aid cuts to Rohingya refugees 'a crime', asks for global support

India Today  

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday called upon the international community to provide necessary financial and political support for Rohingya refugees and their host communities “to avoid humanitarian disasters” in Bangladesh, state-run BSS news agency said. After his visit to Cox's Bazar in southeastern Bangladesh to see the plight of Rohingyas in the crammed makeshift camps after being evicted …

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh brace for upcoming food reductions as aid agencies cut funding
3 weeks ago

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh brace for upcoming food reductions as aid agencies cut funding

Associated Press  

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Rohingya refugees in crammed Bangladeshi camps say they are worried about a U.S. decision to cut food rations by half beginning next month, while a refugee official says the reduction will impact the nutrition of more than 1 million refugees and create “social and mental pressure.” President Donald Trump abruptly stopped most foreign aid and dismantled …

What empowers Rohingyas to move SC to demand 'rights' even though India is not signatory to UN Refugee Convention? Read ehere
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What empowers Rohingyas to move SC to demand 'rights' even though India is not signatory to UN Refugee Convention? Read ehere

Op India  

“Ensure no discrimination in education”, said the Supreme Court of India on 12th February 2025 while hearing a plea filed by the Rohingya Human Rights Initiative seeking government benefits and free-of-cost school admissions for Rohingya ‘refugees’ residing in New Delhi. What empowers Rohingya illegals Rohingyas to move SC to demand ‘rights’ even though India is not a signatory to the …

Rohingya refugees’ boat runs aground in Indonesia’s Aceh province
2 months ago

Rohingya refugees’ boat runs aground in Indonesia’s Aceh province

Al Jazeera  

Refugees were initially blocked by local residents from landing, but have now been taken to temporary shelters. More than 70 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar have arrived at a tourist beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province. Local police chief Nova Suryandaru said a wooden boat carrying 40 men, 32 women and four children ran aground in Pereulak region in East …

Telangana HC Asks State To Get Instructions On Plea By Rohingya Refugees Against Deportation From India, On-And-Off Detention
2 months, 1 week ago

Telangana HC Asks State To Get Instructions On Plea By Rohingya Refugees Against Deportation From India, On-And-Off Detention

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has asked the State to get instructions on a Rohingya refugee woman's plea against the deportation process initiated against her and her 17-year-old son as well as their "on and off detention" without following due process of law. The petitioners have also sought a direction to the respondents–which includes the State, Director General of Police Telangana, …

Two boats with more than 260 Rohingya refugees arrives in Indonesia’s coast
2 months, 3 weeks 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
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2 months, 3 weeks 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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2 months, 3 weeks 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 shuts doors on boats carrying nearly 300 Myanmar migrants
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Malaysia shuts doors on boats carrying nearly 300 Myanmar migrants

Firstpost  

Malaysia, a Muslim-majority nation, has been a common destination for Rohingya refugees. However, the country does not officially recognize refugee status, and those intercepted are often placed in detention centres The Rohingya have faced decades of persecution and, after a 2017 crackdown by the military. Reuters Malaysia expelled two boats carrying nearly 300 undocumented migrants from Myanmar after they entered …

Malaysia turns away 2 boats with nearly 300 Rohingya refugees after dozens landed on island
Top News
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

On India’s international obligations towards Rohingya refugees | Explained
3 months ago

On India’s international obligations towards Rohingya refugees | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: A recent study examining the plight of Rohingya refugees detained in India, conducted jointly by The Azadi Project, a U.S.-registered non-profit, and Refugees International, an American organisation advocating for displaced populations, has highlighted “gross violations of constitutional and human rights” and criticised India’s “failure to uphold its obligations under international human rights treaties.” Based on interviews …

No amenities, no jobs: Rohingya suffer amid AAP-BJP slugfest
3 months, 2 weeks 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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3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

A nuanced and compassionate understanding of Rohingya’s flight is the need of the hour
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Two-member UN team meets Rohingya Muslims in Jammu
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Two-member UN team meets Rohingya Muslims in Jammu

Hindustan Times  

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. On December 7, Jammu and Kashmir Jal Shakti Minister Javed Ahmed Rana said the water supply would not be snapped to the slums housing the immigrants, pending a …

UNHCR team meets Rohingya camp in Jammu amid debate on power and water supply
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UNHCR team meets Rohingya camp in Jammu amid debate on power and water supply

Op India  

A two-person delegation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees met Rohingya Muslims at a slum in the Kiryani Talab area of Narwal, Jammu on Monday. Javed Ahmed Rana, the Jal Shakti Minister for Jammu and Kashmir, announced on 7th December that the water supply would not be cut off to the immigrant slums until the centre called for …

Two-member UN team meets Rohingya Muslims in Jammu
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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

About 140 Rohingya Muslims on wooden boat off Indonesia's coast as residents refuse to let them land
5 months, 1 week ago

About 140 Rohingya Muslims on wooden boat off Indonesia's coast as residents refuse to let them land

The Independent  

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Rohingya forcibly conscripted by rebels in battle against Myanmar military
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rohingya forcibly conscripted by rebels in battle against Myanmar military

ABC  

In the sprawling refugee camps of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, Abdul Kayes* sat hunched and terrified as he recounted a month spent in a nightmare he thought he would never escape. Mr Kayes was one of 10 Rohingya Muslim men from his village who were forcibly conscripted by the Arakan Army, a Buddhist armed group fighting for control in Myanmar's …

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

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

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. Read our privacy policy Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar …

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting
7 months ago

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The U.N.’s human rights chief joined a chorus of concern Friday for members of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority after many were reported killed in recent fighting between the military government and the Arakan Army, an armed ethnic rebel group. According to a statement from the Geneva office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, …

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar's Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting
7 months ago

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar's Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting

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. Read our privacy policy The U.N.’s human rights chief joined a chorus …

Ethnic armed group suspected of deadly attack on Rohingya Muslims trying to flee Myanmar
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

The fate of the Rohingya may be in the Arakan Army’s hands
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The fate of the Rohingya may be in the Arakan Army’s hands

Al Jazeera  

This means if Myanmar’s junta falls, Rohingya refugee repatriation would still be in doubt. As a major force in the Brotherhood Alliance, a coalition of rebel forces fighting Myanmar’s junta, the AA has made considerable advances in Rakhine State. Involvement in atrocities against the Rohingya would mean that the AA’s rhetoric about upholding this Muslim community’s rights does not hold …

Rohingya ‘genocide intensifying’ as war rages in Myanmar’s Rakhine: BROUK
9 months ago

Rohingya ‘genocide intensifying’ as war rages in Myanmar’s Rakhine: BROUK

Al Jazeera  

Warning from rights group comes as fighting between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army traps Rohingya in the western state. A United Kingdom-based rights group has called for global action over what it called an “intensifying genocide” against Myanmar’s mostly Muslim Rohingya minority as fighting between the Southeast Asian country’s military and a powerful ethnic armed group escalated in the western …

Thousands of refugees in Indonesia have spent years awaiting resettlement. Their future is unclear
9 months, 1 week ago

Thousands of refugees in Indonesia have spent years awaiting resettlement. Their future is unclear

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Morwan Mohammad walks down an …

The ‘impossible’ life of Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees
9 months, 1 week ago

The ‘impossible’ life of Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees

Al Jazeera  

Amin thinks it was about a month before they arrived in Malaysian waters. It was the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Malaysia had locked down and sealed its borders, but the people smugglers were hoping that the virus would quickly die down and border control would relax, Amin said. “We were like skeletons.” Amin said that there were …

Invisible suffering of Rohingya refugees
9 months, 1 week 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
10 months 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 …

Some 45,000 Rohingya flee amid allegations of beheading, burning in Myanmar
10 months ago

Some 45,000 Rohingya flee amid allegations of beheading, burning in Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

Escalating violence in conflict-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine State has forced another 45,000 minority Rohingya to flee, the United Nations warned, amid allegations of beheadings, killings and burnings of property. “An estimated 45,000 Rohingya have reportedly fled to an area on the Naf River near the border with Bangladesh, seeking protection,” she said, as she urged the protection of civilians according to …

Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

‘They tortured us': Rohingya survivors of fatal capsize say captain raped girls, purposely sank boat
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘They tortured us': Rohingya survivors of fatal capsize say captain raped girls, purposely sank boat

Associated Press  

MEULABOH, Indonesia — The boat glided across waters that were dark and still, under a night sky that was cloudless and calm. “If you don’t come to us,” the captain shouted, “then we will capsize this boat!” What happened next would force N and the other Rohingya on board into yet another battle for survival. Ethnic Rohingya refugees board a …

Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized
10 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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. She had already survived a night in the captain’s bedroom, where she …

Rohingya mark Eid in Indonesia limbo after treacherous sea voyage
11 months, 2 weeks 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
11 months, 3 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 …

Explained: Why are Rohingya refugees risking their lives at sea
1 year ago

Explained: Why are Rohingya refugees risking their lives at sea

The Hindu  

The story so far: The dramatic rescue of dozens of Rohingya refugees from the Indian Ocean last week after a wooden boat with nearly 150 on board capsized off the Indonesian coast has once again drawn attention to the plight of the refugees who are increasingly embarking on dangerous sea journeys to seek a better life. As per the United …

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

Rohingya refugee women survive on the edge
1 year 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 …

Bodies of 3 Rohingya refugees are found dead as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat
1 year ago

Bodies of 3 Rohingya refugees are found dead as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat

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. Read our privacy policy The bodies of three Rohingya refugees were found …

Bodies of three Rohingya found as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat
1 year ago

Bodies of three Rohingya found as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat

Al Jazeera  

The bodies of three Rohingya refugees have been found in open waters off Indonesia’s Aceh province, says the provincial search-and-rescue agency as authorities end a search for survivors from a capsized boat. They are allegedly Rohingya refugees who were the passengers of the capsized and sunken boat,” Al Hussain, chief of Banda Aceh Search and Rescue Agency, said in a …

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