‘Dispose of’ illegal Rohingya immigrants from India, demands BJD MP
7 years, 11 months ago

‘Dispose of’ illegal Rohingya immigrants from India, demands BJD MP

India TV News  

Biju Janata Dal MP Bhartruhari Mahtab today asked the central government to identify and“dispose of” Rohingya Muslims who have illegally migrated to India and “are being trained as terrorists”. Raising the issue in Lok Sabha, the BJD MP warned that the dark clouds of terrorism have appeared in Jammu and Kashmir and that the new insurgent group “Harakah al Yakin” consists of Rohingya Muslims. There is emergence of a new insurgent group called Harakah al Yakin consisting of Rohingya Muslims and its presence is in Bangladesh, Myanmar and India,” Mahtab said. He also said that it was “alarming” that many Rohingya Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir have got Aadhaar cards.

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Bangladesh security officials arrest commander of Rohingya armed group
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1 week, 2 days ago

Bangladesh security officials arrest commander of Rohingya armed group

Hindustan Times  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Security officials in Bangladesh arrested the leader of a Rohingya insurgent group on charges of illegal entry, sabotage and terrorist activities in the South Asian nation, where there are more than 1 million Rohingya refugees from neighboring Myanmar. Bangladesh security officials arrest commander of Rohingya armed group Police said that a team of the Rapid Action Battalion …

Militants killed dozens of Rohingya refugees last year: watchdog
1 week, 3 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 …

Three Rohingyas arrested in Telangana
1 month, 1 week ago

Three Rohingyas arrested in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Three Rohingyas from Myanmar were arrested in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana, police said on Wednesday. Based on credible information, police found the three Rohingyas, including a married couple, in the age group of 20-22, employed at a farmhouse in Rajapur mandal on February 18, they said. Police said they seized one Indian passport, Aadhaar card besides ID cards of …

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 …

No child will be discriminated against: Supreme Court on plea for Rohingya access to public schools
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No child will be discriminated against: Supreme Court on plea for Rohingya access to public schools

The Hindu  

No child will be discriminated against in education, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday while fixing for next week a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and the Delhi governments to grant Rohingya refugees in the city access to public schools and hospitals. Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for the NGO Rohingya Human Rights Initiative, said he has filed …

‘Criminalised for politics’: Rohingya caught in Delhi election crossfire
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Criminalised for politics’: Rohingya caught in Delhi election crossfire

Al Jazeera  

Incumbent AAP and challenger BJP ‘outdo’ each other in attacking the mainly Muslim refugees to consolidate votes in the February 5 election. On Christmas Day in December, as tens of thousands of Delhi’s pupils looked forward to a winter break, the national capital territory’s Chief Minister Atishi, who goes by her first name, posted on X: “Today, the Education Department …

Tell places of Rohingya settlement in Delhi: SC to NGO
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Tell places of Rohingya settlement in Delhi: SC to NGO

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday asked an NGO to tell the places of Rohingya settlement in Delhi and the facilities accessible to them. Tell places of Rohingya settlement in Delhi: SC to NGO A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh asked senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for NGO Rohingya Human Rights Initiative to file an …

India's great big immigration problem: From Rohingyas to Bangladeshis, the challenges entailing the deportation of lakhs of illegal immigrants
1 month, 4 weeks ago

India's great big immigration problem: From Rohingyas to Bangladeshis, the challenges entailing the deportation of lakhs of illegal immigrants

Op India  

The newly-inaugurated Trump administration’s stringent approach towards deporting illegal immigrants from the United States and meticulous efforts to enhance border security, expedite the removal of illegals, and enforce border laws has intrigued the world. It must be recalled how now ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s advisor Gowher Rizvi had asserted that illegal immigrants would be accepted back in Bangladesh …

Rohingya refugees, Bangladeshi nationals detained in police crackdown in Jaipur
2 months ago

Rohingya refugees, Bangladeshi nationals detained in police crackdown in Jaipur

The Hindu  

A massive police crackdown on illegal immigrants and suspected criminals in Jaipur has led to the detention of about 500 persons, including 394 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and several alleged Bangladeshi nationals. Seventeen cases under Section 170 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita were registered against the Rohingya refugees detained in Jaipur South district’s police station areas on Monday, January 28, …

How Pakistan’s ISI is helping Rohingya armed groups to forge a united front in Bangladesh
2 months ago

How Pakistan’s ISI is helping Rohingya armed groups to forge a united front in Bangladesh

Firstpost  

As per sources, Pakistan’s spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence was engaged in the spadework to convince the Rohingya armed groups in Bangladesh to collaborate for ‘effective coordination’ in their campaign to recover their homeland in Myanmar Among the many consequences of Bangladesh’s growing bonhomie with Pakistan seems to be the emergence of a united front of Rohingya armed groups that could …

Rohingya Muslims, including minors, arrested in Bengal, wanted to go to Kashmir
2 months, 1 week ago

Rohingya Muslims, including minors, arrested in Bengal, wanted to go to Kashmir

India Today  

Three Rohingya Muslims, including two minor girls and a 31-year-old man, were arrested in Kolkata on Saturday morning for entering India illegally and attempting to travel to Kashmir. The incident unfolded when a ticket examiner spotted the trio roaming suspiciously across multiple platforms at the Sealdah railway station on Friday night. During questioning, the 31-year-old identified himself as Abdul Rahman …

Kapil Mishra Accuses AAP of Aiding Rohingyas in Voter List
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kapil Mishra Accuses AAP of Aiding Rohingyas in Voter List

Deccan Chronicle  

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. This video evidence shows that Rohingya infiltrators are being added to the voters' list and an attempt is being made to change the demography of Delhi," Mishra told ANI.Meanwhile, …

BJP's Kapil Mishra accuses AAP of aiding Rohingyas, adding them to Delhi voters list
2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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

Puri says Delhi govt helped Rohingyas settle for votes, AAP hits back
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Puri says Delhi govt helped Rohingyas settle for votes, AAP hits back

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi A Rohingya refugee camp in New Delhi, in 2016. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday accused the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi of helping Rohingya immigrants to settle in the national capital for votes, saying “it would be better for a democracy if their names are cut from the voter list.” AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay …

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 …

Rohingya influx in Jammu: Security and demographic concerns rise
3 months, 1 week ago

Rohingya influx in Jammu: Security and demographic concerns rise

Op India  

In the past 15 years, there has been a dramatic surge in the Rohingya population in Jammu. The increase in the Rohingya population According to a report in Amar Ujala, the influx of Rohingyas in Jammu started in 2009 when the Congress-NC government was in power. In the past five years, at least 65 cases involving theft, drug trade, and …

Read how AAP which now blames BJP earlier facilitated Rohingyas
3 months, 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
3 months, 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” …

AAP, BJP trade charges over Rohingya
3 months, 1 week ago

AAP, BJP trade charges over Rohingya

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi CM Atishi on Sunday intensified the ongoing political debate on illegal immigrants by writing a formal letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, raising concerns over the resettlement of Rohingyas in the national capital. The letter, sent when both AAP and the BJP are gearing up for Delhi polls, highlights what Atishi described as the Centre’s failure …

Atishi writes to Shah over presence of Rohingya; Puri says AAP govt. ‘playing host’
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3 months, 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
3 months, 1 week 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
3 months, 1 week 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
Top News
3 months, 1 week 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, …

Jihadi groups carrying out atrocities against Buddhists, Hindus on Myanmar-Bangladesh border: Arakan Army
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jihadi groups carrying out atrocities against Buddhists, Hindus on Myanmar-Bangladesh border: Arakan Army

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The separatist Arakan Army has gained control over nearly all of Rakhine state in Myanmar, pushing back against junta-led forces. "There are nearly 11 militant groups operating out of Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh which include the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation, Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, Arakan Rohingya Army. The radical militant groups have allegedly recruited young orphans from Rohingya …

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 …

AAP accuses BJP of ‘settling’ Rohingya refugees in Capital
3 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP accuses BJP of ‘settling’ Rohingya refugees in Capital

The Hindu  

Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday alleged that Rohingya refugees were “settled” in the Capital by the BJP-led Centre and given houses in the city’s Bakkarwala area. AAP’s allegations came close on the heels of BJP’s charges about the rising presence of “illegal Rohingya immigrants in the Capital”. They will be provided basic amenities, UNHCR IDs and round-the-clock Delhi …

‘Baseless rhetoric’: BJP rejects AAP's charge of ‘settling’ Rohingyas in Delhi
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Baseless rhetoric’: BJP rejects AAP's charge of ‘settling’ Rohingyas in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Admi Party on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of settling Rohingya refugees in Delhi while publicly insulting them, reported news agency PTI. Delhi chief minister Atishi and Delhi BJP chief Virendraa Sachdeva Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva, dismissed the allegations by AAP as “baseless rhetoric” and stated that the real issue was not the settlement of legal …

Jammu tenants’ verification bring Rohingyas into spotlight
4 months 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
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 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 …

Bangladesh ramps up border vigilance as thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

Arakan Army Takes Key Town in Western Myanmar, While Denying Rohingya Attacks
9 months ago

Arakan Army Takes Key Town in Western Myanmar, While Denying Rohingya Attacks

The Diplomat  

The Arakan Army claimed on May 19 that it had seized control of a strategic town in western Myanmar after weeks of fighting, amid reports of arson attacks and mass displacement of Rohingya communities in the area. In the statement, Turk said that he was "deeply alarmed by reports of renewed violence and property destruction in Buthidaung township.” He added, …

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 …

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

Myanmar rebel group claims control of town, Muslim Rohingya flee again
10 months, 1 week 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 …

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
10 months, 1 week ago

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again

Hindustan Times  

BANGKOK — A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to have seized a town near the border with Bangladesh, marking the latest in a series of victories for foes of the country’s military government. As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas …

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 …

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