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

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

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. She had already survived a night in the captain’s bedroom, where she says he and several crew members had beaten and sexually abused her. “If you don’t come to us,” he 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. The Indonesian captain and crew separated the men from the women and forced the men into the boat’s cargo holds. The captain and crew — who warned they were armed, though no one saw a gun — forced N and four other women and girls into the captain’s bedroom.

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

Explained: Why are Rohingya refugees risking their lives at sea
9 months, 1 week 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 …

Bodies of 3 Rohingya refugees are found dead as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Bodies of three Rohingya found as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

U.N. agencies fear about 70 missing or dead from capsized Rohingya refugee boat
9 months, 2 weeks ago

U.N. agencies fear about 70 missing or dead from capsized Rohingya refugee boat

LA Times  

Rohingya refugees rescued from a capsized boat rest at a temporary shelter in Meulaboh, Indonesia, on Friday. About 70 Muslim Rohingya refugees are feared missing or dead from a boat that made a grueling sea voyage from Bangladesh and sank off Indonesia’s coast this week with 75 survivors, United Nations agencies said. Two survivors told the Associated Press on Friday …

Desperate, dehydrated Rohingyas picked up in dramatic sea rescue
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Desperate, dehydrated Rohingyas picked up in dramatic sea rescue

Al Jazeera  

As the skipper of an Indonesian search-and-rescue vessel scoured the sea early on Thursday, a dot appeared on the horizon – dozens of Rohingya refugees drifting on the rusty hull of their overturned ship poking out of the water. Under the beating sun, a rescuer had seen one of the men desperately waving a red shirt through his binoculars, hailing …

At least 69 Rohingya refugees rescued after boat capsizes off Indonesia
9 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 69 Rohingya refugees rescued after boat capsizes off Indonesia

Al Jazeera  

Those rescued include 42 men, 18 women and nine children after boat capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province. Medan, Indonesia – At least 69 Rohingya refugees have been rescued after a wooden boat with an estimated 150 people on board capsized off the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province. Amiruddin, a fishing community leader in the Aceh Barat district …

A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim migrants capsizes off Indonesia's coast
9 months, 2 weeks ago

A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim migrants capsizes off Indonesia's coast

The Hindu  

A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized off Indonesia’s northernmost coast on Wednesday. Amiruddin, a tribal fishing community leader in Aceh Barat district, said the survivors indicated that the boat was sailing east when it started leaking and then strong currents pushed it toward the west of Aceh. The petition challenging Rohingya refugees’ ‘illegal detention’ in India | …

Out of options, Rohingya are fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat despite soaring death toll
11 months, 1 week 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, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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Rohingya refugees reaching Indonesia by boat pushed back to international waters
1 year ago

Rohingya refugees reaching Indonesia by boat pushed back to international waters

Live Mint  

Indonesia's navy Thursday claimed that it forcibly pushed a boat packed with Rohingya refugees back to international waters after the vessel approached the shores of Aceh province. The Indonesian navy said a coast guard vessel detected a boat carrying Rohingya refugees entering Indonesia's waters on Wednesday. The world's largest island country recently appealed to the international community for help and …

United Nations urges rescue of 185 Rohingya adrift in Indian Ocean
1 year ago

United Nations urges rescue of 185 Rohingya adrift in Indian Ocean

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations called Saturday for the urgent rescue of 185 people, mainly women and children, on a distressed boat last heard to be near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. -- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023 -- Thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya, heavily persecuted in Myanmar, undertake risky sea journeys from Myanmar and refugee …

Eyewitnesses reveal first clues about fate of 200 Rohingya refugees in boat that vanished weeks ago
1 year ago

Eyewitnesses reveal first clues about fate of 200 Rohingya refugees in boat that vanished weeks ago

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. Together, we would drown,” says 31-year-old Muhammed Jubair, who …

2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue, UN says
1 year, 1 month ago

2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue, UN says

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — 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 U.N. refugee agency and aid workers. The number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing by boats in a seasonal exodus — usually from squalid, overcrowded refugee camps in …

Indonesia faces new refugee crisis as Rohingya boat pushed back to sea
1 year, 1 month ago

Indonesia faces new refugee crisis as Rohingya boat pushed back to sea

Al Jazeera  

Tensions have been rising in the province of Aceh after the arrival of three boats carrying hundreds of people in just three days. Arrivals typically peak from November to February, Husna said, as many refugees try to flee during the monsoon season when winds pick up and carry boats more quickly across the Andaman Sea from Bangladesh, where hundreds of …

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, …

Nearly 200 starving Rohingya refugees rescued from stricken vessel
2 years ago

Nearly 200 starving Rohingya refugees rescued from stricken vessel

CNN  

CNN — They battled hunger and dehydration after the engine of their rickety boat cut out, leaving them adrift in the Andaman Sea for weeks. Then on Monday, 185 people – including many women and children – were rescued in Aceh, Indonesia, according to Babar Baloch, an Asia spokesperson for the United Nations’ refugee agency. Rohingya refugees rest after being …

Stranded in Andaman Sea: Boat with 160 Rohingya Refugees Rescued by Indonesians
2 years ago

Stranded in Andaman Sea: Boat with 160 Rohingya Refugees Rescued by Indonesians

The Quint  

After being stranded in the Andaman Sea for nearly a month, a boat carrying over 160 Rohingya refugees was finally rescued by Indonesian civilians and fishing boats on Monday, 26 December. In three videos accessed by The Quint, Indonesian civilians can be seen helping Rohingya refugees to the shore. Two 30-second clips show men, women, and children, looking emaciated, walking …

UN says 2022 among deadliest years for Rohingya at sea
2 years ago

UN says 2022 among deadliest years for Rohingya at sea

Al Jazeera  

The possible sinking of a boat with 180 Muslim-majority Rohingya on board will make 2022 one of the worst years for the community as refugees try to flee desperate conditions in camps in Bangladesh, according to the United Nations refugee agency. “One of the worst years for dead and missing after 2013 and 2014,” Baloch said of 2022, adding the …

UN urges rescue of refugees adrift in Andaman Sea
2 years ago

UN urges rescue of refugees adrift in Andaman Sea

The Independent  

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Save Rohingya from starvation at sea, UN refugee agency urges Asian countries
2 years ago

Save Rohingya from starvation at sea, UN refugee agency urges Asian countries

CNN  

CNN — The plight of nearly 200 Rohingya refugees adrift in the Indian Ocean for the past month is growing increasingly desperate, the United Nations’ refugee agency said Friday, as it repeated its call for countries in the region to help save them. Many passengers are feared dead and survivors are said to be on the brink of starvation aboard …

Children among dead as stranded Rohingya face starvation at sea, families say
2 years ago

Children among dead as stranded Rohingya face starvation at sea, families say

CNN  

CNN — Many Rohingya are feared dead at sea more than three weeks after their boat became stranded off the Indian coast, where at least 160 people remain aboard on the brink of starvation, family members and the United Nations’ refugee agency said. A United Nations spokesman said there were “unverified reports suggesting at least 20 people may have already …

Over 100 Rohingya stranded off India’s coast, many feared dead
2 years ago

Over 100 Rohingya stranded off India’s coast, many feared dead

Al Jazeera  

As many as 16-20 refugees may have died of thirst and hunger or have drowned, according to relatives and activists. At least 100 Rohingya are stranded in a boat off India’s Andaman Islands and as many as 16-20 may have died of thirst and hunger or have drowned, their relatives and activists said. They have run out of food and …

Call to save Rohingya refugees adrift at sea without water, food
2 years ago

Call to save Rohingya refugees adrift at sea without water, food

Al Jazeera  

Governments asked to launch search and rescue mission amid reports of refugee deaths on vessel drifting for weeks. A group of politicians in Southeast Asia has urged regional governments to immediately launch a search and rescue operation for a boat reported to be carrying hundreds of Rohingya refugees that has been adrift in waters off the coasts of Thailand, Malaysia, …

Rohingya refugees brought ashore after dramatic Indonesia rescue
3 years ago

Rohingya refugees brought ashore after dramatic Indonesia rescue

Al Jazeera  

The refugees – mostly women and children – were brought ashore at Lhokseumawe in Aceh after an 18-hour rescue operation. Medan, Indonesia – A standoff involving a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and the Indonesian navy has ended with a dramatic rescue that took 18 hours to complete due to heavy rains and high seas. “We are very relieved and extremely …

Indonesia denies entry to Rohingya stranded at sea
3 years ago

Indonesia denies entry to Rohingya stranded at sea

The Hindu  

A group of about 120 Rohingya people, including dozens of children, will not be allowed to disembark on Indonesian territory, Indonesian officials said on December 28. "The Rohingya are not Indonesian citizens, we can't just bring them in even as refugees," navy official Dian Suryansyah was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency. Badruddin Yunus, a fishing community leader …

India finds boat adrift with Rohingya refugees, 8 dead
3 years, 10 months ago

India finds boat adrift with Rohingya refugees, 8 dead

Live Mint  

India's coast guard has found a boat adrift in the Andaman Sea carrying scores of Rohingya refugees, including eight who had died, officials said Thursday. The boat left Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh on Feb. 11 with 90 people, including 23 children, on board and its engine failed on Feb. 15, Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman Anura Srivastava said. He said …

396 Rohingya refugees rescued from ship that drifted at sea: Bangladesh
4 years, 8 months ago

396 Rohingya refugees rescued from ship that drifted at sea: Bangladesh

Deccan Chronicle  

DHAKA: At least 32 ethnic Rohingya died on a ship that drifted for weeks after it failed to reach Malaysia, officials of the Bangladesh coast guard said on Thursday, following the rescue of 396 starving survivors. A human rights group said it believed more boats carrying Muslim-minority Rohingya were adrift at sea, with coronavirus lockdowns in Malaysia and Thailand making …

Two Dozen Rohingya Die on Drifting Boat, 382 Rescued: Report
4 years, 8 months ago

Two Dozen Rohingya Die on Drifting Boat, 382 Rescued: Report

The Quint  

Video footage that has been released shows the starving Rohingya, mostly women and children, being helped by coastguard officials. Though Myanmar denies persecuting Rohingya it also says they are not an indigenous ethnic group, rather they have migrated from South Asia. In a military crackdown in 2017, which the army claimed was a retaliation to the attack by Rohingya insurgents, …

14 Rohingyas die, dozens unaccounted for as boat sinks off Bangladesh
4 years, 10 months ago

14 Rohingyas die, dozens unaccounted for as boat sinks off Bangladesh

The Hindu  

At least 14 people drowned and dozens more were unaccounted for after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees sank off southern Bangladesh early on Tuesday, officials said. Some 130 people were packed on the fishing trawler that was trying to get across the Bay of Bengal to Malaysia, coast guard spokesman Hamidul Islam told AFP. Many of the 700,000-plus Rohingya who …

Thai boat Captain carrying 65 Rohingya Muslims charged with smuggling illegal immigrants from Myanmar, police detains passengers
5 years, 6 months ago

Thai boat Captain carrying 65 Rohingya Muslims charged with smuggling illegal immigrants from Myanmar, police detains passengers

Firstpost  

A Thai boat captain has been charged with smuggling 65 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, police said on Thursday, after their vessel was shipwrecked off Thailand’s southern coast. Bangkok: A Thai boat captain has been charged with smuggling 65 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, police said on Thursday, after their vessel was shipwrecked off Thailand’s southern coast. Police said the boat, which …

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