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- War crimes, not genocide committed against Rohingya: Myanmar probe
- ‘Do not forget the Rohingya’: UN urges support for refugees
- Rohingya Settle in for the Long Haul, Even as Bangladesh Wants Refugees to Go Home
- The Obstacle to Rohingya Return Is Clear: It’s Still Myanmar
- Human rights groups slam draft UN plans to send Rohingya to barren island
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Some Rohingya refugees prefer death in Bangladesh over repatriation to Myanmar
COX’S BAZAAR, Bangladesh (RNS) — When 60-year-old Dil Mohammad found out in November that he was on a list of some 2,000 Rohingya refugees to be sent back to Myanmar, he grabbed the bottle of rat poison and poured it down his throat. His wife forced him to vomit and rushed him to the nearby […]
Rohingya ‘tusk force’ keeps refugees safe from deadly elephants
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – At least once a year, the Asian elephants living in southern Bangladesh migrate eastwards, passing through the forest that straddles the border with Myanmar. Because this area is sparsely populated, the elephants usually encounter little trouble beyond a few run-ins with local farmers when their crops are trampled. Now, however, the world’s largest refugee […]
Rohingya Repatriation: Doubt lingers as conflict flares up in Myanmar
Uncertainty over Rohingya repatriation is likely to stay as conflict between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army in Rakhine has escalated since early January, say experts. The situation poses challenges for Bangladesh in handling the one million refugees in Cox’s Bazar, especially as tension between the host communities and the Rohingyas, and the risk […]
UN rights expert calls for end to ‘purgatory’ of ‘international inaction’ facing Myanmar’s remaining Rohingya
A humanitarian crisis fuelled by the suppression of basic human rights is continuing across Myanmar’s Rakhine state, a UN Human Rights Council-appointed expert said on Monday, in an appeal for alleged atrocities there to be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Presenting her latest report to the 47-Member body in Geneva, Yanghee Lee, Special Rapporteur on […]
No money offered to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
The embassy official was asked to comment on a video posted online by a Rohingya NGO that showed Chinese delegates meeting with refugees in southeastern Bangladesh, and offering families money to return to their homeland. Bangladeshi officials and Rohingya leaders confirmed the meeting and the offer to BenarNews, an RFA-affiliated online news service, on Tuesday. […]
18 months after exodus from Myanmar, Rohingya children at a crossroads
Half a million Rohingya children are stateless refugees in the Cox’s Bazar area in southern Bangladesh, increasingly anxious about their futures, and vulnerable to frustration and despair. The massive humanitarian effort led by the Government of Bangladesh with international support has saved countless children’s lives. There is no viable solution in sight for these Rohingya […]
Assam government orders crackdown on Rohingya Muslims
The Assam government has ordered a crackdown on Rohingya Muslims who are believed to have settled mostly in minority-dominated districts of the state. Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that only some of the Rohingya Muslims who have been detected till now had been arrested. Sarma said that there might be large numbers of […]
‘Certain organisations making efforts to push Rohingya Muslims into Assam’: State orders crackdown
GUWAHATI: Assam government has ordered a crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, who are believed to have been settled systematically by a network of sympathizers in minority-majority districts of the state in large numbers. Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said, “We have been able to arrest only those who have been detected so far. We […]
Rohingya Atrocities: Malaysia wants perpetrators punished
Malaysia wants the perpetrators of atrocities against the Rohingyas be tried immediately at the International Criminal Court (ICC). “The Malaysian government is openly adhering to the principle that criminals must be punished. The root problem is that the Rohingyas have been driven out from their own country,” Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said. ALSO SEE- […]
Lebanon’s Syrian refugee camps battered by winter storms
Lebanon's Syrian refugee camps battered by winter storms Bekaa Valley, Lebanon – Syrian refugees in Lebanon are struggling with the aftermath of a storm that drenched the country's eastern and northern regions, delivered floodwaters and damaged hundreds of makeshift camps. Storm Norma, which last week brought with it incessant rain and snowfall, affected more than 22,000 refugees, […]Recent Posts
A Myanmar-appointed panel concluded on Monday (Jan 20) that some soldiers likely committed war crimes against its Rohingya Muslim community but the military was not guilty of genocide, findings swiftly condemned by rights groups. The “Independent Commission Of Enquiry (ICOE)” released the results of its probe just ahead of a ruling on Thursday by the […]
