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Coronavirus Concern Grows For Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Concern is growing about a possible outbreak of the new coronavirus in the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh. Officials warn that containing the disease among the more than 1 million Rohingya refugees will be extremely difficult. About 40,000 people per square kilometer live in temporary shelters made mostly of sticks and plastic. The density […]
Malaysia detains boatload of 202 presumed Rohingya refugees
Malaysia — Malaysian authorities said they have arrested a boatload of 202 people believed to be minority Muslim Rohingya refugees after their boat was found adrift Sunday morning near the northern resort island of Langkawi. A Northern District maritime official, Capt. Zulinda Ramly, said the refugees included 152 men, 45 women and five children. She said some of the […]
Rohingya Children Learn To Fight Back Against COVID-19, One Pair of Hands at a time.
Around the world, communities have been taking precautions to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and keep their families safe, including by practicing physical distancing. But for the more than 850,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in cramped conditions in what is effectively the world’s largest refugee camp, keeping some distance from other […]
Rohingya Refugees Brace for a New Deadly Threat—Coronavirus
In the largest refugee settlement on earth, we are holding our breath On March 24, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh confirmed a COVID-19 case. It’s now just a matter of time before the outbreak reaches the nearby camps, where hundreds of thousands of Rohinyga refugees like myself are living. Having already endured a brutal military crackdown and displacement from our homes in Myanmar, we now face […]
War crimes, not genocide committed against Rohingya: Myanmar probe
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 […]
‘Do not forget the Rohingya’: UN urges support for refugees
Top UN officials call for generosity from world to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camps. Top United Nations officials have urged the international community not to forget the plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and called for global support to ensure their safe and voluntary return to Myanmar. Speaking to reporters following a visit to refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar on Friday, Mark […]
Rohingya Settle in for the Long Haul, Even as Bangladesh Wants Refugees to Go Home
Along the edge of the largest camp sheltering Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, hundreds of men and women with shovels and wicker baskets are turning a barren hill into a parking lot-sized plateau. The newly leveled land will eventually hold new stronger shelters for refugees from overcrowded parts of the camps. Under the direction of engineers […]
The Obstacle to Rohingya Return Is Clear: It’s Still Myanmar
The main obstacle to allowing Rohingya refugees ethnically cleansed from Myanmar to return to their homes remains the government of Myanmar. International actions aimed at addressing the crisis should reflect that reality. The truth is clear when you speak to Rohingya refugees who continue to regularly arrive in Bangladesh, as we did last month as […]
5 things you need to know about the Rohingya crisis — and how it could roil Southeast Asia
A humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding along the Bangladesh-Burma border. More than 370,000 Rohingya have fled a violent military crackdown in Burma, also known as Myanmar, and are crowded in desperate conditions in Chittagong, Bangladesh. This political and humanitarian emergency is acute, volatile and could breed instability in Bangladesh and beyond. Here are five points essential to understanding the complex […]
Deported Rohingyas ‘will be killed in Myanmar soon’, fear refugees
The Rohingya Muslims living at the Kalindi Kunj camps are feared that the seven refugees deported to Myanmar will soon be killed. The Rohingyas India said, “We just request Indian govt to let us stay here until there is peace in our country. Seven Rohingyas who were deported will be killed very soon.” To donate […]Donate Now
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It has been close to six years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya faced a deadly genocide by Myanmar’s military and fled the country in search of protection and refuge in neighbouring Bangladesh. The Rohingya population has been undergoing persecution, discrimination, arbitrary arrests, and atrocities in Myanmar for over seven decades. Their condition is alarmingly […]
