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Rohingya activists call for more international pressure on Myanmar
Rohingya activists in Bangladesh are calling on the international community to increase pressure on Myanmar following a renewed call at the UN for safe and sustainable repatriation of the persecuted minority to their homeland. Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar have endured decades of systematic discrimination and persecution, including the 2017 military crackdown that […]
India police arrest 74 Rohingya refugees in latest crackdown
Indian police say they have arrested 74 Rohingya refugees for living “illegally” in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in a move activists condemned as an arbitrary crackdown on people fleeing violence. The members of the mainly Muslim Rohingya community were detained in six towns and cities in the state and 10 of the refugees were juveniles, […]
Rohingya refugees face hunger and loss of hope after latest ration cuts
After scanning the rows of lentils, garlic, potato, onions, eggs and rice on offer, she begins sobbing at her meagre selection – a small bottle of cooking oil and a bag of red chilies – the only items she can afford with the remaining credit on her prepaid food voucher of just $8 a month. […]
Japan to continue to support resolving Rohingya issues: envoy
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori said today that his country will continue to support resolving the Rohingya issues, including funding assistance and cooperation with the government and the UN agencies. “This is my second visit to the Rohingya camp, and I saw and understood the situation in the camps such as malnutrition, which also […]
Bangladesh: Spiraling Violence Against Rohingya Refugees
Bangladesh authorities are taking inadequate measures to protect Rohingya refugees in camps from surging violence by armed groups and criminal gangs, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should assist refugees by establishing accessible systems to report crimes and promptly investigate complaints. Human Rights Watch documented 26 cases of violence against Rohingya, including murder, kidnapping, torture, […]
Rohingyas for stronger US role in repatriation
Rohingyas have urged a stronger US role for their safe and sustainable repatriation to Myanmar when Uzra Zeya, under secretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights, visited the camps in Cox’s Bazar yesterday. They expressed gratitude to the Bangladesh government and the people for sheltering more than a million Rohingyas who fled a brutal […]
US under secy to visit Rohingya camps today
Visiting US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar today. Heading a three-member US delegation, she arrived in Dhaka yesterday evening, and was received at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen. The delegation also includes Donald Lu, assistant […]
Five killed in turf war between Rohingya separatist groups in Cox’s Bazar
At least five people have been killed in armed clashes between two insurgent groups at a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya Upazila. The gunfight, involving Myanmar’s separatist outfits the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO), broke out at camp No. 8 in Balukhali around 5:30 am on Friday, […]
Rohingya youths find photography to remind world of their life, struggle
A number of Rohingya youths in Bangladeshi camps find photography a medium to protect their life, culture, tradition and struggle as well as reach out to global audiences. Speaking to New Age over the phone, young photographers said that they wanted to mobilise opinion globally with their photographs and short videos for a sustainable repatriation […]
Dhaka seeks ASEAN’s active role in Rohingya repatriation
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam has underscored the active role of the regional countries, including ASEAN, in the safe and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas to Myanmar. He also laid emphasis on efforts to end the armed conflicts and ensure a peaceful transition to a civilian administration through elections in Myanmar. The […]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 […]
