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Dream of Normal Life Drives Rohingya Girls to Perilous Sea Voyage
Dressed in an embroidered salmon-hued outfit and sparkling silver boots, a girl gazes seriously into the camera. She stands in stark contrast to the dingy background — walls and a roof fashioned out of crisscrossed bamboo sticks and plastic drape sheets. The photograph is sent to a network of relatives and family friends who forward […]
Myanmar’s military honours anti-Muslim monk, frees prisoners
An ultranationalist monk in Myanmar, who was once dubbed the “face of Buddhist terror” over his role in promoting religious hatred against Muslims, has received a prestigious national award as the country’s military rulers celebrate independence from Britain. The monk, Wirathu, was awarded the honorific “Thiri Pyanchi” title for his “outstanding work for the good of […]
6 Rohingya robbers held in Tekhnaf with arms, yaba
Bangladesh Coast Guard arrested six Rohingya robbers with 14 domestic and foreign firearms, 486 rounds of ammunition and yaba in Tekhnaf of Cox’s Bazar. Members of Coast Guard of Tekhnaf and Saint Martin carried the drives between Monday night and Tuesday morning. ALSO READ THIS: KOMNAS HAM GIVES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN ACEH […]
Komnas HAM gives special attention to Rohingya refugees in Aceh
Banda Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA) – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) gives special attention to the Rohingya refugees who have been stranded on Aceh throughout 2022. “Komnas HAM also pays special attention to Rohingya refugees entering Aceh many times through territorial waters,” head of the Komnas HAM branch office in Aceh Sepriady Utama […]
UN rights chief on Myanmar refugees and a future of ‘kindness, empathy and unity’
Expressing deep sadness that more than 200 Rohingya – who fled military persecution in Myanmar in 2017 – have died trying to cross the Andaman Sea from Bangladesh this year, Mr. Türk said that the boats used to make the crossings are not only “overcrowded and unsafe” but also “left to drift for days on end without […]
When the Myanmar Regime is Defeated, the Future of the Rohingya Will Become Clear
U Nay San Lwin is the co-founder of the Germany-based Free Rohingya Coalition, but better known on social media as Ro Nay San Lwin. Known for his Rohingya activism, he has described the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) as criminals who kill their own kind. U Nay San Lwin talked recently to The Irrawaddy about […]
Deadliest year for Rohingya at sea in years as 180 presumed drowned
NEW DELHI/DHAKA, Dec 26 (Reuters) – The possible sinking of a boat in recent weeks with 180 Rohingya Muslims on board could make 2022 one of the deadliest years at sea in almost a decade for the community, a U.N. agency said, as refugees try to flee desperate conditions in Bangladesh camps. Nearly 1 million […]
UN says 2022 among deadliest years for Rohingya at sea
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. Nearly one million Rohingya from Myanmar are living in crowded facilities in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, including […]
Dozens of Rohingya land in Indonesia after a month adrift at sea
Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya refugees were found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh after weeks at sea, officials said. The group of 58 men arrived on Indrapatra beach at Ladong, a fishing village in Aceh Besar district, early on Sunday, according to local police chief Rolly Yuiza Away. Villagers who saw the […]
Rohingya Repatriation: Waiting for Godot?
The situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state has tensed up again, with another incident of shootout between the military and the Arakan Army (AA) taking place recently. The military has been using mortars and launching airstrikes against the Arakan Army. The military choppers entered Bangladesh airspace several times, violating international laws. Hostilities across the border have […]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 […]
