Scars of Aceh conflict open local hearts to Rohingya pligh
This handout photo taken and received from the Indonesian police on December 28, 2021 shows officers preparing to send supplies to Rohingya refugees aboard a wooden vessel off the coast […]
International pressure sees Indonesia allow more than 100 Rohingya refugees to land
Posted 1h ago Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this articleabc.net.au/news/indonesia-allows-100-rohingya-refugees-to-land/100733328COPY LINKSHARE Indonesia’s navy has rescued more than 100 Rohingya asylum seekers who had been adrift on a sinking […]
2021 in Review: Why worldwide refugee flows surged again despite the pandemic
NextShort Url https://arab.news/4tnvx JONATHAN GORNALL December 28, 2021 In the first 11 months of 2021, some 14,000 migrants had already come to Europe — more than in the whole of […]
Rohingya refugee island is a prison in all but name DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM December 19, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/y6bsm A Bangladesh government plan to relocate some Rohingya refugees from the […]
Analysis-Rohingya lawsuit against Facebook a ‘wake-up call’ for social media
This content was published on December 10, 2021 By Rina Chandran and Avi Asher-Schapiro BANGKOK/LOS ANGELES (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A landmark lawsuit by Rohingya refugees against Meta Platforms Inc, […]
The ineffectiveness of economic sanctions
YOUNG VOICES FEB 28 2021 SAARANSH MISHRA Getty ECONOMIC SANCTIONS UN SANCTIONS The recent coup orchestrated by the Tatmadaw (military) in Myanmar has attracted deep concerns and condemnation from all around the world, with countries calling it a “serious blow to democracy”. In the aftermath, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is in […]
They were promised a new home. Then they tried to escape it.
By SAIF HASNAT AND SAMEER YASIRTHE NEW YORK TIMES |OCT 11, 2021 AT 12:00 PM Its name translates into “floating island,” and for up to 100,000 desperate war refugees, the low-slung landmass is supposed to be home. One refugee, Munazar Islam, initially thought it would be his. He and his family of four fled […]
Key findings about restrictions on religion around the world in 2019
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 BY SAMIRAH MAJUMDAR Social hostilities around the world involving religion declined in 2019 to the lowest level in five years, while government restrictions on religion remained at a […]
ASEAN carves out a new role in Myanmar
DR. AZEEM IBRAHIMS eptember 14, 2021 21:09220 Short Url https://arab.news/4d3bf News that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar’s junta and the pro-democracy rebel national unity […]
Firebrand Myanmar monk Wirathu released from prison
In this Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018 file photo, Buddhist monk and anti-Muslim community leader Wirathu speaks during a pro-military rally in front of city hall in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP) Short […]
Cultural memory centre seeks to preserve Rohingya heritage
Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority fear that their culture is also under threat. The Geneva-based International Organization for Migration (IOM) has stepped in with the launch of a cultural memory […]
OIC has chance to take the lead in resolving Rohingya crisis
DR. AZEEM IBRAHIMJuly 06, 2021 22:22550 Short Url https://arab.news/zkyfk Since the military coup in Myanmar in February, an umbrella opposition group, the national unity government, has been formed and has made […]
Dozens of Rohingya refugees land off Aceh coast, Indonesia
A group of Rohingya refugees gather on a beach after arriving at Pulau Idaman, a small island off the coast of East Aceh in northern Sumatra on June 4, 2021. […]
At Asean Summit, Jokowi Urges Myanmar Coup Leader to End Violence
President “Jokowi” Widodo attends the Asean Leaders’ Summit at the Asean Secretariat in Jakarta on April 24, 2021. (Photo Courtesy of Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau) BY :JAYANTY NADA SHOFA APRIL […]
Increasing evidence that Myanmar’s military forces are shooting to kill as country mourns young victims
Source: CNN Zin Ko Ko Zaw, 22, killed by a bullet to the head. Ma “Angel” Kyal Sin, 19, fatally shot in the head. Nay Myo Aung, 16, killed by a bullet that pierced his lung.These are just three of more than 54 people believed to have been killed by […]
Bangladesh’s support of Rohingya genocide suit a welcome move
Author DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM December 02, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/2yhap Rohingya refugees at Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, April 8, 2019. (Reuters) The International Court of Justice genocide suit […]
Can Biden move the Rohingya crisis toward a resolution?
Author DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM November 24, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/5zzhj Rohingya refugee workers carry bags of salt in a processing yard in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. (Reuters) After four years of […]
Rohingya fear deportation after Saudi Arabia calls on Bangladesh to give minority passports
Riyadh threatens Dhaka with curbing migration if it fails to adhere to its request, which could be disastrous for Bangladesh’s economy Rohingya refugees living in Malaysia shout slogans during […]
Anti-migrant sentiment fanned on Facebook in Malaysia
By Rozanna Latiff and A. Ananthalakshmi © Reuters/LAI SENG SIN FILE PHOTO: Rohingyas living in Malaysia protest against the treatment of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims near the Myanmar embassy in Kuala Lumpur […]
‘Safe zones’ plan shows Bangladesh is accepting Rohingya reality
DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM September 29, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/8auwn Rohingya refugees stretch their hands to receive aid at Balukhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Sept. 14, 2017. (Reuters) […]
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