Rohingya: ‘Kill us, but don’t deport us to Myanmar’
By Rajini VaidyanathanBBC South Asia Correspondent In her four fragile years, Yasmin has lived a life of uncertainty, unsure where she belongs. Born in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, she […]
Evidence-gathering boosts justice chances for Myanmar’s Rohingya
Five years after the Myanmar army crackdown that drove one million Rohingya refugees into neighbouring Bangladesh, they have not been able to return home and have not seen justice. But […]
UN chief: Rohingya must be part of Myanmar crisis solution
Guterres underlined that the “full and effective participation of the Rohingya people is an inherent part of a Myanmar-led solution to the crisis”. (AFP/File) Short Url Updated 26 sec ago […]
Unable to send Rohingyas home, Bangladesh circumscribes their lives
The government is particularly worried about the draw of a decent education Jun 16th 2022 Noor kaiser knew his dream of becoming a doctor was ambitious for a boy living in […]
Saudi Arabia calls for safeguarding the welfare, political rights of Rohingya
1 / 2 Dr. Al-Wasel called for the renunciation of violence and the resolution of the crisis through dialogue. @KSAPermanentGVA 2 / 2 @KSAPermanentGVANext Short Url https://arab.news/p36g3 ARAB NEWS June 16, 2022 […]
US report on international religious freedom cites genocides in China and Myanmar
China is a ‘glaring example’ of repression, US diplomat says. By Roseanne Gerin and Alim Seytoff for RFA Uyghur2022.06.02 US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain (R) […]
Why should the world ensure aid for the Rohingya?
A catastrophe looms ByParvej Siddique Bhuiyan While the Covid-19 epidemic, Myanmar’s military coup in February, the Afghan refugee crisis, and now the Ukraine situation have all cast a pall over […]
Rohingya Muslims found on beach in Indonesia after weeks at sea
SUN, 06 MAR, 2022 – 08:50 YAYAN ZAMZAMI, ASSOCIATED PRESS More than 100 Rohingya Muslims have been found on a beach in Indonesia’s northern province of Aceh after weeks […]
Myanmar to contest ICJ Rohingya case, without Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the second day of hearings in a case filed by Gambia against Myanmar alleging genocide […]
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 […]