Tag: Rohingya
UN calls for rescue of 185 Rohingya refugees adrift in Indian Ocean
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees launched an urgent appeal on Saturday, December 23, to rescue 185 Rohingya, whose makeshift boat was last spotted off the coast of the…
Indonesia refuses to accept Rohingya
Share the article Save the article About 240 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, are at sea off the coast of Indonesia after being refused disembarkation by local residents. Indonesian…
Despite strict ethnic laws – here, Rohingya receive help to give birth
The majority of Myanmar’s population is Buddhist, and the Rohingya Muslim minority has been called the world’s most vulnerable ethnic group. The UN talks about crimes against humanity that have…
A fiery hell raged in the refugee camp of the Rohingya people in Bangladesh – more than ten thousand people were left homeless
The fire raged for three hours. In addition to the refugees’ homes, the fire destroyed dozens of mosques and schools. Refugees of the Rohingya people who fled from Myanmar to…
Rohingya ashore after weeks adrift
A video circulating on social media shows dehydrated, emaciated and weak refugees, several of whom are screaming for help. At least 185 people went ashore on Monday at Ujong Pie…
Bangladesh Prime Minister received by Narendra Modi in New Delhi
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheik Hasina, is meeting her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Tuesday, September 6. On the menu of discussions: trade agreements and financial…
two Rohingya leaders shot dead in refugee camp
In Bangladesh, two leaders of the Rohingya refugee community were shot dead in a camp that hosts nearly a million people belonging to this Muslim minority who fled Burma in…
the International Court of Justice assumes jurisdiction
The case before the International Court of Justice between Gambia and Burma is entering a new stage. The judges confirmed this Friday their jurisdiction to hear the merits of the…
About 60 Rohingyas stranded in Thailand face deportation to Burma
About 60 Rohingyas, including five children, hoped to arrive in Malaysia after a long boat trip to flee their country. They eventually ended up on a Thai island. They risk…