Myanmar
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face another reduction in food rations
May 26, 2023
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face another reduction in food rations
The UN humanitarian agency, World Food Programme (WFP), said today Friday, that it is cutting food rations provided to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from 10 dollars to 8 dollars a month per person. The WFP said that the reduction in…
Human Rights Watch says Rohingya refugees face new risks as Bangladesh, Myanmar plan of repatriation
May 19, 2023
Human Rights Watch says Rohingya refugees face new risks as Bangladesh, Myanmar plan of repatriation
Human Rights Watch says Rohingya refugees face new risks as Bangladesh, Myanmar plan repatriation Human Rights Watch said today that Bangladesh and Myanmar are organising return of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar’s Rakhine State which can cause great risks…
UN Special Rapporteur reveals Myanmar military imported at least $1 billion in arms since February 2021
May 18, 2023
UN Special Rapporteur reveals Myanmar military imported at least $1 billion in arms since February 2021
A new report by the UN Special Rapporteur reveals that the Myanmar military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and raw materials since the coup in February 2021. The report accuses UN Member States of enabling this trade…
New US report on religious freedom documents violations committed by oppressive governments
May 16, 2023
New US report on religious freedom documents violations committed by oppressive governments
The US State Department has released its 2022 report on international religious freedom, outlining the status of religious freedom in various countries around the world. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that, “The annual survey shows conditions in…
Powerful cyclone hits Myanmar, south of Bangladesh
May 15, 2023
Powerful cyclone hits Myanmar, south of Bangladesh
With winds of up to 250 kilometres per hour, cyclone Mocha struck on Sunday between Myanmar’s Sittwe and Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the region. The cyclone uprooted trees, brought down pylons…
ASEAN concerned about growing violence in Myanmar
May 10, 2023
ASEAN concerned about growing violence in Myanmar
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has expressed deep concern about the violence in military-ruled Myanmar. “We were deeply concerned with ongoing violence in Myanmar and urged the immediate cessation of all forms of violence and the use of…
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh refuse to return to Myanmar on fear of further persecution
May 8, 2023
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh refuse to return to Myanmar on fear of further persecution
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have insisted that they would not return to Myanmar to “be confined in camps” after making their first return visit. In the Bangladeshi border district of Cox’s Bazar, nearly a million Muslims from the Rohingya ethnic…
Bangladesh : Rohingya children in desperate need of education
April 29, 2023
Bangladesh : Rohingya children in desperate need of education
Rohingya children residing in Cox’s Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh are suffering terrible education conditions, with the vast majority of more than 77 percent currently not having access to any form of training, the ‘Arab News’ reported on Thursday in…
Rohingya woman killed in refugee camp in Bangladesh, officials confirm
April 26, 2023
Rohingya woman killed in refugee camp in Bangladesh, officials confirm
According to official statements, a Rohingya woman was killed at a refugee camp in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district, taking the killings to 24 in 2023. A police official at Cox’s Bazar said that two other women, a community leader…
Madagascar-based office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi drills water well for people in need
April 20, 2023
Madagascar-based office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi drills water well for people in need
Sheikh Muhammad Razi Wasram, representative of the Supreme Shia-world Authority — Grand Ayatollah Shirazi — in Madagascar, announced the project of drilling a water well with a depth of more than 50 meters in the office of his Eminence in…