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Myanmar: Over 200 Rohingya fleeing Rakhine captured by Navy
November 4, 2023
Myanmar: Over 200 Rohingya fleeing Rakhine captured by Navy
Junta navy officials have arrested 226 Rohingya fleeing Myanmar by boat since Oct. 27 in 3 different cases, Radio Free Asia reported, adding that they were attempting to escape to Malaysia and Thailand. In relation to the three cases, police…
Junta army captures 15 Myanmar villagers to use as human shields amid seven-day raid displacing thousands of villagers
October 27, 2023
Junta army captures 15 Myanmar villagers to use as human shields amid seven-day raid displacing thousands of villagers
Junta troops arrested 15 people and displaced more than 10,000 during raids in northern Myanmar, Free Asia reported today. Around 130 troops entered Sagaing region’s Tabayin township on Thursday, prompting more than 10,000 people to abandon some 10 villages in…
Human Rights Watch: Myanmar’s displaced Muslims face “poor chance” of returning home
August 22, 2023
Human Rights Watch: Myanmar’s displaced Muslims face “poor chance” of returning home
The “Human Rights Watch” organization has announced that about one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face a “poor possibility” of returning safely to their lands after suffering six years of oppression inflicted by war criminals of Myanmar and the Army.…
Thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh protest against food ration cuts
June 11, 2023
Thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh protest against food ration cuts
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees, residing in Bangladesh’s camps, have protested against the drastic cuts in food rations and claims that they are being pressured to return to Myanmar. The Muslim refugees, who fled persecution in Myanmar in 2017,…
Lawyers in Myanmar face harassment, arrests
June 9, 2023
Lawyers in Myanmar face harassment, arrests
Lawyers in Myanmar defending anti-coup protesters and critics have faced threats, arrest, and prosecution by the military junta, Human Rights Watch report says, adding that those detained have been tortured and mistreated. According to the report, the military authorities impose…
Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslims in Cox’s Bazar face threats of rising temperatures
June 6, 2023
Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslims in Cox’s Bazar face threats of rising temperatures
Climate analysts in Bangladesh have expressed concern about massive refugee camps– some of the largest in the world – being located in an extreme-weather hot zone. Cox’s Bazar, where an estimated one million Rohingya refugees live, is a coastal region…
Relief groups voice concerns over reduction in food aids provided to Rohingya refugees
June 2, 2023
Relief groups voice concerns over reduction in food aids provided to Rohingya refugees
Relief agencies and groups have warned that increasing reduction in food rations is endangering lives of over one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The warning came yesterday, Thursday, following a statement by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to further…
Rohingya refugees in India’s sub-jail demand release or repatriation to Myanmar
May 29, 2023
Rohingya refugees in India’s sub-jail demand release or repatriation to Myanmar
Refugees who are in detention in Hiranagar Sub-Jail are protesting over their continued detention, seeking their release or repatriation to junta-ruled Myanmar, media outlets reported. Media sources reported that nearly 271 Rohingya refugees started a protest on May 12th by…
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…