Rohingya
Rohingya death toll at sea in 2023 highest in nine years, says UNHCR
Uncategorized
January 24, 2024
Rohingya death toll at sea in 2023 highest in nine years, says UNHCR
Some 569 Rohingya people died or went missing at sea last year – the most since 2014 – as they…
Myanmar: 10 Rohingyas killed, 17 injured in Junta raid
Myanmar
December 30, 2023
Myanmar: 10 Rohingyas killed, 17 injured in Junta raid
Ten Rohingyas were killed and another 17 injured in the Buthidaung and Mrauk-U townships in Myanmar’s Rakhine state as a…
One-third of Myanmar population in need of humanitarian aid: UN
Myanmar
December 19, 2023
One-third of Myanmar population in need of humanitarian aid: UN
A UN official on Monday said a 3rd of Myanmar’s population needs humanitarian assistance, calling for action to relieve to…
Bangladesh: Rampant police abuse of Rohingya refugees
NEWS
January 17, 2023
Bangladesh: Rampant police abuse of Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh’s Armed Police Battalion (APBn) is committing extortion, arbitrary arrests, and harassment of Rohingya refugees already facing violence from criminal…
Myanmar jails more than 100 Rohingya for travelling ‘without documents’
NEWS
January 10, 2023
Myanmar jails more than 100 Rohingya for travelling ‘without documents’
Myanmar authorities have sentenced 112 Rohingya, including a dozen children, to between two and five years in prison for attempting…
Dozens of Rohingya land in Indonesia after a month adrift at sea
Myanmar
December 26, 2022
Dozens of Rohingya land in Indonesia after a month adrift at sea
Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya refugees were found on a beach in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh after weeks at sea,…
Myanmar arrests 112 Rohingya without documents
Asia
December 23, 2022
Myanmar arrests 112 Rohingya without documents
Myanmar authorities have arrested more than 112 Rohingya, including children, for traveling “without official documents” as they tried to make…
More than 100 Rohingya refugees rescued in Sri Lankan waters
Asia
December 19, 2022
More than 100 Rohingya refugees rescued in Sri Lankan waters
104 Rohingya were rescued by the Sri Lankan navy after their boat ran aground off the Indian Ocean island’s northern…
Rohingya Muslims stuck between Myanmar’s military junta, rebel Arakan Army
Asia
November 29, 2022
Rohingya Muslims stuck between Myanmar’s military junta, rebel Arakan Army
After suffering decades of oppression, Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar are now caught between two fires from the country’s repressive military…
Fleeing ethnic persecution in Myanmar, more than 200 Rohingya refugees arrive in the Indonesian province of Aceh
Asia
November 22, 2022
Fleeing ethnic persecution in Myanmar, more than 200 Rohingya refugees arrive in the Indonesian province of Aceh
More than 200 Rohingya refugees have arrived in the Indonesian province of Aceh, after fleeing Myanmar to escape ethnic persecution…