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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Internally displaced Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar’s Rakhine state have fled to Bangladesh in a new wave of forced migration in search of safety, refuge, and food as clashes between military junta forces and rebel groups escalate. Many have crossed into the Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Cox’s Bazar,...
Lhokseumawe, Indonesia – AFP Holding his son’s hand in a temporary shelter in Indonesia, Rohingya refugee Mohamed Ridoi says he made the dangerous 12-day sea journey from massive refugee camps in Bangladesh to escape the pervasive threats of kidnapping, extortion and murder. The 27-year-old said he was starting a peaceful life in a...
– DHAKA Bangladesh (AA) – The UN has appealed for scaling up funds for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The UN also made a fresh allocation of $8 million for Rohingya refugees staying in camps in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district and on the island of Bhasan Char. “This allocation is especially important in the light [&...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A high-level delegation from Bangladesh reached Myanmar on Monday in order to lead a Chinese-mediated meeting on Rohingya repatriation. A list of over 3,000 Rohingya under a pilot program has been sent to Myanmar to verify and a possible repatriation could begin under the mediation of China, according to Banglade...
ISTANBUL (AA) – On the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Rohingya genocide in Myanmar, human rights defenders have renewed the call for granting full rights to the persecuted community. “Rohingya are citizens of the country and should be seen by our fellow citizens as valued members of the pro-democratic revolution,” said Zaw Win, […]...
