Tag: Rohingya
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Rohingya boat sinks, 23 dead others missing
RAKHINE: Bodies of twenty-three Rohingyas fleeing from Myanmar’s state of Rakhine have reportedly been recovered after their boat sank, with many still missing. According to a BBC report, authorities have managed to recover the bodies of twenty-three, with thirty others still missing as the boat capsized before it reached Malaysia. On the other hand, eight…
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Bangladesh: Thousands of Rohingya left homeless after fire in refugee camp
Authorities say more than 5,000 people lose their homes after the fire raced through shelters made of bamboo and tarpaulin
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After shift in stance, Indonesia to accept Rohingya refugees stranded at sea
Officials had previously said the refugees would be given food and water but could not land in Indonesia
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Indonesia rejects Rohingya refugees, sends boat to Malaysia
At least 100 people, mostly women and children, on board a wooden vessel said to be taking on water denied refuge
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Myanmar’s Rohingya community sue Facebook for failing to stem hate speech
Complaint claims algorithms that power the company promote disinformation that translates into real-world violence
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Huge blaze at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh kills 15, leaves 400 missing
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, (23rd March, 2021, 11:40 pm) (AFP/APP):Fifteen people have died and 400 are missing after a huge fire destroyed the shanty homes of tens of thousands of Rohingya in the world’s biggest refugee settlement in Bangladesh, the UN said Tuesday. Nearly one million of the persecuted Muslim minority — many of whom escaped…
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India detains scores of Rohingya ahead of expected deportation to Myanmar
Occupied Srinagar, March 7 (AFP/APP):Scores of Rohingya, who fled persecution in Myanmar, are being held in a detention centre in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, an official said Sunday, after being rounded up ahead of their expected deportation to the protest-wracked nation. At least 168 people from the Muslim minority from Buddhist-dominated Myanmar…
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UN appeals for rescue of Rohingya refugees adrift in Andaman Sea
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 (APP):The UN refugee agency on Monday called for immediate efforts to search and rescue a group of Rohingya refugees, who have been adrift on the Andaman Sea for over a week. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it had received reports of an unconfirmed number of Rohingya refugees aboard…
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Myanmar’s conflict-scared Rohingya on edge with return of generals
Yangon, Feb 13 (AFP/APP):Myanmar’s stateless, conflict-scarred Rohingya community are on edge with the return of military rule, fearing further violence in a restive part of the country where others have shown support for the new regime. Much of the long-persecuted Muslim minority have spent years in cramped displacement camps, with no freedom of movement or…
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UN Chief Hopes Myanmar Election Enables Return of Rohingya Refugees
The UN Chief hopes that the Myanmar election enables the return of Rohingya refugees.