Tag: Rohingya
Myanmar delegation visits Rohingya camps for repatriation scheme
Most of the refugees have been stuck in ramshackle camps in southeastern Bangladesh since fleeing a 2017 crackdown by the Myanmar military
Human Rights Watch slams Myanmar, Bangladesh plan to repatriate Rohingya
Bangladesh is home to about a million Rohingya, most of whom fled a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar
Nearly 400 feared dead after Cyclone Mocha hit Myanmar’s Rakhine state
Volunteers from the Muslim Aid and Relief Society who are collecting field data said most of the dead were children, pregnant women and the elderly
Rohingya sceptical of Myanmar refugee return offer
The Rohingya are widely viewed in Myanmar as interlopers from Bangladesh, despite roots in the country stretching back centuries
Rohingya refugees decry ‘devastating’ cuts to food aid
The drop has already caused hardship among the roughly one million Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh's overcrowded camps
Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees land in Indonesia in latest boat arrival
Four vessels carrying Rohingya refugees have already landed in Indonesia in November and December last year
Nearly 200 starving Rohingya reach Indonesia after month at sea
Among the emaciated refugees who survived the harrowing voyage, some were so malnourished they could barely walk
Rohingya refugees get emergency treatment after boat lands in Indonesia
Each year thousands of Rohingya risk their lives on long, expensive sea journeys in an attempt to reach Malaysia or Indonesia
Southeast Asian MPs appeal for help to rescue boat with Rohingya...
"The delay in rescuing these boats has already caused untold suffering and loss of life,” said said Charles Santiago, chairperson of APHR
In crowded camps, Rohingya refugees embrace family planning
Roughly two-thirds of Rohingya couples are now using some form of birth control -- up from virtually none five years ago
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