Rohingya

Art and designBangladeshCultureGlobal developmentMyanmarPhotographyRefugeesRohingyaSouth and Central AsiaWorld news

‘I can’t speak but my photos do’: how a mute Rohingya boy talks to the world

In 2017, a crying Asom Khan became the face of Myanmar’s refugees. Now 15, he has discovered his own passion for photographyHis own sign language of sweeping, dramatised gestures is rarely fully understood by those outside Asom Khan’s closest friends a…

Read More
BangladeshGlobal developmentHuman traffickingMigrationMyanmarRefugeesRohingyaSouth and Central Asia

Death, abuse and torture: traffickers hold fleeing Rohingya to ransom for up to £3,000 a time

People trapped in the world’s largest refugee camp hope to seek new lives elsewhere despite threats facing them as they attempt to leave BangladeshEven as dehydration was getting to their passengers, the traffickers using boats to carry hundreds of Roh…

Read More
PAGE TOP