カテゴリー: Rohingya
Refugees caught up in the deadly blaze describe panic and despair after fire tore through the Balukhali area on Monday Marium Khatun, 40, was feeding her 10-month-old son at home when she first saw the fire and smoke nearby. Realising a huge blaze was …
At least 15 people have been killed and another 400 are missing after a fire tore through Balukhali camp near Cox’s Bazar late on Monday. More than 17,000 shelters were destroyed, leaving 45,000 people displaced. Emergency services, volunteers and Red …
At least 15 people killed as blaze spread across Bangladesh camp of about 124,000 refugees from MyanmarHundreds of people are missing with at least 15 confirmed dead, including three children, after a fire tore through a camp for Rohingya refugees in B…
1 million who fled Myanmar live in camps in Cox’s BazarSeven people feared dead, officials sayBangladesh has launched an investigation into a huge blaze that ripped through a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp and forced at least 50,000 people to flee. Se…
Mass detentions in Jammu ‘in violation’ of UN status and are part of wider crackdownAbout 170 Rohingya refugees living in India have been rounded up into detention centres and told they will be forcibly deported back to Myanmar where they had previousl…
The world’s poorest are becoming poorer as the impact of Covid compounds existing crises, says Disaster Emergency ComitteeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThousands could starve in the world’s most fragile states as the pande…
Protesters against the military coup won’t be helped by threats. They need support to press for change from within Protests against the military coup continue in Myanmar; aerial images of the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who converged in town…
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UN calls for boat to be rescued, saying ‘immediate action’ needed to ‘prevent further tragedy’The United Nations refugee agency has called for the immediate rescue of a group of Rohingya refugees adrift in their boat in the Andaman Sea without food or …
While Aung San Suu Kyi defended a genocidal campaign against the Muslim minority, refugees fear military rule will end dreams of a return homeFor the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar, news of the fall of Aung San Suu Kyi after the military coup was bittersw…
Marginalised groups including Rohingya and members of LGBT community join rallies The Myanmar military took power last week on the promise of “restoring eternal peace” to a country riven by seven decades of ethnic conflict. Since the takeover it has ma…
Japanese beer company effectively ‘empowers’ junta through its joint ventures, rights group saysMyanmar coup: health workers at 70 hospitals join civil disobedience campaignHuman rights groups have urged Japanese brewing giant Kirin, the multinational …
Amid concern from charities and NGOs, Bangladesh is relocating Rohinghya refugees to a remote island. One resident describes his new life thereI wanted to come here. No one forced me, and my wife also agreed in a snap.To be honest, though, I didn’t tel…
Bangladesh authorities under pressure from rights activists including Bianca Jagger over detention of Abul KaramBangladesh authorities are facing calls to release a Rohingya man arrested while photographing the transfer of refugees to a controversial i…
Twins Noor and Aziz Yasmin will feature in educational videos shown in refugee camps in BangladeshThe children’s TV show Sesame Street has unveiled its first Rohingya Muppets to help thousands of refugee children overcome trauma and tackle the impact o…