Mar 3, 2013 | Refugee
Kabita ChakrabortyThe world has watched for decades, hoping for political reform that would bring freedoms to Burma. While the past two years have brought remarkable political and cultural changes, the hope of freedoms quickly gave way to ethnic conflict and communal...
Mar 3, 2013 | Refugee
Over one hundred Rohingya Muslims fleeing the onging violence in Myanmar have been found adrift off Indonesia’s coast. The wooden boat was discovered by fishermen about 25 kilometers (16 miles) north off the coast Aceh Province on Wednesday. A doctor at a hospital in...
Mar 3, 2013 | Refugee
Eliane CoatesRSISSingaporeSince the communal clashes began in Arakan State in June 2012, the number of Rohingya fleeing by boat to neighbouring Southeast Asian countries has increased significantly.According to a reliable source from the human rights organisation, The...
Mar 3, 2013 | Refugee
Francis Wade in BangkokTeenage victim describes how at least 13 women were raped overnight in Arakan state, which has been focus of ethnic riotsAt least 13 women, including teenagers, have been subjected to prolonged rape by Burmese security forces in a remote village...
Mar 3, 2013 | Refugee
BANGKOK: UNICEF began this week delivering footballs and other play and recreation supplies to eight Ministry of Social Development and Human Security shelters caring for Rohingya children in southern Thailand. Some 270 Rohingya children, many who were separated from...
