Feb 22, 2013 | Refugee
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) pushed backed 57 Rohingya to Burma yesterday, said a local elder from border area- Ukiya. “They were arrested from different border points of Ukhiya-Teknaf area in Cox’s Bazar district on Saturday morning and...
Feb 22, 2013 | Refugee
Ben DohertySouth Asia correspondent for Fairfax Media View more articles from Ben Doherty Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/world/rescued-burmese-in-limbo-after-boat-deaths-20130221-2euci.html#ixzz2Lf8QLSqU THE 32 surviving Burmese asylum seekers who were...
Feb 22, 2013 | Refugee
by EmperorAs a recent TIME article by Jason Motlagh highlights, more and more stateless Rohingya are fleeing persecution in Burma through perilous boat journeys, A large chunk of Abdul Rahman’s home is gone, and so is his oldest son, Shakur. The ethnic Rohingya...
Feb 22, 2013 | Refugee
By Eliane Coates Synopsis The exodus of many Rohingya over the past year has brought increased international awareness to their plight, as well as Southeast Asia’s inability to deal effectively with forced migration. A regional approach is needed to find a durable...
Feb 22, 2013 | Refugee
The charge that the Rohingya are illegal immigrants to Myanmar is false, say Jose Ramos-Horta and Muhammed Yunus, respectively the 1996 and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winners.“There is evidence that the Rohingya have been in present-day Myanmar since the 8th century,”...
