Rohingya youth severely tortured in Maungdaw

Jan 30, 2013 | News / Article

A Rohingya youth who was escorting his 2 elder sisters to their father-in- laws’ homes following a wedding ceremony was detained and tortured by Nasaka (Burma’s border security force), according to the youth’s relative who spoke to the Kaladanpress on condition of...

Two camps of thought on helping Rohingya in Bangladesh

Jan 30, 2013 | Refugee

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, January 28 (UNHCR) – In many countries, when you reach the age of 21 you become an adult and must start to fend for yourself. But in the refugee camps of south-eastern Bangladesh, 21 years after the Rohingya first started arriving as...

Rohingya: Only 4 meals in 16 days at sea

Jan 30, 2013 | Uncategorized

PHUKET: The 179 Rohingya taken into custody north of Phuket yesterday survived on four meals of uncooked rice in their 16 days at sea, one of the survivors told officials. Local fishermen spotted the refugees – fleeing escalating ethnic violence in their native...

Rohingya in Thailand – safe for now

Jan 30, 2013 | Refugee

KHAO LAK, 29 January 2013 (IRIN) – The future of more than 1,500 recent Rohingya boat arrivals in Thailand is unclear, despite a government reprieve allowing them to stay for another six months.   “Their long-term fate remains uncertain,” Chris Lewa,...

Thailand Calls for Regional Response to Rohingya Boat People

Jan 29, 2013 | Refugee

Ron CorbenThousands of Muslim Rohingya fleeing sectarian violence in Burma’s Rakhine state have taken to the sea, ending up in Thailand, Malaysia and elsewhere. There are calls for a regional response to the humanitarian situation. Hundreds of largely stateless...