May 22, 2019 | Bangladesh, Burma, Politics & Strategy, Refugee
– There are over a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, including the latest batch of 800,000 that came after August 25, 2017 and the 250,000 that arrived since the first exodus of mid-1990s. As Myanmar nationals, the Rohingya Muslims have historically faced...
May 21, 2019 | ARNO Press Release, Press Release (Others)
21 May 2019 The UN Fact Finding Mission last week issued a statement urging the international community to financially isolate Myanmar’s military for its involvement in the genocidal campaign against the Rohingya people. It made clear that the Government of Myanmar...
Apr 15, 2019 | Latest, News / Article, Refugee, USA
HIGHLIGHTS Conflict between the AA and Government of Burma forces causes further displacement in northern Rakhine and parts of ChinUSAID/OFDA partners enhance cyclone preparedness in Cox’s Bazar through rehabilitation of 60 cyclone sheltersUSG announces nearly $46...
Apr 8, 2019 | Boat People, Malaysia, News / Article
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities on Monday were on the lookout for boats believed to be carrying up to 200 Rohingya after dozens of migrants were found near a beach in the country’s north. Scores of Rohingya Muslims have boarded boats in recent...
Apr 8, 2019 | Bangladesh, News / Article, Refugee
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNI) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the international community, including the United Kingdom (UK), to keep strong mounting pressure on Myanmar to repatriate the forcibly displaced Rohingyas. She made the appeal while...
Apr 7, 2019 | Azeem Ibrahim, Bangladesh, News / Article
Azeem Ibrahim is a director at the Center for Global Policy and author of “Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar’s Genocide.” Bangladesh is once again calling for the establishment of “safe zones” for the Rohingya in Myanmar so that it can begin resettling...
