May 1, 2020 | ARNO, ARNO Press Release, Bangladesh, Burma, Health Care, Human Trafficking, Latest, Malaysia, Refugee, UNHCR, United Nation
Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) Press Release: 1 May 2020 On April 10, 2020, the Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release, “Myanmar leaves no one behind in its fight against COVID-19 in Rakhine State,” describing its intensified efforts...
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 | Boat People, Malaysia, Report
A report based on a multi-year independent investigation had been released by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), and human rights advocacy group Fortify Rights on Wednesday, March 20. The 121-page report, titled ‘Sold Like Fish’ focuses on the human...
Apr 5, 2019 | Bangladesh, Boat People, Malaysia, Refugee, Thailand
In January 2015, Malaysian police officers were patrolling a remote stretch of the Thailand-Malaysia border when they made a startling discovery: a cluster of makeshift cages, draped in tarp and fenced in with barbed wire, with dozens of people trapped inside. It was...
Mar 3, 2019 | Malaysia, Refugee
More than 30 Muslim Rohingya women and children were found stranded along a beach in Malaysia’s northern most state early Friday, and are believed to have been dropped off by human traffickers, authorities said. A police official in Kangar, the capital of...
