Report from UN High Commissioner for Refugees GENEVA, February 21 (UNHCR) – UNHCR on Friday said it was concerned about the growing number of people dying in the Bay of Bengal after setting out by boat in search of safety and better lives in other countries, including...
The UK Senior State Minister for Foreign Affairs has said that the long-standing Rohingya issue will not be settled until Myanmar recognises their citizenship with the same rights that its citizens currently enjoy.Baroness Warsi said she talked to the Rohingya...
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...
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...
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...
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...
