Bangladesh

Myanmar seizes more Rohingya Muslims fleeing Rakhine

Nov 27, 2018 07:37

Myanmar’s authorities have intercepted a boat with 93 Rohingya Muslims who were fleeing apartheid conditions at internal displacement camps in Rakhine State and heading to Malaysia.
Rohingya say Bangladesh, aid agencies must stop collecting information for Myanmar

Nov 26, 2018 14:18

Rohingya refugees in southeast Bangladesh have staged a massive protest and strike, demanding that officials and aid agencies stop sharing their family information with Myanmar’s government.
UN calls for calm after Myanmar police shoot, wound Rohingya Muslims

Nov 19, 2018 12:55

The United Nations has called for calm after several members of persecuted Rohingya Muslims were shot and wounded at a camp in the western state of Rakhine.
Myanmar arrests 106 Rohingya Muslims fleeing towards Malaysia

Nov 16, 2018 13:18

Myanmar's immigration authorities have arrested 106 Rohingya Muslims who were fleeing towards Malaysia.
Rights groups warn against repatriation of Rohingya Muslims

Nov 15, 2018 12:01

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International have called on Bangladesh and Myanmar to drop plans for the repatriation of Rohingya Muslims.
Rohingya refugees flee Bangladesh camps over repatriation fears

Nov 12, 2018 12:12

Dozens of persecuted Rohingya Muslim families on a list of refugees set to be repatriated to Myanmar later this week have fled from camps in southeast Bangladesh.
Saudi Arabia to deport scores of Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh

Nov 09, 2018 09:32

Saudi Arabia is set to send scores of Rohingya Muslim refugees to Bangladesh, years after they fled persecution in their home country; but have indefinitely been held in the Kingdom’s detention centers.
Bangladesh rescues Malaysia-bound Rohingya refugees from sea

Nov 08, 2018 12:04

Bangladesh's coast guard has rescued 33 persecuted Rohingya Muslims and detained six alleged human traffickers from a fishing trawler headed for Malaysia.
Bangladesh ruling party rejects opposition plea for caretaker government

Nov 07, 2018 13:55

Bangladesh's ruling party has rejected an opposition party's demand for formation of a caretaker government ahead of upcoming elections due to be held in December.
Asian MPs call for halt on repartition of Rohignya Muslims to Myanmar

Nov 02, 2018 10:27

Asian parliamentarians has called on both governments in Bangladesh and Myanmar to halt plans for repatriation of Rohingya Muslim refugees to their home country, where they fled a state-sponsored brutal military violence over the last year.