Twelve thousand residents of the camp, already some of the most dispossessed people on earth, were left without shelter.
Tag: Rohingya (Ethnic Group)
U.N. Fears 180 Rohingya Refugees in Stranded Boat Are Dead
Families lost contact weeks ago with their relatives on the boat, the U.N. refugee agency says, while at least some of those on another boat adrift for weeks appear to have been rescued.
Boat With at Least 160 Rohingya Refugees Is Stranded at Sea
The U.N. called on countries in South Asia to rescue those on the vessel, who have been without food for weeks after leaving Bangladesh.
Japanese Filmmaker Toru Kubota Sentenced to 10 Years in Myanmar
A military court claimed that the 26-year-old documentarian violated immigration law and participated in protests against the regime.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Beijing’s Fight against Lockdowns
And Mariupol evacuees start to emerge.
Bangladesh Shutters Dozens of Schools Set Up by Rohingya in Camps
More than 30 schools, teaching tens of thousands of Rohingya students, were closed in Bangladesh, where officials are said to have feared the schools would encourage the refugees to stay permanently.
6 Rohingya Refugees Are Killed Fleeing Detention Center in Malaysia
In recent years, the Malaysian government has taken a more hard-line approach to the refugees in the country, which once offered a modicum of opportunity.
Myanmar’s Military Committed Genocide Against Rohingya, U.S. Says
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the official designation. More than 9,000 people were killed in the violence.
Indonesia Lets Stranded Refugee Boat Land After Vowing to Turn It Away
The boat came shore on Friday with more than 100 Rohingya refugees on board. Indonesia relented under pressure from rights groups.
They Warned Their Names Were on a Hit List. They Were Killed.
In less than a month, assassins have killed at least eight people in the Rohingya refugee camps of Bangladesh, silencing those who have dared to speak out against the violent gangs.