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Tag: Refugees

Surviving in the ruins of Moria

In September, Moria, the largest refugee camp in Europe, burned down on the Greek Island of Lesbos, displacing thousands of … More

Greece, Greek Island, Humanitarian, Moria, Refugees, Survival

Bangladesh ships second group of Rohingya to isolated island

Bangladesh has begun relocating a second group of nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island in the Bay of … More

Bangladesh, Human Rights, Refugees, Rohingya

At least 20 migrants drown after boat sinks off Tunisia

Coastguard rescues five people, as Tunisian official says 45 people were on the boat when it capsized. At least 20 … More

Italy, Lampedusa, Migrants, Refugees, Tunisia

Myanmar activists accuse Israeli firm of abetting military’s Rohingya atrocities

Report highlights alleged role of Gilat Satellite Networks in helping Myanmar military set up telecom company, spread anti-Muslim propaganda before … More

Human Rights, Israel, Military, Refugees, Rohingya

Sesame Street introduces its first Rohingya puppets

The two new characters will be used to educate refugee children in Bangladesh AFTER more than a year in the making, … More

Refugees, Rohingya, Sesame Street

Bangladesh begins transfer of Rohingya to controversial island

COX’S BAZAR: Bangladesh began transferring several hundred Rohingya refugees on Thursday (Dec 3) to what the UN and rights groups worry … More

Bangladesh, Refugees, Rohingya, UNHCR

UN prepares for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) : The United Nations refugee agency says about 32,000 people have fled Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region into … More

Ethiopia, Refugees, Sudan, United Nations

Terror at sea: Rohingya migrants tell of 200-day ordeal

LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia: When hundreds of Rohingya refugees paid traffickers to escape their squalid camp in Bangladesh, they were promised a … More

Horrific Journey, Refugees, Rohingya, Traffickers, UNHCR

Coronavirus Pandemic Forces Myanmar’s ‘Neck-Coil’ Women Home From Thailand

Myanmar refugees suffer as tourism dries up MAE RIM, Thailand : In the lush countryside of Mae Rim, a 30-minute … More

Covid19, Destination, Hill Tribe, Karenni, Life, Long Neck, Pandemic, Photography, Red Karen, Refugees, Tourism

Malaysia’s UN agencies distribute 5,000 ‘dignity kits’ to refugees, migrate women and girls

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia’s United Nations Agencies in collaboration with Malaysian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have distributed 5,000 “Dignity Kits” … More

Covid19, Dignity Kits, Migrants, Refugees, UNFPA Malaysia, UNHCR, Women

Malaysia can’t take any more Rohingya refugees

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia can no longer take in Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on … More

ASEAN, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohinya, UNHCR

Rohingya refugee crisis: ‘The bodies were thrown out of the boat’

“Nobody knows how many people have died. It could be 50 or even more,” recalls Khadiza Begum. The 50-year-old was … More

Bangladesh, Coronavirus, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pandemic, Refugees, Rohinya

Australia resisting talks to save Rohingya refugees stranded at sea

Australia was closely monitoring the situation and was supporting Bangladesh in responding to impacts of the coronavirus in its refugee camps.

Australia, Bangladesh, Diplomacy, Humantarian, Malaysia, Myanmar, Opinion, Policy, Politics, Refugees, Rohinya, UNHCR

Rohingya crisis deserves notice

BANGKOK POST EDITORIAL – 3 MAY 2020 Day by day, the effects of coronavirus on society’s most marginalised are laid … More

Bangladesh, Humantarian, Malaysia, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohinya, Thailand, UNHCR

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