India says new law saves persecuted refugees. Rohingya ask ‘Why not us?’

[ad_1] Kolkata, India – Muhammad Hamin has been unable to sleep at night since March 8 when the government of the northeast Indian state of Manipur ordered the deportation of Rohingya refugees. On that day, the state’s Chief Minister N...

Bodies of three Rohingya found as Indonesia ends rescue for capsized boat

[ad_1] Local authorities in Aceh province have received several reports about dead bodies floating in nearby waters since Saturday.The bodies of three Rohingya refugees have been found in open waters off Indonesia’s Aceh province, says the provincial search-and-rescue agency as...

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?

[ad_1] The Rohingya are yet again bearing the brunt of renewed fighting and military air strikes in Myanmar, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned this week. The latest wave of fighting by rebel groups who want to overturn the country’s...

Photos: Desperate, dehydrated Rohingyas picked up in dramatic sea rescue

[ad_1] As the skipper of an Indonesian search-and-rescue vessel scoured the sea early on Thursday, a dot appeared on the horizon – dozens of Rohingya refugees drifting on the rusty hull of their overturned ship poking out of the water....

UN seeking more than $850m for Rohingya refugees

[ad_1] Bangladesh hosts more than a million Rohingya people, many of whom fled a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar.The United Nations is calling for more donations for Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh. In its annual response plan to...