Rohingya people
Rohingya deal aims to repatriate refugees ‘within two years’
Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed to repatriate hundreds of thousands of displaced Rohingya within a two-year period, Dhaka said on Jan. 16, the first concrete timeline given for the refugees’ return despite many refusing to go back to their homeland.
Myanmar, Bangladesh meet amid doubts about Rohingya repatriation plan
Hamid Hussain, a 71-year-old Rohingya Muslim farmer, first fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in 1992. He went home the next year under a repatriation deal between the two neighbors, only to repeat the journey last September when violence flared once more.
Deadly ‘long-lost disease’ diphtheria rages through Rohingya camps
In a makeshift bamboo clinic, small children struggle to draw breath through surgical masks, victims of a forgotten but deadly disease that has torn through the teeming Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Turkish PM hands out food to Rohingya Muslims in refugee camp in Cox’s Bazaar
Turkish PM hands out food to Rohingya Muslims in refugee camp in Cox’s Bazaar
Turkey pledges continued support to Rohingya refugees as Yıldırım visits Bangladesh
Turkey will continue to give necessary support to Rohingya refugees, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım vowed during an official visit to Bangladesh on Dec. 19.
Turkey praises Bangladesh over support to Rohingya
Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on Dec. 18 praised the Bangladeshi government for its efforts in “lending a hand” to Rohingya Muslims targeted by neighboring Myanmar.
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Rohingya ‘rather die’ than return to oppression in Myanmar
Disease, hunger and misery stalk the Rohingya living in Bangladesh’s refugee camps but despite the grinding hardship, few are willing to consider the alternative -- returning home under a deal struck with Myanmar.
6,700 Rohingya killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF
"At least 6,700 Rohingya, in the most conservative estimations, are estimated to have been killed, including at least 730 children below the age of five," MSF said Dec. 14.
6700 Rohingya were Killed in the First Month of Violence in Myanmar
At least 6700 representatives of the Rohingya minority were killed in the first month of the Myanmar armed forces' crackdowns, which began at the end of August, said Doctors without Borders.
Pope Francis' Diplomatic Gamble
Pope Francis faced criticism for maintaining silence on the 'Rohingya' issue during his recent trip to Myanmar and neighbouring Bangladesh. Earlier this week, the pontiff defended his silence, saying that he did so because of the Christians living in Myanmar and for the betterment of the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and India.
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