Rohingya refugees from Myanmar

Rohingya refugees walk at a market in Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia. Photo: AFP
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17 August 2022
The humanitarian significance of UN envoy Michelle Bachelet’s visit to Bangladesh
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. Photo: EPA
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15 August 2022
UN rights chief in Bangladesh, to visit Rohingya...
United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet arrived in Bangladesh on Sunday for a four-...
Rohingya refugees look on in the compounds of a mosque following their arrival by boat in Bireuen, Aceh province on March 6, 2022. Photo: AFP
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23 March 2022
Myanmar's Rohingya refugee crisis in key...
The Myanmar military launched a ferocious crackdown against the country's Rohingya Muslim...
In this photo taken on July 4, 2021, members of the internally displaced Rohingya community gather by their makeshift shelters at the Baw Du Pha IDP Camp in Sittwe in Myanmar's western Rakhine state. Photo: AFP
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26 July 2021
Bangladesh approaches Russia for help on Rohingya...
Bangladesh has approached Russia to use its good offices with Myanmar’s junta to bring...
T. Raja Singh, a regional lawmaker for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party, was blocked "for violating our policy prohibiting those that promote or engage in violence and hate from having a presence on our platform," a Facebook spokesman said. Photo: Facebook
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04 September 2020
Facebook bans India ruling party politician over...
Facebook has banned an outspoken right-wing Indian politician for spreading hate speech...
This aerial picture shows a wooden boat (C) carrying Rohingya from Myanmar being pulled away from the shoreline near Lancok village in Indonesia's North Aceh Regency on June 25, 2020. Photo: AFP
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23 July 2020
Malaysia judge drops refugee caning after outcry...
A Malaysian judge Wednesday overturned a decision to cane 27 Rohingya refugees for...
Bangladesh authorities prevented 84 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar from attempting a perilous boat journey to Malaysia. Photo: AFP
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20 May 2019
Bangladesh stops 84 refugees from perilous sea...
Bangladesh authorities prevented 84 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar from attempting a...