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Rohingya repatriation at a crossroads As the war in the Middle East continues and escalates unabated, it is time to reflect on the potential fallout from festering refugee problems, including the unresolved Rohingya repatriation programme. The history of Palestine is a lesson for all. The British government and its allies […]

US lifts sanctions on businessmen linked to military council The UN’s Myanmar expert on Wednesday criticized the US decision to lift sanctions imposed on the ruling generals’ allies and their military-linked firms, branding it “unconscionable”. Washington lifted the sanctions after the junta chief sent a glowing letter of praise to […]

Rohingya repatriation stalls amid mounting challenges Five months after UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar and called for the swift repatriation of refugees to Myanmar, there has been no meaningful progress on the matter. Despite efforts by the Bangladeshi government to engage the Myanmar junta, […]

Voluntary sterilisation planned to control Rohingya population Bangladesh is planning to introduce voluntary sterilisation in its overcrowded Rohingya camps, where nearly a million refugees are fighting for space, after efforts to encourage birth control failed. More than 600,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh since a military crackdown in neighbouring Myanmar […]

After Myanmar military junta, now it’s AA’s turn The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Arakan Army (AA), a powerful ethnic resistance force fighting the Myanmar military junta in Rakhaine State of Myanmar, of unleashing severe repression on and control over the Rohingya population. In a statement issued on […]

AA has arrested 10 more Rohingya families from Pandawpyin village of Maungdaw and one child from a shop in the city The Arakan Army (AA) has detained at least ten Rohingya families and abducted a young child in Maungdaw, intensifying fear and distress within a community already struggling to survive […]

India must stop expulsion of Indian Muslims, Rohingyas The Indian government must immediately end its unlawful campaign of expulsion against Indian Muslim citizens and Rohingya refugees, said Fortify Rights. The move comes as the Indian authorities in recent months have been arbitrarily arresting, detaining, torturing and coercively removing members of […]