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Rohingya body rejects Myanmar repatriation claims, demands citizenship and international guarantees The United Council of Rohingya (UCR), an elected representative body of Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, has rejected Myanmar’s latest claims on repatriation, accusing the military-backed authorities of attempting to “rewrite history” and avoid accountability for abuses committed against […]

7,656 Rohingya, 504 Bangladeshi nationals identified across Jammu and Kashmir, Government says The Jammu and Kashmir government has informed a high-level committee that 7,656 Rohingya and 504 Bangladeshi nationals have been identified across the Union Territory, according to official data cited in Indian media. The figures were presented to members […]

Bangladesh rejects Myanmar claim that only 540,000 Rohingya fled in 2016–17 Bangladesh has rejected Myanmar’s claim that only 540,000 people crossed into the country during the 2016–2017 Rohingya crisis, disputing Naypyidaw’s account of the mass displacement from northern Rakhine State and raising questions about the reliability of Myanmar’s verification process. […]

Myanmar urged to create conditions for safe, dignified Rohingya return Myanmar must establish credible conditions for the voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingya refugees rather than relying on disputed verification figures and vague security assurances, as Bangladesh continues to question Naypyidaw’s latest claims about the scale of the 2017 […]

Why Bangladesh is moving to fence its border with Myanmar Bangladesh’s plan to fence parts of its 270-kilometer border with Myanmar reflects a fundamental shift in the security environment along the country’s southeastern frontier, where the Arakan Army now exercises de facto control over much of northern Rakhine State. Home […]

Malaysian lawmaker calls for parliamentary explanation on plan to repatriate 5,000 Rohingya Former Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has called on the government to provide Parliament with a detailed explanation of its plan to repatriate 5,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, questioning whether the proposal complies with Malaysia’s long-standing humanitarian policy […]

Rohingya residents allege AA is cutting village trees and bamboo to build camp in Northern Maungdaw Residents of Thu Oo La (Kho Hla Bhil) village in northern Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State, have accused the Arakan Army (AA) of cutting down trees and bamboo groves belonging to Rohingya villagers to construct […]

India’s demographic change panel visits Rohingya settlement in Jammu A high-level committee appointed by India’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has visited a Rohingya settlement in Jammu as part of its examination of demographic changes linked to immigration and other factors, according to officials. The panel visited the Rohingya settlement […]

Malaysian Bar Council: Return of 5,000 Myanmar refugees must be voluntary and individually assessed Malaysia must ensure that any plan to return 5,000 refugees to Myanmar is voluntary and based on individual risk assessments so that no person is sent back to persecution or serious harm, Malaysian Bar Council president […]