Three Burmese men wearing traditional blue longyis shackled at the waist and feet carefully step down, one after the other, from a police truck in Ayeyarwady Region – 84 kms from the commercial capital, Yangon. Armed officers lead Zayar Lwin,…
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Myanmar’s ‘Peacock Generation’ silenced as political prisoners being politicized
Tagged with: Free Speech, Freedom of expression, human rights, Myanmar, press freedom, Rohingya, The Peacock Generation
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Rohingya Refugee Voices Amplify Across Southeast Asia
BANGKOK — The 2017 Rohingya humanitarian crisis caused by Myanmar is not only affecting Bangladesh, which has taken in 740,000 refugees, but it’s also causing strife in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Despite Myanmar’s alleged attempts at repatriation, Rohingya have stayed put…
Tagged with: Bangladesh, human rights, human trafficking, Malaysia, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, Ziaur Rahman
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A Rohingya’s Pursuit for Justice in Myanmar – CBC The World this Weekend
YANGON – Wai Wai Nu always wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps – famed Rohingya Muslim politician Kyaw Min – and end the injustice faced by minority groups in Myanmar. Now, at 31, Nu is the country’s most celebrated…
Tagged with: accountability, genocide, human rights, justice for Rohingya, Myanmar, Rohingya, Wai Wai Nu
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Rohingya Refugees Face New Threat in Bangladesh camps
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – Inside the sprawling Kutupalong refugee settlement, dust swirls around the barren hills where over half a million Rohingya Muslims have taken shelter after fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine state. “Before this entire area was covered with trees,” said…
Tagged with: Bangladesh, Camp, human rights, Kutupalong, Myanmar, Refugees, Rohingya, UNHCR, volunteering
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Indonesia’s Rohingya Refugees to Resettle to the U.S. or Remain?
In an archipelago with more islands than refugees, Indonesia is looking at ways to provide education, health and housing to its 13,800 registered refugees and asylum seekers. But advocates argue accessing livelihoods is the biggest unmet need. MEDAN, Indonesia – Muhammad…
Tagged with: asylum seekers, education, housing, human rights, Indonesia, Refugees, Rohingya
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Malaysia’s Rohingya Refugee Women’s Theatre Company
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Inside a YMCA gymnasium, an actress takes the stage and the audience goes quiet. Members of Malaysia’s state security forces are in attendance. The scene set is a family living room. An actress mimes as if…
Tagged with: education, human rights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Masakini, Refugees, Rohingya, Theatre, women's issues
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Malaysia: A Refugee Conundrum
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – “People always ask me, why are you helping refugees when there are people, here at home, who need help? “This is home for refugees”, said Heidy Quah, recipient of the 2017 Queen’s Young Leaders Award for…
Tagged with: Asylum Access Malaysia, human rights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Refuge for the Refugees, Refugee Education, Refugee health, Refugees, Rohingya, The Lancet
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Malaysia’s Rohingya Network – CBC The World this Weekend
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The Rohingya community in Malaysia is trying to help fellow Rohingya who’ve recently fled their homes in Myanmar to live in refugee camps in Bangladesh. The Rohingya in Malaysia view themselves as the lucky ones. They’re…
Malaysia: A Rohingya safe haven?
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Inside a television studio a small team of four prepare the daily news bulletin featuring horrendous stories of rape, murder, forced exile, and the lack of an international response to these crimes. But this is no…
Tagged with: education, human rights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Myanmar, Online television, Rakhine, Rohingya, Rohingya Vision, RVision, UNHCR
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