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Bangladesh to move 2,000-3,000 more Rohingyas to remote island despite criticism

Ruma Paul, Reuters
Posted at Jan 28 05:07 AM

DHAKA - Bangladesh will move 2,000-3,000 more Rohingya Muslim refugees to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal this week, a navy officer said on Wednesday, despite complaints by rights groups concerned about the site's vulnerability to storms and flooding. Read more »

Myanmar police arrest nearly 100 Rohingya in raid on house

Thu Thu Aung, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 04:09 AM

YANGON - Myanmar police arrested nearly 100 ethnic Rohingya on Wednesday after raiding a house in the commercial capital of Yangon, police and local media said. Read more »

Bangladesh ships Rohingya refugees to remote island despite outcry

Mohammad Ponir Hossain and Ruma Paul, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 04 09:31 PM

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - Bangladesh naval vessels carried about 1,600 Rohingya refugees to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal on Friday despite complaints by refugees and rights groups that some were being coerced.   Read more »

Rights groups urge Bangladesh not to ship Rohingya to island

Ruma Paul, Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 04:10 PM

Human rights groups urged Bangladesh on Thursday to stop its plan to ship thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island as officials said the first group of 400 could leave later in the day. Read more »

From Asia to Africa, refugees hope Biden win could help rebuild lives

Beh Lih Yi and Nita Bhalla, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 10 11:39 PM

Joe Biden's US presidential election win has raised hopes of resettlement for refugees from Asia to Africa, many in countries where they are denied work and education and have no formal status. Read more »

PH extends help to Rohingyas in Myanmar's Rakhine state

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 12:59 AM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. announced Thursday the Philippines' assistance for refugees from conflict-torn Rakhine state in Myanmar. Read more »

UN refugee chief tests positive for COVID-19

Christophe Vogt, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 07:56 PM

The UN refugee chief said Wednesday that he had tested positive for Covid-19 after leading the first day of the agency's main annual meeting in person. Read more »

Duterte urges better cooperation in migrant protection, refugee aid

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 05:31 AM

MANILA - In his first appearance at the UN General Assembly President Rodrigo Duterte urged countries to foster stronger cooperation in safeguarding migrants amid the pandemic, stressing they should be included in every country's response to the coronavirus crisis. Read more »

Taiwan to set up office to help people fleeing Hong Kong

Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 07:51 PM

Taiwan said on Thursday it will set up a dedicated office to help those thinking of fleeing Chinese-ruled Hong Kong as Beijing tightens its grip on the former British colony. Read more »

Record 79.5 million displaced at year-end despite COVID slowing exodus: UN

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 02:24 PM

Nearly 80 million people worldwide, or 1 percent of humanity, were uprooted at the end of 2019 after fleeing wars or persecution, a record figure capping a "tumultuous" decade of displacement, the United Nations said on Thursday.  Read more »

Malaysia detains 269 Rohingya found on boat in northern waters

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 09 06:35 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has taken 269 Rohingya Muslims into custody after intercepting a boat off the country's north, authorities said late Monday. Read more »

Millions batten down as 'super cyclone' Amphan hits Bangladesh, India

Sam Jahan and Sailendra Sal, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 11:49 PM

Millions of people battened down Wednesday as the strongest cyclone in decades slammed into Bangladesh and eastern India, killing at least three and leaving a trail of devastation. Read more »

Bangladesh coast guard rescues 396 Rohingya in drifting boat; 24 dead

Ruma Paul, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 16 02:37 PM

DHAKA - At least two dozen ethnic Rohingya died on a ship that drifted for weeks after failing to reach Malaysia, Bangladesh coastguard officials said on Thursday, following the rescue of 396 starving survivors.   Read more »

Syria displacement is worst since conflict began: UN

Emma Farge, Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 10:22 PM

Turkey, which backs the rebels and is fearful of additional refugees, has retaliated militarily, with displaced civilians caught in between. Read more »

More than 2,300 cross into Iraq to flee Syria fighting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 09:28 PM

The UN currently estimates that around 166,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since Turkey launched its offensive in northeastern Syria on October 9. Read more »

Thousands scramble to flee unrest in Indonesia's Papua

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 11:06 PM

Thousands of scared residents in Indonesia's Papua scrambled to board military planes Friday, fleeing urban unrest after one of the region's deadliest eruptions of violence in years. Read more »

Bangladesh to fence Rohingya camps in further crackdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 10:17 PM

Bangladesh is set to erect barbed-wire fencing, guard towers and cameras around Rohingya camps, the home minister said Thursday citing security concerns, in a move critics said would turn the refugee settlements into prisons. Read more »

UN experts urge probe of Rohingya killings in Bangladesh

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 05:49 PM

UN human rights experts have raised new concerns about the treatment of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh following a deadly backlash over the killing of a ruling party official. Read more »

Mga pamilya ng nawawalang tao, umaasa pa rin na makikita ang minamahal

Martin San Diego, ICRC handout
Posted at Aug 30 12:31 PM

Araw-araw may mga taong nawawala sa buong mundo ng dahil sa iba’t ibang dahilan, gaya ng digmaan, kaguluhan, kalamidad, o di kaya ang migration o paglisan sa tinitirhang lugar o bansa. Read more »

At least 40 feared dead, missing in shipwreck off Libya

Reuters
Posted at Aug 28 12:02 AM

About 40 people are feared dead or missing after the latest wreck of a boat carrying migrants bound for Europe off the coast of Libya, while about 60 people may have been rescued, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday. Read more »