Tag: refugees
Three years after exodus, Myanmar erases names of Rohingya villages
UN map makers follow suit with at least three maps showing a number of Rohingya village names having disappeared or been reclassified by Myanmar
Bangladesh restores internet access in Rohingya refugee camps
But some govt officials remain concerned that certain groups will take advantage of the return of internet services
As other doors close, some Rohingya cling to hope of resettlement
But resettlement process deemed unrealistic because of reluctance of European countries and the US to take Muslim refugees
Filipino Muslim refugees pray for end to sacrifices on Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha honors the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God's command.
Displaced Marawi residents appeal to return to devastated homes
The war in Marawi leveled the city to the ground and affected close to half a million people, many of whom still live in temporary shelters
Displaced families in Marawi hope to live in permanent shelters soon
The government aims to construct 1,500 houses for families who lost their homes in the war’s “ground zero” in Marawi City
Malaysia spares Rohingya refugees from caning
Court decided caning would be inhumane as the men were refugees and did not have any prior history of crime or violence
Malaysian court to hear bid to set aside caning for Rohingya...
Lawyers also seek a review of a case against six Rohingya teenagers, including two girls, who they say have been wrongly tried and convicted as adults
Rohingya refugees tell Malaysia how dozens perished during four-month voyage
They had risked the perilous sea journey having lost hope of making a better life in Bangladesh refugee camps
Pope Francis, Cardinal Bo appeal for care for refugees amid pandemic
Nearly 70 percent of those displaced are from Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan, and Myanmar