Rohingya

More Than 250,000 Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh Get First ID Cards: UN

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2019

The UN said Friday it has registered more than 250,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, providing many with their first ever identification cards and proof of their right to return to Myanmar in the future.

Suspected Rohingya Refugees, Including Women, Boys, Sent To Shelter Homes

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Twelve suspected Rohingya refugees, who were rescued in Mizoram's Aizawl three days ago allegedly from a human trafficking gang, have been shifted to state-run shelter homes, a senior police officer said.

2 Pulitzer-Winning Reuters Reporters Freed After 500 Days In Myanmar Jail

World News | Reuters | Tuesday May 7, 2019

Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars, witnesses said.

12 Suspected Rohingya Without Valid Documents Arrested In Mizoram: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 6, 2019

A total of 12 suspected Rohingyas from Bangladesh were arrested in Mizoram for entering the state without valid travel documents, a police officer said today.

Will Throw Infiltrators Out Of Country In 2nd Term: Amit Shah

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 4, 2019

Giving credit to the BJP-led NDA government for stopping Rohingyas from sneaking into the country, BJP president Amit Shah Wednesday said the Modi government would throw all infiltrators out the country before the end of the second term of the Modi government.

Drug 'Godfathers' Surrender To Bangladesh Police

World News | AFP | Saturday February 16, 2019

Some 102 Bangladeshi meth dealers have surrendered to authorities at a pre-scheduled ceremony in a coastal town, officials said Saturday, as a Philippines-style anti-narcotics crackdown sows fear among kingpins.

Myanmar Army Chief Denies Systematic Persecution Of Rohingya

World News | Reuters | Friday February 15, 2019

Myanmar's army chief, who is facing international calls that he be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, has denied any systematic army persecution and said such accusations were an insult to his country's honour.

31 Rohingya Handed To Tripura Police Ending Standoff With Bangladesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 22, 2019

The Border Security Force Tuesday handed over the 31 Rohingya Muslims, who were stranded on the India-Bangladesh border for three days, to the Tripura police, ending a standoff with its counterpart, the BGB, on the issue, officials said.

30 More Guwahati-Bound Rohingya Arrested In Tripura-Assam Border

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 22, 2019

Even as 31 Rohingya Muslims are stranded along the India-Bangladesh borders since Friday, 30 more Rohingyas, including 12 children, were on Monday night apprehended along the Tripura-Assam border, a police officer said.

India, Bangladesh Border Forces Probe How 31 Rohingya Got Stuck In Border

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 21, 2019

Thirty one Rohingya Muslims are stuck in no-man's land, holed up behind the barbed wire fencing along the Bangladesh border in Tripura since Friday, while a blame-game is on between the border guards of the two countries over their refuge.

Reuters Journalists, Jailed In Myanmar For 7 Years, To Not Be Freed Early

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 11, 2019

A Myanmar judge dismissed an appeal Friday by two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years while investigating atrocities committed against the Rohingya, dashing slim hopes that the pair could be freed early.

Rohingya Hindu Refugees In Bangladesh Want To Return To Myanmar: Report

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 10, 2019

Rohingya Hindus, who sought refuge in Bangladesh, want to return to Myanmar but are not being allowed by Bangladesh officials, American daily Los Angeles Times reported.

India's Expulsion Of Rohingya Disrespect Of International Laws: Amnesty

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 8, 2019

Amnesty India said on Monday that the Indian government's expulsion of Rohingya asylum-seekers to Myanmar shows a disdain for international laws.

Five More Rohingya Migrants Deported To Myanmar, 10 Still In Prison

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Friday January 4, 2019

A day after a Rohingya Muslim migrant from Myanmar's Rakhine state was sent back, five others lodged at an Assam prison were deported to the neighbouring country on Thursday. According to sources, they were handed over to Myanmarese authorities at the border check point in Manipur's Moreh town.

In Second Batch, 6 Rohingyas Get Deported To Myanmar: Sources

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday January 3, 2019

One Myanmar national from the Rakhine state, believed to be a Rohingya Muslim who was detained in India over illegal entry, has been sent back via the Manipur border on Wednesday, sources in the Manipur Police said.