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427 Rohingya May Have Drowned In Two Shipwrecks In May: UN
The United Nations said it feared that 427 Rohingya, Myanmar's persecuted Muslim minority, had perished at sea in two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10 off the Myanmar coast.
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Explained: The Rohingya Crisis And India's Stance On Those Seeking Asylum
The Rohingya crisis is a humanitarian catastrophe that has drawn international attention due to its magnitude and complexity. Originating from Myanmar, the Rohingya people have faced decades of persecution and violence, leading to a mass exodus.
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Over 200 Rohingya Refugees Are Stranded On Indonesian Beach. Here's Why
More than 200 Rohingya refugees were huddled on the beaches of a remote Indonesian island Wednesday after weeks adrift on a wooden boat, as authorities rejected locals' efforts to push the members of the persecuted Myanmar minority back to sea.
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17 Rohingya Refugees Die In Boat Tragedy Off Myanmar
At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state broke up at sea this week, rescuers said Thursday.
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Rohingya Refugees Fleeing Myanmar, Bangladesh Surged Fivefold In 2022: UN
The number of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar or Bangladesh by sea surged fivefold to more than 3,500 in 2022 from a year earlier, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday, in the deadliest year for the ethnic minority group at since 2014.
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"Afloat In Sea For 40 Days": Rohingya On Harrowing Journey To Indonesia
Rohingya Muslims who survived a harrowing 40 days on a boat across the Indian Ocean to end up in Indonesia have recounted stories of hunger and desperation, saying more than 20 of those on board died on the way.
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Over 100 Rohingya Stranded At Sea Near Andamans, Many Feared Dead: Report
At least 100 ethnic Rohingya are stranded in a boat off Andaman Islands and as many as 16-20 may have have died of thirst, hunger or drowned, said two Myanmar Rohingya activist groups.
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Myanmar Returns Rescued Migrants to Bangladesh
Thirty-seven Bangladeshi migrants rescued from a boat at sea by Myanmar authorities were handed over to Bangladesh authorities today.
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Myanmar Lands 700 Migrants, US Says Rohingya Should be Citizens
Myanmar brought ashore more than 700 "boat people" it had kept at sea for days aboard a seized vessel, as the United States today called on the country to help solve a migrant crisis by recognising the rights of its Muslim Rohingya minority.
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Malaysia Orders Rescue of Migrants, Myanmar to Attend Conference
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday he had ordered the navy to rescue thousands of migrants adrift at sea, as a Thai official said Myanmar had agreed to attend an emergency conference on the crisis.
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Malaysia Orders Rescue of Migrant Boats, Thailand Says no to Shelters
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday he had ordered the navy to conduct search and rescue missions for thousands of migrants adrift at sea as Thailand's prime minister said his country would not provide shelter.
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Over 100 "Boat People" Land in Indonesia, Hundreds More Sighted at Sea
Indonesian fishermen brought more than 100 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants to shore in northwestern Aceh province early on Wednesday, a search and rescue official said.
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427 Rohingya May Have Drowned In Two Shipwrecks In May: UN
The United Nations said it feared that 427 Rohingya, Myanmar's persecuted Muslim minority, had perished at sea in two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10 off the Myanmar coast.
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Explained: The Rohingya Crisis And India's Stance On Those Seeking Asylum
The Rohingya crisis is a humanitarian catastrophe that has drawn international attention due to its magnitude and complexity. Originating from Myanmar, the Rohingya people have faced decades of persecution and violence, leading to a mass exodus.
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Over 200 Rohingya Refugees Are Stranded On Indonesian Beach. Here's Why
More than 200 Rohingya refugees were huddled on the beaches of a remote Indonesian island Wednesday after weeks adrift on a wooden boat, as authorities rejected locals' efforts to push the members of the persecuted Myanmar minority back to sea.
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17 Rohingya Refugees Die In Boat Tragedy Off Myanmar
At least 17 people drowned when a boat carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state broke up at sea this week, rescuers said Thursday.
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Rohingya Refugees Fleeing Myanmar, Bangladesh Surged Fivefold In 2022: UN
The number of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar or Bangladesh by sea surged fivefold to more than 3,500 in 2022 from a year earlier, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday, in the deadliest year for the ethnic minority group at since 2014.
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"Afloat In Sea For 40 Days": Rohingya On Harrowing Journey To Indonesia
Rohingya Muslims who survived a harrowing 40 days on a boat across the Indian Ocean to end up in Indonesia have recounted stories of hunger and desperation, saying more than 20 of those on board died on the way.
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Over 100 Rohingya Stranded At Sea Near Andamans, Many Feared Dead: Report
At least 100 ethnic Rohingya are stranded in a boat off Andaman Islands and as many as 16-20 may have have died of thirst, hunger or drowned, said two Myanmar Rohingya activist groups.
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Myanmar Returns Rescued Migrants to Bangladesh
Thirty-seven Bangladeshi migrants rescued from a boat at sea by Myanmar authorities were handed over to Bangladesh authorities today.
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Myanmar Lands 700 Migrants, US Says Rohingya Should be Citizens
Myanmar brought ashore more than 700 "boat people" it had kept at sea for days aboard a seized vessel, as the United States today called on the country to help solve a migrant crisis by recognising the rights of its Muslim Rohingya minority.
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Malaysia Orders Rescue of Migrants, Myanmar to Attend Conference
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday he had ordered the navy to rescue thousands of migrants adrift at sea, as a Thai official said Myanmar had agreed to attend an emergency conference on the crisis.
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Malaysia Orders Rescue of Migrant Boats, Thailand Says no to Shelters
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Thursday he had ordered the navy to conduct search and rescue missions for thousands of migrants adrift at sea as Thailand's prime minister said his country would not provide shelter.
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Over 100 "Boat People" Land in Indonesia, Hundreds More Sighted at Sea
Indonesian fishermen brought more than 100 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants to shore in northwestern Aceh province early on Wednesday, a search and rescue official said.
