Rohingya
Updated August 19th 2020
Sept 2020
Irish Times Sept 8th 
August 2020
Two years on: No solutions in sight for the Rohingya
Sitting in a teashop in Kutupalong mega-camp, Bibi Jan tugs on her sleeve. She’s covering up scars inflicted during the largest-ever episode of violence against the Rohingya, in August 2017. She tells us of the events that forced her to flee to Bangladesh: her two brothers were killed, she herself was stabbed, and her village was razed to the ground. More here
Sept 2019
Rohingya Commemorates 'Genocide Day' in Bangladesh Camps
Only a few days after the second failed attempt to repatriate Rohingya’s refugees, some 200,000 rallied in a Bangladesh refugee camp to mark two years since they fled a violent crackdown by Myanmar forces, AFP reported on Sunday August 25th. More here
Myanmar cardinal: Compassion is the common religion of humanity
MUMBAI, India - Lamenting the “shopping list of human hatred,” Myanmar’s cardinal has called for religious leaders to “light a candle of hope” by insisting that not only is peace possible, it is “the only way.”
Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, the Archbishop of Yangon, was speaking July 16 at an event at the United Nations headquarters in New York sponsored by the International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD).
Despite barriers, Rohingya resettlement in Carlow deemed success:
A report into the resettlement of more than 60 Rohingya people in Carlow more than a decade ago has warned of the educational and professional barriers still facing the minority Muslim group in Ireland’s southeast. More here
August
‘The land where we lived has gone' – the life story of a Rohingya refugee
As a young man Habiburahman fled oppression in his native Myanmar and lives, stateless, in Australia. Now he has written a book about his struggle – and his suffering people
This is a harrowing story of persecution that persists against a defenseless nationality. More here
June 4th
These two journalists who are jailed for 7 years after exposing a massacre carried out by Myanmar's military against Rohingya - will appeal their convictios in court on Friday.
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Myanmar frees Reuters journalists jailed for reporting on Rohingya crisis
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have spent more than a year in jail after being accused of breaching Official Secrets Act. More here
A Young hero who still dreams of missing home. "Burma is beautiful"
Last Updated January 10th 2019
Mohammad is a 15 year-old Rohingya refugee. He is stateless. He’s one of the 120,000 young people aged between 10 and 18 living in the Rohingya refugee camp at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. His family fled the bloody military-led massacre in Myanmar, which killed up to 10,000 people by December 2017. With few opportunities to learn, and fearful of returning home to Myanmar, Mohammad has taken up casual work in a blacksmith workshop and was interviewed by AJ+ about growing up in a refugee camp. This is his story.
Last updated January 7th 2019
Innovation, green tech and sunlight help secure safe water for Rohingya refugees.
More than 900,000 Rohingya refugees live across 36 different locations in Cox’s Bazar area. Water is scarce in most locations. During the dry season, for example, the only solution in the Nayapara site is to truck water, which is very costly. It has been challenging to secure adequate water sources for the whole refugee population – most of whom fled to Bangladesh in late 2017. This is why UNHCR and partners have stepped up their efforts throughout 2018 to address the massive water and sanitation needs.
Using solar energy has allowed the humanitarian community to reduce energy costs and emissions. Chlorination is a life-saver in refugee sites of this scale. Recent tests revealed that most contamination to drinking water occurs during collection, transport and storage at the household level.
The Rohingya Crisis.pdfThe Rohingya Crisis: An Explainer
The Rohingya have long been seen as one of the world's most persecuted minority groups. Despite having a long history in
Myanmar, the mostly Muslim group — some are Hindu — is not officially recognised by the government, which considers
them illegal migrants from neighboring Bangladesh. They are also subject to intense societal and governmental discrimination
UN Report on Myanmar.pdfUN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar.
The gross human rights violations and abuses committed in Kachin, Rakhine and Shan States are shocking for their horrifying nature and ubiquity. Many of these violations undoubtedly amount to the gravest crimes under international law. They are also shocking because they stem from deep fractures in society and structural problems that have been apparent and unaddressed for decades.