Myanmar not ready for repatriation
The UN refugee agency calls a Myanmar minister’s visit to Bangladesh to meet Rohingyas a confidence-building measure.
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Myanmar not ready for return of Rohingya refugees: UN
Myanmar is not ready for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, says a UN official.
Boat carrying dozens of Rohingya arrives in Malaysia
A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya from Myanmar arrives in Malaysia.
Bangladesh begins relocating Rohingya before monsoon
Bangladesh has begun relocating 100,000 Rohingya refugees to safer ground.
Boat carrying Rohingya stops on Thai island
A boat carrying Rohingya refugees trying to reach Malaysia stopped on a Thai island.
EU unlocks new 3 bn euro Turkey migrant deal tranche
The EU unlocked a further three billion euros ($3.7 billion) for refugees in Turkey.
Myanmar erects security posts on burned Rohingya land
Myanmar is building security installations on top of razed Rohingya villages.
Rohingya want guarantees
Rohingya refugees living in no man’s land refuse to return to Myanmar without guarantees of citizenship and security.
Writing project connects Syrian refugees to New York kids
Syrian child refugees in Lebanon are using handwritten letters and drawings to bridge the vast gap between their experiences and the lives of other children in New York.
Return of Rohingya to Myanmar is delayed
Bangladesh has delayed the repatriation of Rohingya Muslim refugees to Myanmar.
Sculptor Kapoor awards $1m ‘Jewish Nobel’ prize to refugees
British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor donated $1 million to five refugees charities.
Syrian teen pleads for ‘a chance’
“We just want people to give us a chance to prove ourselves,” International Children’s Peace Prize winner had said.
Rohingya on agenda for Bangladesh PM
Both Bangladesh and Myanmar have sought Cambodia’s support in the Rohingya crisis.
Sell sex or starve? Grim choices for Chad’s ‘ghost’ girls
As violence spikes in the Central African Republic, a fresh wave of refugees has been forced into Chad. Some of those are ‘returnees’ who claim to have family roots in the country.
Deportees quizzed in detention
Cambodia sends officials to interview refugees in the United States who are subject to deportation orders.
Cambodia deportees’ legal battle
Lawyers for an American pressure group file a class action lawsuit on behalf of Cambodian refugees detained in recent raids and who are awaiting deportation.
US deportees urge policy change
Cambodians convicted of crimes in the United States urge both governments to restructure a 2002 agreement which allowed them to be deported.
Envoy says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’
Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar, an “untenable situation”.
Ai Weiwei on art, exile and refugee film ‘Human Flow’
In the most tender moments of Human Flow, Ai Weiwei’s epic documentary on the worldwide migrant crisis, he is seen hugging, cooking with and cutting the hair of refugees.
Conservative expected to win Austria vote
Austria votes in a parliamentary election expected to see Kurz become chancellor.
