10 Years of Rohingya Refugees Stranded at Sea

10 Years of Rohingya Refugees Stranded at Sea

Today, Rohingya seeking asylum are still being beaten, extorted, and left to die, while the violence and repression pushing them from their homes has surged.

UN refugee agency fears more than 400 fleeing Rohingya died this month in separate boat incidents

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency said Friday it fears that 427 Rohingya fleeing Myanmar and a refugee camp in Bangladesh may have died at sea this month.

Rohingya refugees increasingly driven to dangerous boat journeys, UN says

An estimated 427 deaths were reported this month alone after boats carrying refugees sunk at sea. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Rohingya Refugees Face Growing Risks On Dangerous Journeys, UN Says

UNHCR urged more financial support to stabilise the lives of Rohingya refugees in host countries, including Bangladesh, and those displaced inside Myanmar. The post Rohingya Refugees Face Growing Risks On Dangerous Journeys, UN Says appeared first on StratNews Global.

UNHCR underscores plight of Rohingya refugees amid alarming reports

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday released a statement expressing grave concern over reports that two boats carrying Rohingya refugees sank off the coast of Myanmar earlier this month, with an estimated 427 people dead.

UNHCR fears extreme desperation led to deaths of 427 Rohingya at sea

A boat that carried Rohingya refugees across the Andaman Sea is anchored offshore after the refugees disembarked at a beach in Aceh, Indonesia on 8 January 2023. © UNHCR/Kenzie Eagan GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is gravely concerned about reports of two boat tragedies off the coast of Myanmar earlier this month, with estimates that 427 Rohingya perished at sea. This would be the deadliest tragedy at sea involving Rohingya refugees atte…