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Rohingya

The Rohingya are a mainly Muslim ethnic minority in Myanmar, which originates from the Indian subcontinent. Some 700,000 of them fled the country into the neighboring Bangladesh amid a Myanmar military clampdown in 2017.

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A local fisherman navigates past a boat carrying Rohingya refugees anchored near the Indonesian coast

Indonesia leaves Rohingya refugees trapped at sea

Indonesia leaves Rohingya refugees trapped at sea

United Nations refugee agency urges Indonesian government to rescue over 100 Rohingya refugees stranded off its coast.
MigrationOctober 23, 202401:25 min
ASEAN leaders take part in a plenary session of the 44th Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Laos.

New push for Myanmar peace plan at ASEAN summit

New push for Myanmar peace plan at ASEAN summit

DW asks Asia analyst Lina Alexandra how ASEAN could contribute to end the crisis in civil war driven Myanmar.
PoliticsOctober 9, 202404:01 min
Aerial view of a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Rohingya refugee: 'Myanmar soldiers put us in front'

Rohingya refugee: 'Myanmar soldiers put us in front'

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are reportedly being forced to fight in Myanmar's civil war. DW investigates.
ConflictsSeptember 24, 202402:13 min
A Rohingya woman carries jackfruits at Cox's Bazar

Bangladesh: Can West help Yunus deal with Rohingya crisis?

Bangladesh: Can West help Yunus deal with Rohingya crisis?

Nearly a million Rohingya refugees have sought safety in Bangladesh, after facing purges and violence in Myanmar.
ConflictsSeptember 17, 2024
A house with a roof damaged by a bomb

Myanmar: What we know about the recent Rohingya killings

Myanmar: What we know about the recent Rohingya killings

The Arakan Army rebel group is making sweeping gains and challenging the military junta and Rohingya fighters.
ConflictsSeptember 9, 2024
Destroyed houses in Minbya Township after a battle in May

Myanmar's Rohingya caught in crossfire of civil war

Myanmar's Rohingya caught in crossfire of civil war

The Rohingya minority have become embroiled in a power struggle between the ruling junta and ethnic rebel groups.
ConflictsAugust 20, 2024
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A large group of women, girls and boys stand under a makeshift shelter

Rohingya refugee women in Bangladesh fight for their rights

The lives of Rohingya women in Bangladesh's camps are heavily constrained by their own communities and criminal gangs.
PoliticsJuly 17, 202406:38 min
Teuku Samsul Alam, Assistant at the Regional Secretariat of West Aceh District speaks to DW in front of a refugee shelter

Why Indonesians now resent Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh

Hostility toward Rohingya migrants is growing in Indonesia's coastal communities. DW reports from West Aceh.
MigrationApril 9, 202403:09 min
A woman and two children inside a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazaar district in 2022

Rohingya in Bangladesh demand action against police abuse

Several Rohingya women told DW that they've faced sexual assault by security forces at an overcrowded refugee camp.
Law and JusticeFebruary 2, 2024
A large group of people wait on a beach after arriving by sea

Bangladesh: Why are Rohingya refugees fleeing to Indonesia?

More than 1,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled deteriorating conditions in refugee camps in Bangladesh this month.
MigrationNovember 29, 2023
APBn officials at Cox's Bazar refugee camps

Bangladesh police accused of abusing Rohingya refugees

Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar camps are facing arbitrary arrests, torture and harassment, say rights groups.
Human RightsAugust 19, 2023
Tasmida Johar, a young woman wearing a black headscarf, reads a textbook

Meet India's first female Rohingya graduate

People from Myanmar's displaced Rohingya minority are living a hard life as refugees across South Asia.
SocietyApril 11, 202304:16 min
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