Turkey urged for more support to solve Rohingya crisis

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Sorwar Alam
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh
23.01.2020

Turkish delegation meets refugee relief, repatriation commissioner

A Bangladeshi official on Thursday called on the Turkish government to take more steps at international arena to help resolve Rohingya crisis.

“Please draw the attention to the world community so that the Myanmar government is convinced and take the Rohingya refugee back to their country,” said Mahbub Alam Talukder, refugee relief and repatriation commissioner in Cox’s Bazar district.

Rohingya Crisis in Rakhine: Asean should push for long-term fix

The Daily Star
January 18, 2020
Diplomatic Correspondent

Says Malaysian foreign minister as FM-level meet of the forum ends in Vietnam

Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has urged the Asean to address the “civil war” in Myanmar’s Rakhine state to find a long-term solution to the Rohingya crisis.

“The discourse should be expanded beyond the immediate return [of Rohingyas] to a comprehensive discussion on the complexities of the conflict in Rakhine state,” he said in a statement posted on his Facebook page yesterday, the second day of a two-day Asean foreign ministers’ meeting in Vietnam.

Asean divided on Rohingya crisis: Poll

STRAITSTIMES
Tan Hui Yee
Indochina Bureau Chief
JAN 16, 2020

BANGKOK • Opinions within South-east Asia are highly divided on Myanmar's Rakhine crisis and the country's handling of its Rohingya Muslim minority.

Asean, bound by its charter of non-interference, has been criticised for not taking stronger action to protect the Rohingya, over 700,000 of whom had fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh following a brutal military crackdown in Rakhine state in late 2017.

Rohingya Refugee Crisis - WHO Bangladesh Bi-Weekly Situation Report #26, 02 January 2020

Press Conference: "Rohingya Crisis and Japan's Denial of Genocide""

FCCJ
The Foreign Correspondent's Club of Japan

Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
Zaw Min Htut, Vice President, Burmese Rohingya Association in Japan
Michimi Muranushi, Citizen Ambassador, Free Rohingya Coalition

"Rohingya Crisis and Japan's Denial of Genocide"

Language: The speech and Q & A will be in English.

The ongoing Rohingya crisis in Myanmar that has seen more than 700,000 people from the ethnic minority of the Rakhaine region driven out of their homes and pushed beyond the country's border into Bangladesh, has been regarded by many, if not most, in the international community as a crime against humanity. There have been many cases of murder, rape and looting. The United Nations Human Rights Commission has repeatedly called on the government of Myanmar to bring the perpetrators to justice and a number of countries have imposed sanctions against its military leadership.

Weeklong photography exhibition on Rohingya crisis begins

theindependent
DL Reporter, Dhaka
3 January, 2020

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen delivers speech at the inaugural ceremony of exhibition. Photo l courtesy

A weeklong group photography exhibition titled ‘Flash on Rohingya Genocide’ has begun yesterday at the National Art Plaza of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in Segun Bagicha of the capital. Organised jointly by Bhorer Kagaj, Bangladesh Pragatishil Columnist Forum and BSA, the exhibition features 57 photographs--which were captured from 2012 onwards--by photographers KM Asad, Mohammad Hossain Opu, Sumon Paul and Salauddin Ahmed and 120 other Rohingya-related photographs captured at different times.

Canada: Using all tools against Myanmar for solution to Rohingya crisis

Dhaka Tribune
Tribune Desk
December 7th, 2019

File photo of Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoit Préfontaine Collected

 

The causes and solutions to the crisis lie in Myanmar, Benoit Préfontaine said

Canada has said they are using all tools at their disposal, including sanctions, against Myanmar leaders and companies as well as diplomatic efforts to help find a solution to Rohingya crisis.

"We fully agree that the causes and solutions to the crisis lie in Myanmar, and this is why we are using all tools at our disposal to help," Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoit Préfontaine.

Academy Award Winner Orlando Von Einsiedel Returns To Oscar Race With Short Doc ‘Lost And Found,’ On Rohingya Refugee Crisis

DEADLINE
Matthew Carey
November 22, 2019

Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP/Shutterstock

 

In Orlando von Einsiedel’s new documentary short Lost and Found a young girl named Dokana, separated from her family, waits patiently in hopes her mother will soon appear. As the hours pass the only sign of her mounting anxiety is the tears that brim in her luminous eyes.

Dokana is one of tens of thousands of children living in the world’s largest refugee camp, located in Bangladesh across the border from Myanmar. The camp is a makeshift home to the Rohingya minority who have been chased from their native Myanmar in a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing.

Bangladesh to see “big trouble” if Rohingya crisis remains unresolved: Roundtable

THE ASIAN AGE  

Asian Age Online  

18 November 2019

Speakers at a discussion here on Monday laid emphasis on serious efforts from China and India and other friends of Myanmar to resolve the Rohingya crisis otherwise they see Bangladesh in a "big trouble" within next 10 years.

They laid emphasis on continuing pressure on Myanmar to take back Rohingyas as the "time - bomb (Rohingya)" may explode anytime affecting Bangladesh and beyond.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi faces first legal action over Rohingya crisis

The Guardian
Agence France-Presse
Thu 14 Nov 2019

Case launches in Argentina under ‘universal jurisdiction’ demanding justice over ‘existential threat’ to minority

Aung San Suu Kyi has been named in a court case seeking ‘criminal sanction’ over the treatment of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar. Photograph: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA 

Aung San Suu Kyi is among several top Myanmar officials named in a case filed in Argentina for crimes against Rohingya Muslims, the first time the Nobel Laureate has been legally targeted over the crisis.

Rohingya and Latin American human rights groups submitted the lawsuit in Argentina on Wednesday under the principle of “universal jurisdiction,” a legal concept enshrined in many countries’ laws.

Global leadership, S Asian partners urged to act for quick return of Rohingyas

The Daily Star  

November 06, 2019 

UNB, Dhaka 

 Photo: Reuters. 

Bangladesh today said the global leadership, especially South Asian partners, needs to do more to ensure quick repatriation of Rohingyas to their place of origin in Myanmar.

"It's the responsibility of the global leadership, especially our South Asian partners, to do more to ensure their quick return to Myanmar," the Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said.

Rohingya Crisis: Asean leaders for durable solution

ANN
Written by Daily Star
November 5, 2019

The Rohingya crisis has divided members of ASEAN. 

Asean leaders have reiterated the need to find a comprehensive and durable solution to the Rohingya crisis by addressing the root causes of the conflict in Rakhine State.

They laid emphasis on the efforts to create a “conducive environment” so that Rohingyas, now sheltered in Bangladesh, could rebuild their lives, according to a 52-point statement issued on the Asean Summit.

Right now, Rohingya crisis bigger than China’s treatment of Uyghur - Dr M

malaysia kini
6th November 2019

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia will only join the world in protesting China’s alleged ill-treatment of the Uyghur Muslims if it resulted in a mass emigration of Uyghurs fleeing the country.

ASEAN leaders voice concern about Rohingya crisis, South China Sea

The Manichi
November 4, 2019
Mainichi Japan

Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, on Nov. 3, 2019. (NurPhoto/Getty/Kyodo)

BANGKOK (Kyodo) -- Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations reiterated their willingness to see the bloc play a prominent role in helping Myanmar with the safe return of Rohingya refugees who fled the country, according to a statement issued Sunday.

【Related】Abe departs for Thailand to attend ASEAN-related summits

In the chairman's statement released after their weekend summit in Bangkok, the leaders said they were updated on the latest situation from Myanmar while welcoming the progress of needs assessment teams.

Rohingya crisis: UN chief warns refugees must be repatriated to Myanmar safely

sky news
Sunday 3 November 2019

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar in 2017, after security forces began a campaign of murder in the area.

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees fled Myanmar for Bangladesh

The head of the UN has called on Myanmar to take responsibility for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees and work towards their safe return to the country from Bangladesh.

A wave of refugees began fleeing Myanmar in late August after its response to an attack by Rohingya militants on more than 20 police posts that the government said left 12 members of the security forces dead.

UN chief 'deeply concerned' over Rohingya crisis

Aljazeera
3rd November 2019

Guterres addresses ASEAN summit, where leaders try to salvage progress towards what could be world's biggest trade bloc.

 Myanmar is responsible to 'ensure a conducive environment for the safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable repatriation of refugees', Guterres said [Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters]

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has expressed "deep" concern over the plight of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, urging Myanmar to assume responsibility by dealing with the "root causes" of their flight and work towards their safe repatriation.

A brutal army campaign in August 2017 forced more than 740,000 members of the mostly-Muslim minority to flee Myanmar's Rakhine state, most seeking refuge in overcrowded camps across the border in Bangladesh. During its crackdown, which was launched in response to attacks by an armed group, the military carried out mass killings and gang rapes with "genocidal intent", according to United Nations-mandated investigators.

Rohingya crisis: Dhaka accuses Naypyidaw of misleading int’l community with false info

Dhaka Tribune

Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan
October 30th, 2019

File photo of Rohingya refugees walk towards a refugee camp after crossing the Myanmar-Bnagladesh border Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Myanmar should concentrate on fulfilling its obligations to take back its forcibly displaced people, says a Foreign Ministry statement

Bangladesh has accused Myanmar of misleading the international community with made-up information regarding Rohingya repatriation, asking the latter to stop making false accusations against its neighbour.

In a strongly-worded press statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday, Dhaka has said Naypyidaw should, instead, be fulfilling its obligations by taking back its own people.

How the Rohingya crisis destroyed Suu Kyi’s legacy

Dhaka Tribune
Rubiat Saimum
October 28th, 2019

Photo: AFP

Is she the only one to blame?

It seems that Suu Kyi is on the receiving end of most of the criticism relating to the Rohingya genocide. Considered to be one of the most respected world leaders even a few years ago, she has now become an international pariah.

But can she alone be blamed for the Rohingya genocide?

Most people aware of the civil-military dynamics in Myanmar know that the Tatmadaw is still the most powerful political force in the country. The military’s hold on power was weakened after the 2015 election, in which Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) won a landslide victory.

East Asia Summit draft statement skips over Rohingya crisis

Bangkok Post
27 Oct 2019
writer: Kyodo News  

 Rohingya refugees gather at a market inside a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, March 7, 2019. (Reuters file photo) 

A draft of the statement to be issued after the East Asia Summit in Bangkok early next month makes no mention of the exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar's Rakhine state, according to a copy of the communique seen by Kyodo News on Sunday.

According to diplomatic sources of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Myanmar strongly pressed that the issue not be included in the statement, which was drawn up by Thailand and will be issued after the Nov 4 summit, which includes major Asian nations as well as others such as the United States, Russia, China and Japan. 

Iran Ready to Help Resolve Rohingya Refugee Crisis: President

Tasnim News Agency
October, 26, 2019

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the importance of efforts to resolve problems facing the Rohingya Muslims living in Bangladesh refugee camps and said the Islamic Republic is ready to help the South Asian country in this regard.

 

Speaking at a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the margins of the 18th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in the Azeri capital of Baku on Friday night, Rouhani pointed to the plight of Rohingya people and said Iran is ready to help Bangladesh resolve the crisis.

Dhaka has been increasingly frustrated with the stateless minority in Bangladesh since the collapse of a recent repatriation attempt to Myanmar, and have enacted several measures making life harder for the refugees.