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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

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

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 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?

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

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

The Rohingya minority have become embroiled in a power struggle between the ruling junta and ethnic rebel groups.
ConflictsAugust 20, 2024
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
DW "Global Us" logo shows the head of a woman upside down and a man right way up

No way out: The plight of the displaced Rohingya — Global Us

Rohingya women suffer in the world's largest refugee camp in Bangladesh and UV rays clean drinking water in Brazil.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 15, 202426:04 min
Aung San Suu Kyi in 2019

Myanmar: Why was Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest?

With pressure mounting on the Myanmar junta, the fate of democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi could play an key role.
ConflictsApril 18, 2024
Fighters from the Karen National Liberation Army at a former Myanmar army outpost in the southern part of Myawaddy

Myanmar: Rebel fighters pressure junta at border hub

The Myanmar military and an ethnic minority armed group clash over an important frontier trading point.
ConflictsApril 10, 2024
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
Rohingya refugees stand on their capsized boat before being rescued in the waters off West Aceh.

Dozens of Rohingya refugees saved in dramatic sea rescue

At least 69 Rohingya refugees have been rescued off the coast of Indonesia after their boat capsized a day earlier.
MigrationMarch 22, 202401:49 min
Armed members of Bangladesh border police look towards the Myanmar border

How is Myanmar's civil war impacting Bangladesh?

Neighboring Bangladesh may soon need to reach out to Myanmar rebels in Rakhine state on security and refugee issues.
ConflictsFebruary 22, 2024
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
Myanmar refugees from ethnic Rohingya are seen at wet market near their house in conjunction with World refugees day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 21, 2018.

Malaysia: Over 100 Rohingya flee migrant detention center

One of the migrants who fled the immigration center was killed in a road accident.
Human RightsFebruary 2, 2024
Israel's lawyers at the Intternational Court of Justice in The Hague

South Africa vs Israel over alleged genocide at the ICJ

Lawyers for both South Africa and Israel delivered their opening statements to the ICJ.
Law and JusticeJanuary 12, 202429:59 min
South Africa Minister of Justice Ronald Lamola and South African Ambassador to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela attend the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ahead of the hearing of the genocide case against Israel brought by South Africa, in The Hague on January 11, 2024.

South Africa's genocide case against Israel: Can it win?

Proceedings have opened at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Analysts say the case could take years.
Law and JusticeJanuary 11, 2024
Onlookers near the fire inside the fire at Kutupalong camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Thousands of Rohingya refugees homeless after fire at camp

Fires are common among the cramped, bamboo-and-plastic structures of Bangladesh's refugee camps.
CatastropheJanuary 7, 2024
Protesters burn tires during a protest rejecting Rohingya refugees in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Indonesia students storm Rohingya refugee center

Students chanted "kick them out" while rushing the shelter housing Rohingya refugees in the city of Banda Aceh.
MigrationDecember 27, 2023
A group of women and children on a sit on a beach in Indonesia after arriving by sea

Indonesia: Hundreds more Rohingya land on Aceh beaches

Indonesian authorities have said they have little resources to provide for the Rohingya refugees who continue to land.
MigrationDecember 10, 2023
Rohingya men stand in line on a beach holding sacks

Indonesia: Rohingya arrivals exhausting local villages

Authorities in Aceh province are under pressure to turn back the Rohingya as poor villages struggle with more arrivals.
Human RightsDecember 8, 2023
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
Rohingya Flüchtlinge kommen aus Bangladesh in Aceh, INdonesien, an

Indonesia: Local voices disapprove of Rohingya boat arrivals

Increasing numbers of Rohingya refugees arriving in boats cause tensions in Aceh, a province in western Indonesia.
MigrationNovember 27, 202302:26 min
Indonesien I Myanmar I Rohingya

Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia by boat

Nearly 600 Rohingya refugees have arrived by boat in Indonesia's Aceh province in the past week. They risked the dangerous sea journeys to escape dangerous overcrowding in Bangladesh camps, in the hope of finding opportunities elsewhere.
Human RightsNovember 17, 202302:42 min
A Rohingya woman seen with a kid at a refugee camp

Kashmir: Rohingya refugee women lured by trafficking gangs

Rohingya women are increasingly being targeted by human traffickers with promises of a better life in Kashmir.
SocietyNovember 2, 2023
It has been six years since Rohingya Muslims fled the Myanmar army's brutal campaign against them.

Rohingya dream of home 6 years after Myanmar genocide

It has been six years since Rohingya Muslims fled the Myanmar army's brutal campaign against them.
Human RightsAugust 25, 202303:09 min
Rohingya refugees have lived in squalid, congested camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, for six years now

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mark 'genocide day'

More than 1.2 million Rohingya refugees live in squalid camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar.
ConflictsAugust 24, 202302:56 min
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
Children at a Rohingya refugee camp in Faridabad, on the outskirts of Delhi, India

India: How Rohingya children are learning their language

India is currently home to an estimated 40,000 Rohingya Muslims who escaped persecution in Myanmar.
SocietyJune 26, 2023
Shahida, wearing headscarf, looks into camera and appears to hold a mobile smartphone

Rohingya women fight to be heard

Millions of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are languishing in the world's largest refugee camp.
MigrationJune 24, 202315:36 min
A Rohingya refugee kid in a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Rohingya refuse returning to Myanmar without citizenship

Rohingya Muslims who escaped persecution in Myanmar want to leave crowded camps in Bangladesh and go back home.
SocietyJune 19, 202303:15 min
A protester makes a three-finger salute in front of a row of riot police, who are holding roses given to them by protesters, on February 06, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar

World in Progress: What is going on in Myanmar?

We hear from former political prisoners, talk about targeted killings and hear from displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh.
Human RightsJune 14, 202329:58 min
a child runs through the wreckage of her home damaged by Cyclone Mocha in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on May 15, 2023

Myanmar: Cyclone Mocha death toll reaches 145

Local officials in Rakhine state fear the number of dead is much higher; the UN says 800,000 people need food aid.
CatastropheMay 19, 2023
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Migration

Migrant women contribute in multiple ways to their countries of origin, transit and destination. They bring diverse talent and expertise and send money back to their families and communities, allowing economies to thrive. Despite their valuable contributions, they face discrimination that impacts their well-being and safety. HER meets three migrants in different countries.
MigrationApril 20, 202320:06 min
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
Rohingya kids behind a barbed-wired fence at a camp in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Aid cuts stoke fear of violence in refugee camps

The UN recently cut food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Observers fear that this will lead to health problems.
PoliticsMarch 9, 2023
Hundreds of Rohingya people crossing Bangladesh's border after crossing the Naf River

Is Bangladesh getting tired of hosting Rohingya refugees?

Bangladesh's patience is wearing thin nearly six years since 740,000 Rohingya refugees escaped from Myanmar.
ConflictsFebruary 1, 2023
Soldiers from Myanmar's military walking with firearms and riot shields

Myanmar army accused of war crimes, case filed in Germany

The complainants have accused the Myanmar army of war crimes and have sought legal action under universal jurisdiction.
Human RightsJanuary 24, 2023
Two female Rohingya stand amidst destroyed home at refugee camp in Inida

India: Are Rohingya refugees being targeted by arson?

Rohingya refugees say mysterious fires in their camps "have become a constant reminder that we're not wanted."
PoliticsJanuary 20, 2023
Indonesian police officers watch a group of ethnic Rohingya people after they landed on Indra Patra beach in Ladong village, Aceh province, Indonesia

Indonesia: Dozens of Rohingya refugees arrive on shore

The UN said that up to 20 people had died, making it "one of the deadliest years in the seas in the region."
Human RightsDecember 25, 2022
Rohingya migrants stand at dusk at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar

Mob kills 2 Rohingya leaders in Bangladesh camp

A group of Rohingya attacked two Rohingya refugee camp leaders in Bangladesh, according to a police spokesman.
MigrationOctober 16, 2022
Rohingya refugee children play together in New Delhi

India's ambivalent refugee policy and the Rohingya

The absence of a national law on refugees has allowed the BJP to pick and choose the asylum-seekers it wants to admit.
PoliticsAugust 26, 2022
A veiled woman holds a small child in Cox Bazar

Can the EU do more to help Rohingya refugees?

Bangladesh has taken in over a million Rohingya since the Myanmar crackdown. Now they want EU help in sending them back.
Human RightsAugust 25, 2022
Mishara, A Rohingya child, who wants to be a teacher

Rohingya refugees await resolution or return

Five years on from the biggest mass exodus of Rohingya to Bangladesh, people in the camps say there is no end in sight.
Human RightsAugust 25, 2022
An exhausted Rohingya reaches Bangladesh after fleeing Myanmar

Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar unlikely

The attitude toward Rohingya people in Myanmar seems to be changing, but not enough.
PoliticsAugust 24, 2022
Rohingya children in a classroom in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Rohingya refugees in limbo in Bangladesh

Though the memory of persecution is strong, the Rohingya people say they want a safe way back to their homeland.
ConflictsAugust 24, 202203:30 min
Rohingya refugees walk with their belongings in Chittagong

China to help Bangladesh repatriate Rohingya

More than a million Rohingya refugees live in Bangladesh after having fled neighboring Myanmar.
Human RightsAugust 8, 2022
Aung Kyaw Moe looks into the camera

Myanmar democracy activist deaths 'murder'

The human rights adviser to Myanmar's National Unity Government speaks with DW after the execution of four activists.
Human RightsJuly 28, 202202:26 min
Hundreds of Rohingya people crossing Bangladesh's border as they flee from Buchidong at Myanmar after crossing the Naf River in Bangladesh

Myanmar genocide case can proceed: UN court

The UN's top court has thrown out Myanmar's objections to a genocide case over its treatment of the Rohingya minority.
Rule of LawJuly 22, 2022
Rohingya children smile and pose for the camera as they play in a Bangladeshi refugee camp

Ukraine is but the tip of a refugee iceberg

As the world marks World Refugee Day, the United Nations says more than 100 million people are currently displaced.
Human RightsJune 20, 2022