May 22, 2019 | Boat People, Human Trafficking, Refugee
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, May 14 – Bangladeshi police prevented dozens of Rohingya Muslims, most of them women, about to be trafficked to Malaysia by boat, authorities said on Tuesday. Traffickers had picked up at least 69 Rohingya from refugee camps in the Cox’s Bazar...
Apr 8, 2019 | Boat People, Malaysia, News / Article
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities on Monday were on the lookout for boats believed to be carrying up to 200 Rohingya after dozens of migrants were found near a beach in the country’s north. Scores of Rohingya Muslims have boarded boats in recent...
Apr 8, 2019 | Boat People, Malaysia, Report
A report based on a multi-year independent investigation had been released by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), and human rights advocacy group Fortify Rights on Wednesday, March 20. The 121-page report, titled ‘Sold Like Fish’ focuses on the human...
Apr 5, 2019 | Bangladesh, Boat People
No smuggler could be arrested in the drive on Kachchhapia Dhala area under Hoaikyong union around 8pm on Friday following a tip-off, Teknaf Police Station OC Pradip Kumar Das said. The detained Rohingyas include 50 men, 39 women and 26...
Apr 5, 2019 | Bangladesh, Boat People, Malaysia, Refugee, Thailand
In January 2015, Malaysian police officers were patrolling a remote stretch of the Thailand-Malaysia border when they made a startling discovery: a cluster of makeshift cages, draped in tarp and fenced in with barbed wire, with dozens of people trapped inside. It was...
