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SC notice to Centre on plea seeking release of Rohingya refugees detained
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Centre on a plea seeking the release of Rohingya refugees who have been allegedly detained illegally and arbitrarily in jails/detention centres or juvenile homes across the country.
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SC directs medical treatment to Rohingya woman
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed to provide all requisite medical treatment to the petitioner Rohingya woman in accordance with medical advice tendered by the GB Pant and Ram Manohar Lohia hospitals.
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Woman approaches SC seeking release of her Rohingya sister from detention
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A woman has approached the Supreme Court seeking the release of her sister, a Rohingya refugee, from the Detention Centre at Shahzada Bagh to take care of her baby son.
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US special envoy to travel to India, will meet senior govt officials
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Uzra Zeya, US Under Secretary of State for democracy and human rights, will travel to India and Bangladesh July 8-14, informed US State Department.
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Japan signs USD 2.9 million deal with UNHCR for Rohingya support
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Japan has pledged to provide approximately USD 2.9 million (JPY 391 million) to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to assist Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh, Dhaka Tribune reported.
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Cyclone Mocha floods Myanmar port city
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Streets in Sittwe were turned into rivers as the biggest storm to hit the Bay of Bengal in more than a decade surged through the seaside town.
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US announces USD 26 million in humanitarian aid to Bangladesh, Myanmar
Updated : 3 years ago IST
With this new funding, the US' total assistance for those affected by the Rakhine State and Rohingya crisis has reached nearly USD 2.1 billion since August 2017, when over 7,40,000 Rohingya were forced to flee to safety in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, according to a press statement issued by the
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UN Human Rights Chief calls for coordinated regional approach to protect M
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"More than 2,400 Rohingya have sought to leave Bangladesh and Myanmar in 2022 alone, and I am deeply saddened that over 200 have reportedly lost their lives on the way. Recent reports indicate that overcrowded and unsafe boats carrying Rohingyas have been left to drift for days on end withou
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Boat adrift at sea for weeks carrying Rohingya refugees reaches Indonesia'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A boat carrying Rohingya refugees which was adrift for a month at Sea has finally landed in Indonesia's Aceh, VOA news reported on Monday citing the two rights groups that have been tracking the vessel.
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UN urges rescue of refugees adrift in Andaman Sea
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The United Nations on Friday urged South Asian countries to rescue around 190 desperate people, who are on the verge of perishing at sea, adrift somewhere between the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
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Activists hold conference in Brussels; call for recognising 1971 Banglades
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a memorandum submitted to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, the intellectuals called for condemnation of ongoing genocides worldwide and demanded recognition of the 1971 genocide in Bangladesh.
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Rohingyas are not refugees but infiltrators: VHP on govt decision to shift
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): A day after the central government announced its decision to shift Rohingya refugees to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) flats in New Delhi, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday condemned the move and said that the Rohingyas are not refugees but infi
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