Rohingya Life

International The News ByMurtaza Shibli The Indian government recently declared that it will deport all “illegal foreign nationals, including [the] Rohingya [people]” and claimed 40,000 Rohingya refugees were living illegally in the country. Although the declaration called for action against all “illegal immigrants”, it soon became evident that the targets were the Rohingya. The decision seems to be aimed at appeasing the Hindu right that is increasingly encouraged to use violence, including murder, against Muslims on a plethora of flimsy pretexts. Following the official announcement, several ruling party politicians publicly targeted the Rohingya people regardless of their status. This indicated that even the registered Rohingya will face deportation, provoking concern from the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres who underlined that the “refugees should not be returned to countries where they fear persecution once they are registered”. The new policy, which is...

Mary Scully Report News This is an account by a Rohingya refugee in Malaysia of the life of another Rohingya man. It is a story repeated for undocumented immigrants all over the US, particularly in the border region, & all over the world. Refugees are not pitiful creatures but human beings with sacred inviolable rights due them simply because they are human. Open the damn borders. ******** “He is a Rohingya from Myanmar. He fled to Malaysia by boat because of persecution by Myanmar militaries. He is surviving in Malaysia more than five years. He went to UNHCR office many times since he arrived to Malaysia.  Unfortunately, he didn’t get the opportunity for the registration and medical facility.  For his daily base, “He wakes up early to collect plastic and metal to sell. On a good day, he can make around RM30. But not every day is a good day. There are days when he only makes RM20,” He has been doing this since he arrived to Malaysia. He can’t find any job. He h...