Rohingya Life

Published by ASIA TIMES  I am a Rohingya refugee in Malaysia. In October 2014, human traffickers kidnapped me from outside the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. They covered my face and tied my hands and beat me before putting me on a boat from which I was sold to other traffickers in Thailand. I was held captive in a trafficking camp for 13 days in southern Thailand. I was not given food for five days. I obtained freedom when Thai police rescued 134 Rohingya people in Ranong province. I was kept by the police in an immigration detention center (IDC). After I was declared a victim of human trafficking, I was sent to an IDC shelter in Songkhla, Thailand. I escaped from that facility because there was a Rohingya boy who was beaten by shelter officers. After a month, however, I was arrested again and sold again to traffickers. I was kept in a human-trafficking camp in Penang, Malaysia, until I managed to run away. Finally, in Malaysia, the United N

Group picture after Humanitarian Lab.2:0 in 2019 Grateful to meet MERCY Team Malaysia, especially President Dato' Dr Ahmad Faizal Perdaus at Humanitarian Lab 2:0 to address and find solutions to the pressing issues of refugees in Malaysia particularly the Rohingyas. Discussed about Protection & Ratification, Health, Education – were identified as priorities for discussion at Lab 2.0 among local NGOs, researchers, academicians, as well as international agencies including UNHCR and Rohingya community leaders at University Islam Angtarabangsa (UIA). Later, a Resolution was adopted and submitted to the Deputy Prime Minister, Dato' Seri Dr Wan Azizah Dr Wan Ismail at the Closing Ceremony. What an amazing work and time with most of the Rohingya representatives and everyone involved! Thank you so much Dr. Helmi ( Executive Director of ARC & Mercy Malaysia) for inviting me!