Crackdown on Refugees in India Sends Shockwaves Through Christian Rohingya Community

Church members recall receiving calls from family members after India cast them into the sea, forcing them to swim to Myanmar’s shores. For the past 13 years, the small Christian Rohingya community in Delhi—which numbers 150—has rented rooms to worship in three congregations each Sunday. The two pastors had been going through the Sermon on […]

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Bangladesh Says India Pushes Back 1,272 People, including Indians, Rohingya

Bangladesh said Wednesday that neighbouring India has pushed more than 1,270 people across its border in the past month, mainly Bangladeshis, but also Indian citizens and Rohingya refugees. Bangladesh, largely encircled by land by India, has seen relations with New Delhi turn icy since a mass uprising toppled Dhaka’s previous government last year. “Between 7 […]

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India has deported a Rohingya human rights defender after detaining him for years without due process, disregarding a UN ruling and concerns for his safety.

May 6 marked the final day of Rohingya human rights defender Mohammad Arfat’s arbitrary detention in Indian jails. After more than four years behind bars, he was taken to the Bangladesh border and deported under the cover of darkness along with two other Bangladeshi migrants. “Don’t come back. We will shoot you directly,” warned an […]

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False news in Indian media, strong response from the Bangladeh military

Dhaka, 01 June 2025 (Sunday): The article titled “Bangladesh to declare Cox’s Bazar to Bandarban area as a military operations zone” by Northeast News is a clear example of deliberate disinformation propagated by segments of the Indian media seeking to destabilize Bangladesh’s internal cohesion and undermine its armed forces. The insinuation that the Bangladesh Army  […]

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India defence chief says jet downed in Pakistan conflict

AFP Singapore India’s defence chief on Saturday appeared to confirm his country had lost at least one aircraft during the brief conflict with Pakistan earlier this month, he told Bloomberg in an interview. India and Pakistan were engaged in a four-day conflict this month, their worst standoff since 1999, before a ceasefire was agreed on […]

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Amidst Increasing Crackdown, Rohingya Refugees in Jammu caught between arbitrary detentions and fears of deportation

Navigating an existential crisis, refugees continue their desperate effort to assert their status as asylum seekers, not illegal migrants.  By Basharat Amin The narrow and shrunken lane of Mecca Masjid Chowk (Mecca mosque square) in Jammu bustled with the usual chaos – shouts of vendors, the chatter of customers. Gouramya, a 40-year-old Rohingya Muslim refugee, […]

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Caught between Myanmar’s repression and India’s pushbacks, Rohingya suffer

In Rakhine, the Arakan Army – like the military junta – is forcibly recruiting men and women, exacerbating the civil war and aggravating the humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, Rohingya face continued abuses after fleeing abroad. India is accused of arbitrarily detaining refugees and illegally pushing some back at sea, while fuelling the stigmatisation of Muslim refugees […]

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Bangladesh in touch with India over push-ins, port-related restrictions: Foreign Adviser

UNB News Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said Bangladesh is in touch with India on the recent issues of push-ins and port-related restrictions on the import of certain goods, including readymade garments and processed food items, from Bangladesh. Responding to a question on the restrictions, Adviser Hossain said the Commerce Adviser of […]

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10 Rohingya from Myanmar booked for living illegally in UP’s Unnao

10 Rohingya from Myanmar booked for living illegally in UP’s Unnao The Rohingya were living in huts near the Ganga riverbank. Ten suspected Rohingya from Myanmar were booked for allegedly living illegally in the Gangaghat area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Friday. Gangaghat SHO Pramod Mishra said the FIR under provisions of […]

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CYLA Blocks Paletwa–Mizoram Trade Route, Citing Human Rights Abuses by AA Against Chin People. The Lawngtlai District Council in Mizoram State has announced that the India–Paletwa trade route — a vital corridor for areas controlled by the ULA/AA — has been indefinitely blocked starting from May 16. The trade route shutdown is being led once […]

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