Rohingya refugee

Rohingya refugees struggle for vaccine in COVID-hit India

On: June 18, 2021

By Kanika Gupta New Delhi: Earlier this month, Noor Aisha, a 55-year-old Rohingya refugee, died from COVID-19 complications at a government hospital in Indian-administered Kashmir. Aisha was among more than 200 refugees arrested three months ago and jailed in the Himalayan region’s Kathua district for living in India “illegally”. “MyContinue Reading

Crowded Rohingya camps pose social distancing challenges

By: Matters India

On: June 29, 2020

In: International

Dhaka, June 29, 2020: While hand washing and social distancing have been implemented around the globe as tools to fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, refugees face challenges in putting these recommendations into practice, said one relief agency worker. Inmanuel Chayan, a communications officer for Caritas Bangladesh, warned thatContinue Reading