August 25, 2018 marks one year since the beginning of an aggressive Myanmar military “crackdown”, a disproportionate and indiscriminate campaign in response to coordinated attacks by Rohingya insurgents. The military’s self-described “clearance operations” drove an estimated 706,000 Rohingya Muslims en masse across the border from...
The Myanmar government is committed to Repatriation but there’s still no details of how or when the process will begin. The Joint Working Group made up of members of the Bangladesh and Myanmar governments, met on Thursday to discuss the return of Rohingya, with both sides...
It’s unlikely Rohingya refugees will be returning to Myanmar in the near future, a leading Belgian think-tank warns. In a new report, the International Crisis Group calls for new ways to accommodate the Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh. In the meantime, while humanitarian assistance is on-going, ICG...
A UN Security Council delegation is calling for the safe return of Rohingya refugees and a bringing to justice of those responsible for crimes committed against them. At a press conference held in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw, UK Ambassador to the UN, Karen Pierce, told...
Since August 25, more than 671,000 Rohingya have fled to neighboring Bangladesh to escape killings and other mass atrocities being conducted in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Xchange arrived shortly after the first Rohingya refugees fled to Bangladesh and has been collecting data and closely monitoring the developments...
The first reported family to be returned to Myanmar wasn’t repatriation, Bangladesh says. According to a Facebook post by the Myanmar government, a family of five were returned home from the border regions between both countries. The post shows images of five ‘Muslim’ people being given...
Migrant Offshore Aid Station talks to Xchange Senior Research Advisor, Maria Jones, and Research Analyst, Ioannis Papasilekas about the findings of the Snapshot Survey 2018. Using the Shamlapur and Unchiprang camps as a starting point, the team’s been able to explore the daily lives and...
A list of over 8,000 Rohingya refugees has been given to Myanmar officials marking an important step in Rohingya repatriation. The official exchange between the Bangladeshi Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and his Myanmar counterpart Kyaw Swe took place during a meeting of their delegations in...
A plan to repatriate the more than 650,000 Rohingya men, women and children from Bangladesh to Myanmar has been delayed. Bangladeshi officials postponed the process within hours of it beginning, citing concerns over its logistics and readiness. The Myanmar Government had originally announced that Rohingya refugees...