I watched the teens running with friends along the riverFlowing from the snows of the Himalayas,They jumped into the water, they collected pebblesThat captivated their eyes and their senses.They ate, they drank, they made merry…
When Tribal Land Matters and their Lives do…
It happened in 1921…. ‘Traders from other parts of India, knowing the improvidence of these simple aboriginals, have settled among them to exploit it and trade upon it. Their stocks are always well provided with…
Rohingya: fast becoming a lost tribe?
Unlike the 2019 peace rally at Kutupalong Mega camp, when over 200,000 Rohingya refugees converged together to mark the second anniversary of their exodus from Rakhine state, the third anniversary on 25th August 2020 was…
Two years on: ‘No light at the end…
Second repatriation attempt failed As the second and latest repatriation attempt failed to take off on 22nd August, there is now cause for more gloom and despair among the 1.1 million Rohingyas currently sheltered in…
JRS reaches out to Rohingya refugee children
One year on... On 25th August 2017 Rohingya refugees in their thousands, largely women and children began pouring into Bangladesh from Rakhine across the Myanmar border. Such a sudden and massive influx was as unprecedented…
Rohingya Refugees: their uncertain future!
Many questions but no answers How soon can over 1.1 million Rohingya refugees be sent back to their homes in Rakhine State of western Myanmar? Ask the Bangladesh government and the people of Bangladesh. Whoever…