Rappler's latest stories on boat people
#GiftofHope: Atom Araullo on why Filipinos should care about the Rohingya
'Just trust in our capacity to care. Ang mga Pilipino, malaki ang mga puso niyan. Puwede nating suportahan ang mga kababayan natin dito habang sinusuportahan ang mga mamamayang nakakaranas ng karahasan at pambubusabos,' says journalist and UNHCR advocate Atom Araullo
Bangladesh braces for new surge as Rohingya exodus nears 300,000
Bangladesh authorities plan to build a camp that could house a quarter of a million people
Civilians trapped as violence scorches Myanmar's Rakhine State
Rakhine State has become a crucible of religious hatred focused on the stateless Rohingya Muslim minority who are reviled and perceived as illegal immigrants in Buddhist majority Myanmar
Boatpeople policy tarnishes Australia rights record – UN
The punitive approach adopted by Australia towards migrants who arrived by boat has served to erode their human rights says UN special rapporteur Francois Crepeau
Boatpeople face lifetime ban from Australia
UPDATED Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says it is necessary to send an absolutely unflinching unequivocal message that boatpeople will never be allowed in Australia
Australian minister under fire for 'illiterate' refugees comment
Peter Dutton: For many people they won t be numerate or literate in their own language let alone English and this is a difficulty Now these people would be taking Australian jobs there s no question about that
A year on, Rohingya trapped in desperate limbo
One year after struggling ashore during Southeast Asia s human trafficking crisis hundreds of desperate Rohingya migrants remain in limbo forgotten footnotes as record numbers worldwide flee violence and persecution
No denial: Australia mum on allegations it paid asylum-seekers to return to Indonesia
Because it goes to the heart of operational activities I am not able to answer that question Australian Border Force operational commander Major General Andrew Bottrell said
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'Australia paid boatpeople to return to Indonesia': Amnesty
The rights group claimed to have evidence Australian officials were involved in transnational crime and had abused asylum seekers
Boat carrying Indonesian migrants sinks, 14 dead
The boat sank in choppy waters off Malaysia s western coast near Sauh Cape close to the coastal town of Sabak Bernam in central Selangor state
Malaysia bids somber farewell to nameless Rohingya dead
Malaysian authorities hold a somber mass funeral for 21 suspected ethnic Rohingya found in human trafficking graves last month with fellow Muslims praying for the unidentified victims to find a place in heaven
Japan offers $3.5 million to help Rohingya
The money will go to providing food and shelter as well as to fund data analysis of their maritime movements the Japanese foreign ministry says
Indonesia demands answers from Australia on asylum boat 'payment'
We are really concerned if it is confirmed – Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi
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'Majority of 700 migrants on boat are Bangladeshi' – Myanmar
The exodus is made up of Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar s western Rakhine State and economic migrants from neighbouring Bangladesh
Myanmar escorting boatload of 700 migrants to Rakhine state
Myanmar s navy escorts a boatload of more than 700 migrants towards its western state of Rakhine 5 days after it was found adrift in the Bay of Bengal
Philippines vows tips, not aid, in Rohingya meeting
The Department of Foreign Affairs says there is at the moment no need for the Philippines to accept Rohingya refugees
'PH influenced ASEAN members to help Rohingya'
What was great about the Philippines making the offer was it was about humanitarian concern and not having a common religious identity
Rohingya: The people ASEAN refuses to name
After a 17 nation summit in Bangkok can the ASEAN pressure Myanmar to stop persecuting Rohingya Muslims and crack down on human trafficking?
The Rohingya and the port of last resort
We know our place in the world We are the port of last resort and have little to offer the Rohingya beyond a separate peace Yet I write this with pride in the hope that there will always be a cluster of islands southwest of the Pacific where no ship in need is called unwanted
Rohingya migrants reached PH in 2014
The United Nations refugee agency calls the Philippines a beacon of hope for thousands of refugees
Malaysia clears grave sites as Thais seek stranded migrant boats
Malaysian police begin the grisly task of clearing dozens of grave sites in suspected people smuggling camps as Thai aircraft searched for thousands of migrants still believed stranded in the Andaman Sea
Thai PM deploys carrier to act as migrant processing center
The move comes as the US offers to launch reconnaissance flights over the Bay of Bengal to locate any remaining vessels with thousands of Bangladeshi and Myanmar boat people still believed to be stranded at sea
Part 2: The 'ASEAN way' and the Rohingya crisis
If it has not addressed the reality of the millions of undocumented migrant workers in its midst and its members still deal with this bilaterally how much more political will can ASEAN muster when it comes to the Rohingyas?
Part 1: Rohingya crisis pushes ASEAN into unfamiliar waters
The level of discomfort in facing this challenge remains quite high in a region that has made a habit of avoiding conflict and interference in domestic affairs
Myanmar to deport migrants as UN chief urges further rescues
We are giving humanitarian assistance to them After that we will deport them back to the relative country says Zaw Htay director of Myanmar s Presidential Office
Saving migrant lives at sea 'top priority' – UN chief
But when people are drifting on the sea how we can search and rescue them and provide life saving humanitarian assistance that is a top priority at this time says UN chief Ban Ki moon
Pope and Rohingya: Migrant pontiff backs refugees
In this globalized world we have fallen into globalized indifference We have become used to the suffering of others: it doesn’t affect me; it doesn’t concern me; it’s none of my business
PH to join regional meeting on Rohingya
Hosted by Thailand on May 29 the meeting will include officials from 15 countries including Indonesia Malaysia Bangladesh and Myanmar
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Swap places with boat migrants, Thai PM tells critics
But Prayut defended Thailand s policy towards migrants saying the country was already home to more than 900 000 refugees from decades of regional turmoil
US 'ready to share burden' of Asian sea migrants
More than 1 000 Rohingya have already been re settled in the United States since October 2014
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De Lima proposes rescue ships for Rohingya
The justice chief says however that for now the best the Philippines can offer is to share and exchange notes on boat people with neighboring countries
Rohingya boat people: Silence not the answer
If history were to serve any purpose it would be to show us that given a chance refugees be they from Eastern Europe in the 50s or Indochina from the 80s will flourish and prosper
Travel docs 'not expected' from boat people – PH
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima says nearly 3 000 Rohingya boat people in search for a home are stateless and may not have passports
Malaysia seeks Myanmar help on migrant 'catastrophe'
We are liasing with the Myanmar government to get their response says Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
Malaysia turns away boats as death stalks weary migrants
Malaysia turns away two vessels carrying hundreds of migrants while one boat turned up Thursday in Thai waters as critics accuse Southeast Asian governments of playing a game of human ping pong with the lives of desperate boat people
Indonesia navy tows migrant boat out of Indonesian waters: spokesman
Our business is they don t enter Indonesia because Indonesia is not the destination
Australia, Cambodia sign new asylum-seeker deal
The new memorandum of understanding will see the two nations exchange information on people smuggling activities
Asylum-seekers sue Australia over 'poor' medical care
Law firm: Too many asylum seekers health are being severely compromised by being in detention
Australia to free some detained asylum-seeker children
A large number of the children and their families would be given bridging visas allowing them to live in the community
Australia 'offered asylum-seekers lifeboats to go to India'
Lawyer: They were terrified of the prospect of being dumped in the ocean on lifeboats without experience in navigating or operating a boat and having to take responsibility for the families that were on the boat
Asylum-seekers held at sea likely economic migrants – Australia
Immigration Minister: If we can t take people back to India what is next? New Zealand?
Stopping boats is a matter of sovereignty – Australia
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has declared Australia will pursue the crackdown on boats carrying asylum seekers into its waters
Indonesia VP plays down Australia disputes
Boediono: It s normal for next door neighbors to have problems
Australia confused by Indonesia boat policy
Australian immigration minister: There s no real rhyme or reason to it necessarily
Indonesia, Australia in asylum-seeker boat stand-off
The flare up in tensions came with relations between the two neighbors already under pressure over alleged spying
Australia to restrict boat people information
Australian minister: Our resolve to implement what we have promised the Australian people – to stop the boats – is absolute
