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Zia Hero
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Rohingya Refugee, Journalist, Documentary Photographer, UN Nansen Award 2023, Prince Claus Seeds Award 2023, Founder of Rohingyatographer Magazine
www.rohingyatographer.org
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New event
📆13th June
🕒14:00 UK time

King's College London Hold webinar "What is Peace Photography" feat @zia-hero.bsky.social & @mdyasiein.bsky.social & more

www.kcl.ac.uk/events/what-...
May 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The #Rohingya people, one of the most persecuted communities in the world, face an ongoing struggle against #genocide, statelessness, and forced displacement.

observerdiplomat.com/food-as-resi...
observerdiplomat.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A Rohingya woman told BenarNews she was sexually assaulted by Arakan Army insurgents in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, who killed three relatives, forcing her to flee to a refugee camp in Bangladesh.

www.rfa.org/english/myan...

#Myanmar #Rohingya
www.rfa.org
February 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has urged the international community to come forward to support Rohingyas, noting that any foreign fund cuts will make addressing the #Rohingya humanitarian crisis even harder.

#RohingyaCrisis

www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/f...
Foreign fund cuts will worsen Rohingya crisis, says Adviser Touhid
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has urged the international community to come forward to support Rohingyas, noting that any foreign fund cuts will make addressing the Rohingya humanitarian c...
www.tbsnews.net
February 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“We don’t want to be a forgotten community. I want people around the world to see the #Rohingya people as human beings, like everyone else.”

#RohingyaCrisis
#Myanmar
#Bangladesh

www.thephoblographer.com/2024/09/06/r...
UN Prize-Winning Rohingya Photographer Reflects on His Journey
One of the four photographers, who won the UNCHR prize in 2023, reflects on his experiences and plight of his community a year later.
www.thephoblographer.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:15 AM
#Rohingya civilians, about 600,000 of whom remain in #Rakhine, have been trapped in the middle of hostilities. They have faced massacres, looting, rape, drone attacks and forced conscription, while struggling to keep themselves fed and sheltered.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘We’ve lost all hope’: Rohingya trapped as Bangladesh closes Myanmar border
Muslim refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar are being detained and forced back by Bangladeshi border guards
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The #US president wasted no time in using his powers to act on a range of policy priorities - from immigration to #TikTok.

#USA
#Trump

www.bbc.com/news/article...
What executive orders has Trump signed after taking office?
The Republican quickly set about using his new powers to approve executive actions on a host of policy priorities.
www.bbc.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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It is heartbreaking. After a massive fire in a refugee camp in Bangladesh today, a Rohingya woman is collecting some unburned rice from the charred remains because she needs food after losing everything in the fire.

Video: @zia-hero.bsky.social
December 24, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Beauty is both the blessing and the culture of life.

#Rohingya Refugee Girl in Rohingya Refugee Camp of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

#Photography
#portraitphotography
#portrait
#Girl
#Beauty
#Life
#Culture
#Myanmar
December 22, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Facebook, Messenger are Instagram down worldwide.

#Facebook #Mita #facebookdown
December 11, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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I’m 14, photographing the violent protests in Georgia. The EU dream is slipping away
I’m 14, photographing the violent protests in Georgia. The EU dream is slipping away - Coda Story
Nestan is a 14-year old Georgian high school student who has spent nearly a year photographing demonstrations in Tbilisi, Georgia. Since the Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, announced that ...
www.codastory.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Rohingya Muslims face new threat from Arakan Army after being persecuted by #Myanmar military

#RohingyaCrisis #RohingyaGenocide #Genocide

www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-paci...
www.aa.com.tr
December 4, 2024 at 4:18 AM
Bangladesh urges WFP to boost food aid for #Rohingyas

The number of displaced people is increasing due to new births in camps.

#RohingyaCrisis #Refugees #Myanmar #Bangladesh

www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/3...
Bangladesh urges WFP to boost food aid for Rohingyas
Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy Rakibul Haque has called upon the World Food Programme (WFP) to enhance food assistance for Rohingyas and to take an active role in accelerating their repatriation to My...
www.dhakatribune.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:28 PM
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“The Arakan Army has been implicated in grave human rights abuses, including indiscriminate attacks, killings, sexual violence and arbitrary arrests.” -- UN Special Envoy Tom Andrews

apnews.com/article/un-m...
UN expert: Myanmar's desperate military ramps up attacks including beheadings, rapes and torture
Myanmar’s desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition groups.
apnews.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has underlined the need for a national consensus to address the #Rohingya crisis, which has been further complicated by the ongoing civil war in #Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine State.

#RohingyaCrisis

en.somoynews.tv/news/2024-11...
Touhid calls for national consensus to resolve Rohingya crisis | Bangladesh
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has underlined the need for a national consensus to address the Rohingya crisis, which has been further complicated by the ongoing civil war in Myanmar, parti...
en.somoynews.tv
November 24, 2024 at 4:37 AM
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Families like Sabiha's are fleeing airstrikes in Lebanon, crossing into Syria—even if it means selling what little they have to get there.

UNHCR is providing life-saving aid, but more support is needed. Please donate: bit.ly/3MTeuzI
November 22, 2024 at 5:12 PM
We hope the international community does not forget about the #Rohingya altogether.

Among the numerous issues that #Bangladesh has had in recent years, perhaps none have been more frustrating than the #Rohingyacrisis.

www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/edit...
Will a resolution to the Rohingya crisis remain a pipe dream?
Among the numerous issues that Bangladesh has had in recent years, perhaps none have been more frustrating than the Rohingya crisis as unlike many of the other issues, this is one where Bangladesh has...
www.dhakatribune.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:25 AM
While global media focus on other issues, the #Rohingya in Arakan (Rakhine State) in #Myanmar are enduring the 2nd wave of genocide.

The Arakan Army (AA) is committing atrocities, including massacres and mass violence, against the Rohingya minority.

#RohingyaCrisis #Genocide #Justice
November 22, 2024 at 5:49 AM
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#Rohingya women have long persisted in spaces that constantly exclude us. The feminist movement is just catching up now. Our women have worked tirelessly for decades against the backdrop of genocide & SGBV while holding up an entire community. It might be invisible, but don't assume we don't exist
November 21, 2024 at 4:30 PM
The UN will hold an all-stakeholders high-level conference on the situation of the #Rohingya and other minorities in #Myanmar in 2025 to propose a time-bound plan for a sustainable resolution of the Rohingya crisis.

#RohingyaCrisis

www.thedailystar.net/news/banglad...
UN to hold conference in Myanmar next year to resolve Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh shelters some 1.2 million Rohingya people, most of whom fled a genocide in the Myanmar's Rakhine State
www.thedailystar.net
November 21, 2024 at 6:44 PM
The international criminal court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s former defence minister Yoav Gallant.

#WorldNews #ICC #War #Genocide

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes
Warrants for Israeli PM and former defence minister put them at risk of detention if they go to some other countries
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:28 PM
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The International Criminal Court has announced that it is issuing international arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, alleging war crimes.
November 21, 2024 at 1:37 PM
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Today’s free humanitarian reporting glossary:

“Beneficiaries” = People
“Persons” = People
“Individuals” = People
“IDPs” = People
"Rights-holders" = People
“Populations” = People
“Villagers” = People
“Civilians” = People

You are welcome.
November 21, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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Please join our 47th #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar Monthly Updates via Zoom (Link: bit.ly/MyanmarUpdates… ) or watch FB livestreaming on @SEA Junction, Mizzima and The Irrawady.
📆 30 November, 2024
🕗 4-5 pm (Bkk time)
November 21, 2024 at 10:12 AM
November 20, 2024 at 6:29 PM