Rohingya Spotlight: The Journey Continues 4 min Read Two weeks ago, Bangladesh deemed it safe for Rohingya refugees to return to their homes in Myanmar. Rohingya families were skeptical. Having escaped what the United Nations describes as systemic abuse and violence, these families — now occupying camps in a desolate and deforested swath of land in Bangladesh — did not heed the call.
Taking a Deep Breath in Bangladesh 3 min Read For many refugees fleeing Bangladesh, their suffering doesn’t end with the arduous journey to the camp.
How Amina Escaped the Slaughter 4 min Read Anima’s voice shook as she began to cry, “I remember seeing those 18 men dead, and all I wanted to do was leave.” Read one Rohingya refugee family’s account of fleeing their homeland.
Monsoon Season Arrives in Bangladesh 4 min Read When heavy rains wash over the hillsides, the earth will slip forward, destroying shelters, consuming the residents, and flooding the valleys below…
Brave Women of the Rohingya Refugee Camps 7 min Read They told us their story of leaving Myanmar and their new life in Bangladesh. For two hours I listened to all they endured and all they overcame.
Two Rohingya Women Find Strength in Kindness 5 min Read “I grabbed my children and ran. There were so many gunshots. I was so afraid… my husband ran next to me.” She pauses with tears filling her eyes. “So many were hit. It was torture.”
Medical Teams President Meets Rohingya Refugees 4 min Read At our clinic I met a young Rohingya woman named Fatima. Her face was covered with a heavy black niqab, revealing only her eyes. I watched intently as she spoke of her painful exodus from Myanmar nearly six months ago…
Hope Renewed for Community Health Worker Yasmin 2 min Read Unlike the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who recently crossed the border, Yasmin has spent her entire life in a refugee camp in Bangladesh…
A Nurse’s Perspective on the Rohingya Refugee Crisis 3 min Read I had heard our team leader described this camp as the worst he’d ever seen, so I steeled myself for chaos and despair…
“God Help Them”– Harrowing Stories from Bangladesh 3 min Read Theresa Wood, a Medical Teams nurse, has spent nearly three weeks in Bangladesh helping the refugees. Here she shares some of the difficult stories she’s heard…
Rohingya Refugees make Progress Despite Challenging Conditions 3 min Read The following dispatch comes from Dr. Bruce Murray, who’s been in Bangladesh for the past three weeks…