Articles by Ruma Paul

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Rohingya Coerced into Going to Remote Island, Refugees and Aid Workers Say
Poppy McPherson and Ruma Paul | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Dec 2020

3 Dec 2020 – Refugees and humanitarian workers said today that some of the thousands of Rohingya being shipped to a remote island had been coerced, despite government assertions that none would be forced to go.

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Dozens of Rohingya Flee Camps by Boat, Reviving Memories of 2015 Tragedy
Ruma Paul and Poppy McPherson | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Nov 2018

8 Nov 2018 – Dozens of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and Bangladesh have boarded boats to try to reach Malaysia, officials and aid workers said today, raising fears of a fresh wave of such dangerous voyages after a 2015 crackdown on people smugglers.

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Exclusive: ‘Can’t Eat, Can’t Sleep’ – Rohingya on Myanmar Repatriation List
Ruma Paul | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service, 12 Nov 2018

9 Nov 2018 – “I can hardly sleep at night for fear of getting forcibly repatriated. Since the time I heard that my name is on the list I can’t even eat,” says Amin, 35, who has four daughters, a wife and sister with him in Bangladesh. “Why are they sending us back? They may as well throw us into the sea.”

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