Meet Marwa Dashti, Afghan Refugee and Aspiring Journalist
This International Women's Day, we caught up with Marwa Dashti, a young Afghan woman named Marwa when we were in Albania in 2021.
March 8, 2023
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‘No More Pains!’: 5 Years After the Rohingya Genocide
Refugees International marks the five year anniversary of the Rohingya genocide.
August 25, 2022
Rohingya Refugees React to the U.S. Genocide Determination
Fortify Rights and Refugees International asked what the U.S. genocide determination means to Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh.
April 25, 2022
Advocates, Congressman Meeks Call for U.S. Action on Myanmar One Year After the Coup
The humanitarian situation in Myanmar remains dire one year after the military coup.
January 31, 2022
As Afghan Crisis Worsens, Celebrities and World Leaders Make a Strong Plea: We Need to Welcome Refugees
Celebrities, world leaders, members of Congress, artists, authors, and more have joined the call that we need to welcome refugees fleeing Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrawal.
August 17, 2021
‘Seas of Tears’ a Poem by Rohingya Refugee Mohammed Rezuwan
It’s been three years since Myanmar’s soldiers targeted, killed, and raped Rohingya and burned their villages to the ground to erase any evidence. To mark this grim anniversary, Mohammed Rezuwan,…
September 8, 2020
Myanmar Women Stand with Myanmar Women
Refugees International had the honor of meeting two women, both born in Myanmar, who received the Secretary of State’s 2019 International Women of Courage (IWOC) award.
March 29, 2019
Rohingya Women Seek to “Raise Our Voices Ourselves”
The Rohingya Women’s Empowerment and Advocacy Network has organized some 400 Rohingya women in Bangladesh into a network of volunteers working to promote the voices of women. Dan Sullivan profiles…
March 6, 2019
A Rohingya Refugee Describes His Flight from Violence in Myanmar
Mayyu Ali is one of the tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees who now live in camps along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
May 7, 2018
A Simple But Powerful Message on Human Rights Day
While brutal attacks against the Rohingya Muslims continue, the minority ethnic Kachin people in northern Myanmar also live under severe human rights abuses at the hands of Myanmar's government and…
December 10, 2017
