Journalist & Doc filmmaker. Refugees. RTs ≠ endorsement. Secretary, National Union of Journalists, Cambridge Branch, UK | E: shafiur@gmail.com
Jul 26, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
1. Thread: Astonishing circular issued by Cox’s Bazar District Judge, Mohammed Ismail, re #Rohingya refugees. Circular criminalises entire #refugee population & effectively urges against bail. Changes are specific for Rohingyas alone.
jagonews24.com/country/news/7…2. District Judge Mohammed Ismail accuses #Rohingya in the camps of “indulging in various heinous crimes including drug trade, murder, disappearance, rape, human trafficking, robbery, kidnapping.”
Jan 27, 2020 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Thread 1/8 Confusing picture emerging regarding the attack on Christian #Rohingya in Kutupalong Camp 2E Block 1. Christians in the camp are a much maligned group with many unfounded rumours about them. Especially false is how they are converting masses of Muslim Rohingya.
2/8 Similarly, simply blaming "ARSA" without investigation recalls the catch all “kharap manush” or “bad people” attribution favoured by the Burmese govt. to blame anything and everything on ARSA.
Jun 20, 2019 • 8 tweets • 7 min read
This is 6-year-old Omar Faisal. He has just recovered from a bout of pneumonia. And today, June 20, #WorldRefugeeDay he is returning to the plastic and bamboo home he shares with his #Rohingya parents & siblings in one of the world's largest refugee camps - in #Bangladesh
He is very happy as you can see from his pic.
Omar has a big challenge in front of him. Children with his condition, hydrocephaly, do not fare well if not treated early. Luckily, Omar can still talk ( he talks a lot!) and still has his sight. #WorldRefugeeDay
