Human smuggling

Dozens of boat people stranded in Rakhine

More than 60 people were found stranded near a boat in Myanmar's Rakhine state, an official said Monday, as a trafficking route for persecuted Rohingya Muslims appears open for business despite a crackdown.Each year thousands of Rohingya and stateless Bangladeshis try to reach Malaysia or Indonesia by sea.But boatloads commonly wash up on the shores of Myanmar or Thailand, especially in the treacherous conditions brought by the monsoon season.63 "Muslims" were found early Sunda

9 July 2019
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