The short film Lost at Sea, which is the personal story of my colleague Muhib's journey seeking safety, is now live - and for all the Rohingya I'm connected with here - also available with Rohingyalish subtitles (along with 13 other languages!)... Please share.
Sea journeys, either short ones between Bangladesh and Myanmar or long ones to Indonesia or Malaysia, remain a typical part of every Rohingya movement in 2022 and 2023, regardless of their final destination or route combination. The recent boat journeys appear to be particularly deadly, with 984 people reported dead or missing in 2022 and 2023 by UNHCR. A further 727 are listed simply as ‘unknown’. According to UNHCR, 8179 Rohingya attempted sea journeys in 2022 and 2023, largely from Bangladesh, which would mean the mortality rate appears to be an alarming 12% of known movements. Including the cases listed as ‘unknown’ as deaths would increase mortality estimates to 21%.
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