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‘It’s a first on so many levels’. AĦNA REFUĠJATI is an ambitious Maltese opera that tells the story of a family’s emotional and physical journey fleeing their home, in search of safety in Europe. It’s one of Valletta 2018’s key pieces of performance on their calendar. We spent time with the cast and crew getting to know about the purpose of the opera and the importance of telling current stories about refugees and migration, both to Malta and to Europe. ‘This opera is about us, the Maltese, and how many people react the same way around the world to this idea of refugees. It’s about us, how we see them.’ Mario Philip Azzopardi, Artistic Director.

Content Warning: Some of the descriptions from the beginning of this podcast may be upsetting for some listeners.

Valletta 2018: @Valletta2018

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Human rights allow us to work and to move freely. On the move, refugees and migrants are also entitled to rights and protections. But, what happens when these rights are violated or abused. Who is responsible for ensuring these rights and for investigating abuses? Who are Human Rights Defenders? Large international organisations or people like you or me? In this episode we’re trying to answer these questions by speaking to Christian Friis Bach, Secretary General of the Danish Refugee Council, Erin Kilbride, of Front Line Defenders and Matt Smith, co-founder and CEO of Fortify Rights.

Danish Refugee Council: @DRC_dk

Christian Friis Bach: @christianfbach

Frontline Defenders: @FrontLineHRD

Fortify Rights: @FortifyRights

Matthew Smith: @matthewfsmith

Picture Caption:

Stranded on the Myanmar border for up to three weeks, Rohingya refugees cross the Naf River into Bangladesh—a five to seven-hour-long journey—on makeshift rafts made of bamboo, tarp, and empty palm-oil cans.

Patrick Brown © Panos/UNICEF 2018

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How do you spread the word or engage people in understanding the lives of refugees and migrants? Research and report writing? It’s more than that. It’s about finding ways to create a change in people’s perceptions and to hold governments accountable for their actions and responses to migration. To explain more, we’re talking to Maria Serrano, Senior Campaigner on Migration for Amnesty International, an organisation well known for its research, advocacy and campaigning. AI has been covering major human rights violations and crises across the world for the past 50+ years.

Amnesty International: @amnesty

Maria Serrano: @marsemavi

#rohingya #africa #amnesty #international #Mediterranean #advocacy #campaigns #research #SAR #account #human #rights #violation #crisis #migrant #Bangladesh #refugee #burma #NGO #muslim #minority #bangladesh #camps #myanmar #rakhine #aid #station #shamlapur #unchiprang #podcast #MOAS #migrantoffshoreaidstation #moaspodcast #nayapara #kutupalong #balukhali #megacamp

Human Trafficking. It’s a huge industry generating 100s of billions of dollars each year, through the exploitation of vulnerable people seeking a better future. The Rohingya are some of its victims. A few kind words and an offer of work beyond the camps, can lead men, women and children into the dark underbelly of slave-like employment and sex work. In this podcast we’re exploring what Rohingya go through and how they’re approached.

Warning: Listeners may find some of the descriptions in this podcast upsetting.

Sunai Phasuk; Asia Senior Researcher, Human Rights Watch: @sunaibkk

Robert Bilhiemer; President and Director, World Wide Documentaries: @worldwidedocumentaries

#rohingya #human #trafficking #Bangladesh #India #refugee #billions #dollars #burma #NGO #muslim #minority #bangladesh #camps #myanmar #rakhine #aid #station #shamlapur #unchiprang #podcast #MOAS #migrantoffshoreaidstation #moaspodcast #nayapara #kutupalong #balukhali #megacamp

Imagine starting a new life in a country several thousand kilometres away. What about learning the language, culture or customs? Will I be accepted? These are the kinds of concerns facing refugees relocating under the UNHCR resettlement programme. For this episode we’re going to explore this mechanism and talk to resettled Rohingya communities and those calling for an increase in the program. UNHCR has resettled up to 207,000 Rohingya from the Bangladesh refugee camps, so far. In the current climate, is resettlement the answer?

ORAT: @Oratoffice

Rohingya Ireland: @IrishRohingya @RohingyaIrl

Haikal Mansor: @HaikalMansor

BRCA – Burmese Rohingya Community in Australia: @BRCA_Australia

#rohingya #resettlement #Canada #Australia #Carlow #Dublin #Ireland #Bangladesh #UNHCR #refugee #burma #NGO #muslim #minority #bangladesh #camps #myanmar #rakhine #aid #station #shamlapur #unchiprang #podcast #MOAS #migrantoffshoreaidstation #moaspodcast #nayapara #kutupalong #balukhali #megacamp

Every Rohingya person has a story to tell, whether they’re living in a camp in Bangladesh, still trying to survive in Myanmar or living in the farthest reaches of the globe. As part of this year’s 20th anniversary of Refugee Week, we’re speaking to some of the Rohingya who make up its 3.5 million diaspora. We’ll be hearing from Mr Abul Kalam, Founder and chairperson of the Swedish Rohingya Association and one of the founding members of the European Rohingya Council. We’ll also be speaking to a Fellow member of the ERC, Dr Anita Schug, a human rights activist and neurosurgeon based in Switzerland. They’ll be sharing their journeys, challenges, and resilience to survive, and their determination to help their fellow Rohingya.

Content Warning: Listeners may find some of the descriptions in this podcast distressing.

Abul Kalam

@the_erc

Swedish Rohingya Association

http://www.rohingya.se/

Dr Anita Schug

@SchugAnita

#cox’sbazar #shelters #Rohingya #refugees #diaspora #refugee #week #sweden #switzerland #muslim #minority #bangladesh #camps #myanmar #rakhine #aid #station #shamlapur #unchiprang #ukhiya #tulatoli #podcast #MOAS #migrantoffshoreaidstation #moaspodcast #nayapara #kutupalong #balukhali #megacamp #european #council #erc

The monsoons have arrived in Bangladesh. Humanitarian organisations are already seeing the severe effects of flooding and landslides on the Cox’s Bazar camps. In this episode we’re going back to the camps and talking to the organisations helping prepare the Rohingya for the extreme weather to come. We’ll be looking into ways to strengthen shelters and the landscape around them. We’ll also be finding out what MOAS is doing and hear from the people spreading the word about the dangers of the rainy season.

Listener group programme audio produced by Richard Lace and kindly provided by Shafaat Ahmed of BBC Media Action.

Communications with Communities:

http://www.unhcr.org/innovation/communicating-with-communities/

Care International:

@CAREBdesh

Zia Choudhury:

@ZiaChoudhury

Mohammad Shariful Islam:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammad_Islam28

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET):

@buet.edu

#monsoon #cyclone #preparations #landslide #flood #cox’sbazar #shelters #vetivergrass #weather #slope #erosion #rescue #access #landscape #radio #communication #communities #bamboo #Rohingya #project #IBelong #grassroots #initiative #refugees #NGO #muslim #minority #bangladesh #camps #myanmar #rakhine #aid #station #shamlapur #unchiprang #podcast #MOAS #migrantoffshoreaidstation #moaspodcast #nayapara #kutupalong #balukhali #megacamp

Will Rohingya refugees of the recent crisis be returning home to Myanmar any time soon? What will repatriation look like, and, most importantly, what does return mean for the Rohingya? Xchange has been investigating this in their new Repatriation Survey. Through over 1700 surveys across a dozen camps, Xchange has been trying to listen to the voices of the people repatriation will affect. They say that an overwhelming number of refugees want to go back, but not to a situation that forced them to leave in the first place. Joining us to talk about their findings is Research Analyst, Ioannis Papasilekas.

Exchange.org: @xchange_org

#survey #repatriation #Rohingya #refugees #NGO #muslim #minority #bangladesh #camps #myanmar #rakhine #rights #identity #exclusion #aidstation #shamlapur #unchiprang #podcast #MOAS #migrantoffshoreaidstation #moaspodcast #cox’sbazar #nayapara #kutupalong #balukhali