Sri Lanka’s navy rescues 102 Rohingya refugees found adrift on fishing trawler

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Sri Lanka’s navy rescues 102 Rohingya refugees found adrift on fishing trawler
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Hundreds of thousands of the predominantly Muslim Rohingya have fled Myanmar amid widespread discrimination.

Sri Lanka’s navy rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation, a navy spokesman said.

Thousands have been trying to flee Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps to neighbouring countries with Indonesia seeing a spike in refugee numbers since November which prompted it to call on the international community for help.Returning safely to Myanmar is virtually impossible because the military that attacked them overthrew Myanmar’s democratically elected government in 2021.

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