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At Least 23 Rohingya Dead After Boat Sinks Off Myanmar

  • #Immigration & refugees
  • #Malaysia
  • #Myanmar
  • #Bangladesh
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AUG 2023
Image copyright: Adam Jones [via Flickr]
story last updated AUG 2023

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

The Rohingya people have desperately risked their lives crossing the ocean for years, trying to find a safe place to live after suffering human rights abuses in Myanmar. This crisis has exposed structural flaws in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as its rules made it possible for Myanmar to prevent regional powers from investigating the scale of human rights abuses and taking action to halt them.

Al Jazeera

Establishment-critical narrative

It's hypocritical to criticize solely ASEAN when Western democracies have done nothing to help the Rohingya — even though the International Court of Justice has long called for measures to protect those persecuted. While this is likely to be a consequence of fears that Myanmar would strengthen ties with Beijing if pressed, not acting to preserve the universal validity of human rights can only damage the West's reputation — the plight of the Rohingya at sea is the world's responsibility.

DW

Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

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BBC NewsAUG 2023
At least 17 dead as boat carrying Rohingya refugees sinks in Bay of Bengal
Al JazeeraAUG 2023
At least 17 people dead after boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes off coast of Myanmar
GuardianAUG 2023
17 dead after Rohingya boat from Myanmar capsizes on the way to Malaysia
CNNAUG 2023