S03E16- STILL STATELESS. Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

Fractured

In this episode of Fractured we cover one of the largest yet almost completely forgotten crises in the world: the situation of Rohingya. Persecuted over decades in Myanmar they found shelter in the neighboring countries. Yet no integration or even a refugee status has been offered to them. This episode aims at bringing this topic closer to Western listeners and viewers. We discuss the conditions in Kutupalong - the largest refugee camp in the world and in the surrounding camps where a million Rohingya live, the reasons for their persecution, the genocide case against Myanmar in the International Court of Justice and much more. We highly recommend not only listening but also watching the episode as you will get to see the situation in Kutupalong shot by Doug and Sonia back in 2018.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Sonia and Douglas Nandzik-Herman (Journalists, Media Artists - 1976km)

EDUCATE YOURSELF:

PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS ON ROHINGYASTILL STATELESS: RohingyaDouglas Herman- https://www.dfherman.com/

Greg ConstantineNowhere People- https://www.nowherepeople.org/main

Ek Khaale- https://www.ekkhaale.org/

REPORTAGE FROM BANGLADESH1976km (predecessor to ReFOCUS) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIU3A1qWAMTxborI_9JuZ15gYP1hnYVC7

TIME Magazine Feature- “There is No Hope”https://time.com/6317254/kutupalong-bangladesh-rohingya-refugee-camp/

FIRES IN KUTUPALONG Aljazeera Reporthttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/7/thousands-of-rohingya-homeless-after-fire-in-bangladesh#:~:text=In%20March%202023%2C%20a%20fire,blaze%20in%20the%20same%20camp.

RIOTS TO REMOVE ROHINGYA- INDONESIA: Aljazeera Reporthttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/27/indonesian-students-evict-rohingya-from-shelter-demanding-deportation

CONDITIONS FOR REPATRIATION: UNHCR Reporthttps://reporting.unhcr.org/operational/operations/bangladesh#:~:text=As%20of%20September%202023%2C%20965%2C467,cent%20comprise%20women%20and%20girls.

S03E16 EPISODE GUIDE:

00:00:00 Intro and Opening Credits

00:00:00 Part 01- Sonia and Douglas Nandzik-Herman00:00:00 1976km Media Reports from Bangladesh

00:00:00 Part 02- Sonia and Douglas Nandzik-Herman

01:00:00 Outro and Closing Credits"Fractured" is an original production of ReFOCUS Media Labs

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PRODUCTION FAMILY:

Co-hosts: Rasheed Ghalli, Sonia and Douglas Nandzik-Herman

Production Family:

Sude Fazlollah, Eli Fazlollah, Dawoud Nouri, Rasheed Ghalli, Dariia Stepanova, Lotta Luley

Citizen Journalists:

Yaser Taheri, Milad Ebrahimi, Yaser Akbari, Naqib Rasuli, Mohammad Ali Alami

Mentorship: Douglas Herman

Producers: Sonia Nandzik-Herman, Douglas Herman

Graphic Design: Eli Fazlollah for designs by Eli go to: ⁠https://refocusmedialabs.org/our-shop⁠ |MUSIC:

Theme- "Intro for Legends" by Bonkers Beat Club (Epidemic Sound)

Additional- "Mogul" by Blue Steel (Epidemic Sound)

OUR PARTNERS:

Choose Love, Allianz Foundation, Leave No One Behind, Europe Cares, Parea Center Lesvos, Aputure

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To the extended ReFOCUS Family for their dedication, passion and creativity all year long. We’re not where we are today without all the effort from Florian Krauer, Louise Holm, Chryssa Kouroukli, Yaiza Pardinas, Matthew Goncalves O’Kelly, Jennifer Perez, Jule Pehnt, Majid Bakhshi, Nazanin Foroghi, Yaser Akbari, Dariia Stepanova, Paul “Al” Simon, Jaime Moro Saavedra, Joëlle Hübscher, Beni Rietmann, Jakob Mayr, Jurek Edel, Francisco Ibanez, Bart Van Son, Federico, and Myriam Rey

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