Saudi Arabia deports Rohingya with Bangladesh passports

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"The authorities in Saudi Arabia have deported at least 13 Rohingyas, the Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star reported on January 9. The Rohingyas, who were deported on January 8, had entered Saudi Arabia with passports from Bangladesh “several years back,” the report said. They were detained and deported after they had admitted they were Rohingyas from Myanmar, not Bangladeshis. They were sent back to Bangladesh on a Saudi Arabian airlines flight and many more may be deported soon, according to The Daily Star...''

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Bertil Lintner

Date of Publication: 

2019-01-10

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2019-01-15

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  • Individual Documents

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    • Myanmar

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Myanmar

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English

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text

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    • Good