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Read more about New Report Highlights Threats to Rohingya Language, Culture, and Identity in Myanmar and Bangladesh

The Rohingya Language Preservation Project is a Rohingya youth-led research initiative based in the refugee camps in Co’s Bazar, Bangladesh. They seek to preserve the Rohingya language and culture in the refugee camps and beyond. They believe in creating grassroots change through community-led projects that strengthen the capacity and leadership of Rohingya youth in the community. They collaborate and engage with leaders, individuals and groups within the Rohingya society that rebuild and empower the community.

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Read more about Arson Attack on Jumma Villages by Bengali Settlers in Longadu, 300 Houses Torched

A massive communal and arson attack on four Jumma localities was carried by the Bengali Muslim settlers with the support of army and police in Longadu under Rangamati hill district of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) on 2 June 2017.

Bangladesh: Ban Coal Mine, Save Forests and Farms

Read more about Bangladesh: Ban Coal Mine, Save Forests and Farms

Phulbari open-pit mine would displace thousands of Indigenous people.

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Read more about 10 years after Phulbari Massacre, Open Pit Coal Mine in Bangladesh Remains Stalled

On Thursday, December 15th Bangladeshi protesters from the Phulbari region were joined by climate activists in London outside of the annual general shareholders meeting of Global Coal Management (GCM) Resources Plc, a British mining company who wants to build a massive open cast coal mine by forcibly displacing 130,000 people in Phulbari, Bangladesh.

Read more about Protestors Killed by Police Over Coal Project

At least four people were killed after police opened fire at a massive protest of several thousand villagers in Bangladesh Monday, April 4th, reported the Phulbari Solidarity Group.

Read more about After the COP21: How Bangladesh Can Move Past Coal and Why Rich Countries Must Help

Community members in Manikganj, Bangladesh, struggling with River Bank Erosion and Flooding due to Climate Change. Photo by One World UK.

December 2015– The COP 21 brought 195 countries to the table to commit to decreasing their carbon emissions to keep global temperature rises at a maximum of 2 degrees Celsius above p

Read more about UK Report Urges GCM Resources to Respect Human Rights Standards in Bangladesh

The UK government has published a statement in September highlighting continued opposition and turmoil in Bangladesh over British company GCM Resources’ plans to build a massive open pit coal mine in Phulbari, located in the north west of Bangladesh. The mine would displace up to 50,000 Indigenous Peoples from 23 farming communities, and up to 220,000 people from the wider areas.

Read more about Alarming Trend of Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls Continues in Bangladesh

An Analysis by Kapaeeng Foundation of the Human Rights Situation of Indigenous Women and Girls (January-July 2015)

Read more about Bangladesh: Demo Raged in London at British Coal Company GCM

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Read more about Bangladesh: Phulbari Stands its Ground Against Dirty Coal

London-based multinational company, GCM Resources Plc, is desperately moving to implement an immense open pit coal mine in northwest Bangladesh, forcibly displacing an estimated 130,000 people and destroying the homes, lands, and water sources of as many as 220,000 people. On November 26, 2014, the company’s CEO, Gary Lye, attempted to conduct consultation with locals in Phulbari and was met with angry crowds. “He had to leave the town in two hours.

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