It’s been a tough year for the world’s refugees. The Covid-19 pandemic has hit them hard, and not just because refugees represent a vulnerable, often closely-packed cohort. For refugees, the crisis has been yet another existential challenge to add to the many they have already endured. The Mediterranean has been a sea of death and despair, with new and more dangerous routes taking extra lives. Rohingya continue to be oppressed in Myanmar, especially since the coup d’état, and there’s no sign of and end to the plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 24, 2021 08:15 UTC