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      'A Sigh of Relief' as Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees Rescued After Harrowing Sea Journeys

      However, around 180 other Rohingya are feared dead amid reports their overcrowded boat sank after setting sail from Bangladesh earlier this month.

      Brett Wilkins
      Dec 28, 2022

      The rescue of hundreds of Rohingya refugees by fishers and local authorities in Indonesia's Aceh province was praised Tuesday as "an act of humanity" by United Nations officials, while relatives of around 180 Rohingya on another vessel that's been missing for weeks feared that all aboard had perished.

      The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said that "Indonesia has helped to save 472 people in the past six weeks from four boats, showing its commitment and respect of basic humanitarian principles for people who face persecution and conflict."

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      Justice Demanded After Qatari World Cup Official Admits Hundreds of Migrant Worker Deaths

      "Until all abuses suffered by migrant workers in Qatar are remedied, the legacy of this World Cup will be severely tarnished by their mistreatment," said Amnesty International's head of economic and social justice.

      Brett Wilkins
      Nov 29, 2022

      An Amnesty International campaigner on Tuesday led calls for "truth, justice, and compensation" after Qatar's World Cup chief admitted that hundreds of migrant workers died during the construction of projects related to the FIFA tournament.

      "Without full investigations the true scale of lives lost can never be known."

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      Fire-Stricken Chemical Cargo Ship Sinks Off Sri Lankan Coast in Enormous 'Man-Made Disaster'

      The sinking of a container ship carrying tons of chemicals comes after authorities spent weeks putting out a fire that erupted on the vessel and caused widespread damage to the island nation's marine environment.

      Kenny Stancil
      Jun 03, 2021

      A container ship carrying tons of hazardous chemicals sank off the Sri Lankan coast on Wednesday--the latest development in an ongoing marine disaster that began two weeks ago when an explosion aboard the vessel sparked a blaze that destroyed cargo, polluting the country's fishing waters and littering its beaches with plastic pellets.

      As the ship began to sink early on Wednesday, "a salvage crew tried to tow the vessel to deeper water away from the coast," Reutersreported, "but the attempt was abandoned after several hours."

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