It is one of the most densely populated and at the same time the poorest countries in the world. There are more than one thousand inhabitants here per one square kilometer. The country’s population is over 171,5 million. In the neighboring Myanmar, since mid-2017, thousands of the Rohingya people have lost their lives, their villages have been burned down, and the survivors approached the border with Bangladesh. Within several months, more than 750 refugees settled in the border area.
30.01.2026
“Momtaz, it’s 30 September 2017, 8:00 a.m. The nightmare begins. Where exactly were you then?” We show Momtaz a map of the village of Tola Tuli and ask her to focus. During conversations with residents of the settlement whom we have managed to find, we add more details to the hand-drawn sketch. It is not easy. By the end of 2017, more than 700,000 lost and scattered people had arrived at the camp in Cox’s Bazar. Neighbors and relatives sometimes find one another here by chance, even after many years.
“I was here, where the tall grass is. And they came in from the north, burning houses and blowing them up with grenade launchers. They shot the men, raped the women and beat them until they lost consciousness. I saw everything. Then they came for me too.” Momtaz has no tears left, but bitterness and hatred keep making her throat go dry.
11.06.2025
Recently, around Mother’s Day, we asked for your support for Rohingya mothers. We spoke of women who, instead of flowers and breakfast in bed, were dealt hell on earth. You responded the way you always do—without hesitation. A total of 277 people decided to help. Three people, often strangers, from another continent, came together to […]
05.06.2025
Amina holds her newborn baby in her arms. Small, fragile, defenseless. Completely dependent on her. She is this baby’s whole world—the only person who truly cares. But she won’t be given food for her child unless she agrees to forced contraception. “Your child will not be registered in the camp and will not receive food […]
26.05.2025
When the world falls apart, a mother can be the last line of defense. In Myanmar, when everything around them was burning, Rohingya mothers became living shields, protecting their children. They took them in their arms and ran—across borders, across rivers—to Bangladesh. Through a true hell we can only watch on the news. Today, as […]