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‘They tortured us': Rohingya survivors of fatal capsize say captain raped girls, purposely sank boat

Fatima and Samira tried to protect women and girls from the captain and crew's demands, resulting in physical abuse, threats, and refusal by the victims.
The captain threatened to capsize the boat if the women did not comply, leading to a tragic outcome where 67 passengers, including 28 children, lost their lives.

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'They tortured us': Rohingya survivors of fatal capsize say captain raped girls, purposely sank boat

The Associated Press has interviewed eight surviving passengers who provided the first insights into what happened on board and why the boat capsized.

11 months ago·United States

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Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized

MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — The boat glided across waters that were dark and still, under a night sky that was cloudless and calm. But on board, the 12-year-old girl quaked with fear. The captain and crew who she says had tortured her and three other women and girls were not finished. And the punishment for disobedience, the men warned, would be death. It was the third night that the girl and around 140 other ethnic Rohingya refugees had been tra…

11 months ago·Albuquerque, United States

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