24岁的罗兴亚足球运动员西拉兹·乌拉在6月底乘坐前往马来西亚的难民船后失踪，该船被认为已在缅甸海岸附近沉没[1]。乌拉最后与家人联系的时间是6月22日[1]。其侄子穆姆塔兹·乌拉表示："我们祈祷有一天他能回家"[1]。
根据联合国的信息，今年约500名罗兴亚难民在前往马来西亚的海上旅途中失踪[1]。其中两艘船只被认为在缅甸海岸附近倾覆，分别载有250人和280人[1]。4月曾有250名罗兴亚难民在安达曼海的船只倾覆事件中丧生[1]。
这并非乌拉首次尝试逃离缅甸。2022年，他曾试图前往马来西亚但以失败告终，随后被缅甸当局关押，并被罚款290万缅元（约1000英镑）后释放[1]。
缅甸境内目前估计还有约55万罗兴亚人[1]。孟加拉国现已收容超过100万罗兴亚难民[1]，其中包括2017年缅甸军事行动后被驱赶入境的70万人[1]。过去24个月内，又有超过15万罗兴亚人因缅甸军方与若开军冲突进入孟加拉国[1]。
A 24-year-old Rohingya footballer has gone missing after boarding a refugee vessel bound for Malaysia in late June, with his family fearing he perished when the boat is believed to have sunk [1]. Siraj Ula last contacted his relatives on June 22 before embarking on the dangerous journey [1]. His disappearance comes amid a broader humanitarian crisis, as approximately 500 Rohingya refugees have vanished at sea this year while attempting to reach Malaysia [1]. Two vessels are believed to have capsized near Myanmar's coast, carrying 250 and 280 people respectively, according to United Nations assessments [1].
Siraj's case reflects the desperate circumstances faced by the Rohingya population. He had previously attempted to travel to Malaysia in 2022, but that effort failed and he was detained by Myanmar authorities, later released after paying a fine of 2.9 million kyat, equivalent to 1,000 British pounds [1]. His nephew Mumtaz Ula expressed the family's anguish, stating: "We pray that one day he can come home" [1]. The broader displacement crisis remains severe, with Myanmar estimated to still have around 550,000 Rohingya people within its borders, while over one million Rohingya refugees are sheltering in Bangladesh [1]. In April, 250 Rohingya refugees lost their lives when a vessel capsized in the Andaman Sea [1].