Rohingya crisis: US diplomat quits advisory panel
Veteran US diplomat Bill Richardson has resigned from an international panel set up by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to advise on the Rohingya crisis. He claimed the […]
Rohingya Muslims’ repatriation to Myanmar postponed
Source: The Guardian BY Michael Safi and agencies The gradual repatriation of more than 650,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees to Myanmar from Bangladesh has been postponed amid widespread fears that refugees would be forced […]
Myanmar police shoot dead seven protesters in troubled Rakhine
Source: Reuters YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar police shot dead seven demonstrators, while 12 were injured in troubled Rakhine State, after a local gathering celebrating an ancient Buddhist Arakan kingdom turned […]
Indian or not? Muslims fret amid drive against illegal immigrants
Reuters International This content was published on January 4, 2018 Women stand next to policemen as they wait to check their names on the draft list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) at an NRC centre in Chandamari village in Goalpara district, in the northeastern state of […]
Aung San Suu Kyi ‘avoided’ discussion of Rohingya rape during UN meeting
Myanmar state counsellor refused to engage in substantive talks about alleged violence against the Muslim minority, says envoy Rohingya Muslim women scramble for aid at a refugee camp in Bangladesh. […]
We must make solving the Rohingya crisis our main focus
The Rohingya humanitarian crisis should not disappear from the global consciousness. It is time to tackle the underlying causes that led millions to flee their countries. Failure to do […]
In Myanmar’s Divided Villages, Fear Prevails and ‘Life Has Stopped’
Source: The Washington Post By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE Refugees from Myanmar crossed the Naf River as they headed into Bangladesh in September, part of an exodus of nearly 650,000 Rohingya Muslims who […]
MSF estimates more than 6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar
Source: BBC News At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed in the month after violence broke out in Myanmar in August, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says. Based on surveys of refugees […]
MSF estimates more than 6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar
Source: BBC There have been plenty of detailed reports by journalists and researchers, based on interviews conducted with refugees, which make it hard to dispute that terrible human rights abuses took place at the hands of the security forces. But many of these reports focussed on the worst cases; there […]
Rohingya crisis: Burma quotes Donald Trump in dismissing persecution of Muslim minority as ‘fake news’
State continues to deny genocide accusations and borrows US President’s most enduring catchphrase – despite White House condemnation of ‘ethnic cleansing’ Hannah Beech Rohingya refugees walk towards a refugee camp after […]
In China, Aung San Suu Kyi Finds a Warm Welcome (and No Talk of Rohingya)
Source: The New York Times By JANE PERLEZ NOV. 30, 2017 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar with President Xi Jinping of China, in Beijing last year. She arrived for another […]
Pope says ‘Rohingya’ in emotional encounter with refugees
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD and JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Pope Francis asked for forgiveness Friday from refugees in Bangladesh for all the hurt and persecution they […]
Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Oxford honor
Source: CNN Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped of an award by the British city of Oxford, where she went to university, for her handling of the Rohingya crisis. The Oxford City Council voted unanimously to take the “unprecedented” step of revoking the city’s highest […]
Pope Francis disappoints Rohingya by failing to condemn persecution
Source: The Guardian By Poppy McPhersonin Yangon The pope is nearing end of four-day visit to Myanmar in which he has not publicly spoken about plight of the Rohingya Catholic faithful […]
Pope demands rights for all in Myanmar, omits ‘Rohingya’
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Pope Francis insisted Tuesday that Myanmar’s future depends on respecting the rights of each ethnic group, an indirect show of […]
Deal on Rohingya Repatriation Inches Forward, but Hurdles Remain
Source: The New York Times By HANNAH BEECH NOV. 23, 2017 Rohingya refugees preparing an evening meal in the Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Thursday. CreditAdam Dean for The New […]
Pope dives into Rohingya crisis upon arrival in Myanmar
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Pope Francis opened a diplomatically fraught trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh on Monday by immediately diving into the crisis over […]
Pope meets Myanmar’s military chief in shadow of Rohingya crisis
Reuters International This content was published on November 27, 2017 3:47 PMNov 27, 2017 – 15:47 Pope Francis is welcomed as he arrives at Yangon International Airport, […]
UN rights forum to hold special session on Rohingya
Source: Times of India GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council is expected to hold a special session on killings, rapes and other crimes committed against Rohingya in Myanmar that have driven more than 600,000 into Bangladesh […]
Pope to meet with Myanmar military chief, Rohingya Muslims
Source: Assoicated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has added in a private meeting with Myanmar’s military chief during his upcoming trip to the region in […]