Dozens of Rohingya refugees land off Aceh coast, Indonesia
A group of Rohingya refugees gather on a beach after arriving at Pulau Idaman, a small island off the coast of East Aceh in northern Sumatra on June 4, 2021. […]
At Asean Summit, Jokowi Urges Myanmar Coup Leader to End Violence
President “Jokowi” Widodo attends the Asean Leaders’ Summit at the Asean Secretariat in Jakarta on April 24, 2021. (Photo Courtesy of Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau) BY :JAYANTY NADA SHOFA APRIL […]
Increasing evidence that Myanmar’s military forces are shooting to kill as country mourns young victims
Source: CNN Zin Ko Ko Zaw, 22, killed by a bullet to the head. Ma “Angel” Kyal Sin, 19, fatally shot in the head. Nay Myo Aung, 16, killed by a bullet that pierced his lung.These are just three of more than 54 people believed to have been killed by […]
Bangladesh’s support of Rohingya genocide suit a welcome move
Author DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM December 02, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/2yhap Rohingya refugees at Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, April 8, 2019. (Reuters) The International Court of Justice genocide suit […]
Can Biden move the Rohingya crisis toward a resolution?
Author DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM November 24, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/5zzhj Rohingya refugee workers carry bags of salt in a processing yard in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. (Reuters) After four years of […]
Rohingya fear deportation after Saudi Arabia calls on Bangladesh to give minority passports
Riyadh threatens Dhaka with curbing migration if it fails to adhere to its request, which could be disastrous for Bangladesh’s economy Rohingya refugees living in Malaysia shout slogans during […]
Anti-migrant sentiment fanned on Facebook in Malaysia
By Rozanna Latiff and A. Ananthalakshmi © Reuters/LAI SENG SIN FILE PHOTO: Rohingyas living in Malaysia protest against the treatment of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims near the Myanmar embassy in Kuala Lumpur […]
‘Safe zones’ plan shows Bangladesh is accepting Rohingya reality
DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM September 29, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/8auwn Rohingya refugees stretch their hands to receive aid at Balukhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Sept. 14, 2017. (Reuters) […]
Justice and the Rohingya people are the losers in Asia’s new cold war
Simon Tisdall © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/ReutersThe persecution, ethnic cleansing, and attempted genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is an affront to the rule of […]
Almost 300 Rohingya found on beach in Indonesia’s Aceh
By YAYAN ZAMZAMI, Associated Press © Provided by Associated Press Ethnic Rohingya people rest after the boat carrying them landed in Lhokseumawe, Aceh province, Indonesia, early Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. […]
To delay justice is injustice: Rohingya crisis and Bangladesh’s burden
BY MERYEM ILAYDA ATLAS COLUMNS JUN 30, 2020 History states that the Rohingya represent a distinct ethnic community that has evolved over the centuries in the Rakhine state of Myanmar […]
Rohingya survivors tell of misery and death at sea; hundreds still adrift
World Monday, 04 May 2020 By A.S.M Suza Uddin and Poppy McPherson COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh/BANGKOK (Reuters) – Rohingya refugee Shahab Uddin thought the wooden trawler he boarded in February […]
The ICJ’s Rohingya ruling could affect the geopolitical global order
Source: Arab News By Dr. Azeem Ibrahim The ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in January calling on Myanmar to undertake a set of Provisional Measures to protect […]
How Africa’s smallest country became a human rights giant
Arab News Saturday . February 08, 2020 Dr. Azeem Ibrahim Short Url https://arab.news/ngjjy Gambia, known for its pristine beaches, Atlantic coastline and being the ancestral home of Kunte Kinte, recently […]
Suu Kyi tell U.N.’s top court charge of Rohingya genocide is “misleading”
Dec 11, 2019 – 13:14 By Shoon Lei Win Naing and Toby Sterling THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday rejected accusations of genocide committed […]
Myanmar: Ahmadiyya Muslim Association holds ‘Prophet Muhammad Day’ in Yangon
Source: globalnewlightofmyanmar.com | Posted by Myanmar News Agency Organized by Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Myanmar, the Prophet Muhammad Day was held in Yangon yesterday. At the event held at M3 Food Centre, U Maung Maung Khin of Ahmadiyya Muslim Association recited the Quran and U Zarni Min Aung and group sung religious song […]
War crimes court OKs probe into deportation of Myanmar’s Rohingya
Nov 14, 2019 – http://www.swissinfo.ch THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court said on Thursday it had approved a prosecution request to investigate crimes against humanity against Myanmar’s Rohingya […]
Gambia files Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar at World Court – justice minister
Nov 11, 2019 – swissinfo.ch By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Gambia said on Monday it had filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) […]
The Rohingya’s right of no return
Source: The New York Times By David Scott Mathieson YANGON, Myanmar — Late last month, some 200,000 Rohingya living in refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh gathered to mark the anniversary of the brutal […]
Rohingya crisis: Villages destroyed for government facilities
Source: BBC News By Jonathan Head Entire Muslim Rohingya villages in Myanmar have been demolished and replaced by police barracks, government buildings and refugee relocation camps, the BBC has found. […]