Suu Kyi says outside hate narratives driving Myanmar tension
Source: Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A social media account run by the office of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi quotes her as saying that “hate narratives from […]
Far from home, Rohingya Muslim refugees count their blessings at Eid
Source: Religion News Service BY Priyadarshini Sen KOLKATA (RNS) — Last year, Hasan Sharif, a 27-year-old Rohingya, observed Eid al-fitr while hiding from Myanmar soldiers in a stranger’s home. His […]
US broadcaster loses Myanmar outlet over Rohingya name
Source: Associated Press By GRANT PECK BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. government-affiliated broadcaster that provides news to countries in Asia where freedom of information is restricted is losing its partner […]
Safety and ‘identity’ key for Rohingya returnees: U.N. chief in Myanmar
Source: Reuters Antoni Slodkowski 4 MIN READ YANGON (Reuters) – Safety and “identity” need to be in place for Rohingya Muslim refugees who return to Myanmar, the head of the […]
Rohingya say Myanmar targeted the educated in genocide
Source: Associated Press By FOSTER KLUG BALUKHALI REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (AP) — Mohammed Hashim hid in the hills and watched as his brother begged for his life, his arms bound […]
US report: Ethnic cleansing of Rohingya persists in Myanmar
Source: Associated Press By JOSH LEDERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Ethnic cleansing targeting Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has not stopped despite growing condemnation from the international community, the Trump administration said […]
Rights group: Rohingya insurgents massacred Myanmar Hindus
Source: The Washington Post By Todd Pitman | APMay 22 BANGKOK — Amnesty International said Wednesday that Myanmar’s army was not the only group that has slaughtered civilians in the country’s volatile west. […]
About 60 Rohingya Babies Are Born Every Day in Refugee Camps, the U.N. Says
Source: Time By FELIZ SOLOMON Updated: May 16, 2018 10:13 PM ET | Originally published: May 17, 2018 Nine months since military violence in western Myanmar forced hundreds of thousands of […]
Islamic countries call Rohingya crisis ‘ethnic cleansing’
Source: Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A grouping of Islamic countries said Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims is a “serious and blatant violation of international law” and it is […]
Top-level UN team meets Myanmar leader in Rohingya probe
Source: Associated Press NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Ambassadors from the U.N. Security Council probing Myanmar’s crisis over its ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority met Monday with the country’s leader and military […]
Exclusive: U.S. team in refugee camps investigating atrocities against Rohingya
Source: Reuters BY Jason Szep, Matt Spetalnick, Zeba Siddiqui WASHINGTON/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – The U.S. government is conducting an intensive examination of alleged atrocities against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, documenting accusations of […]
Rohingya in camp tell Myanmar official they survived attacks
Source: Associated Press By JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Myanmar Cabinet minister on Wednesday visited a sprawling refugee camp in Bangladesh for Rohingya Muslims, who described the violence […]
Myanmar official meets Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh camp
Source: Associated Press By JULHAS ALAM DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Myanmar Cabinet minister on Wednesday visited a sprawling refugee camp in Bangladesh for Rohingya Muslims, who described the violence that forced them to flee Myanmar and presented a list of demands for their repatriation. Social Welfare Minister Win Myat […]
Burma considers law that could restrict work of United Nations, nongovernmental groups
Source: The Washington Post By Timothy McLaughlin March 18 RANGOON, Burma — Burma’s government, struggling to handle accusations of ethnic cleansing over its treatment of Rohingya Muslims, is contemplating legislation that would seek […]
Burma is pumping millions into rebuilding Rakhine. But is it for the Rohingya?
Source: The Washington Post By Timothy McLaughlin March 13 This combination of satellite images shows the village of Zone Kar Yar on Dec. 20, 2017, left, and Feb. 13, 2018, right. Predominantly […]
Rohingya crisis: UN envoy says refugees facing ‘forced starvation’
Source: BBC News Myanmar has not stopped its ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people in Rakhine state, a United Nations human rights official said on Tuesday. The UN envoy’s assessment […]
Rohingya refugees test Bangladeshi welcome as prices rise and repatriation stalls
Source: Reuters By Clare Baldwin, Andrew R.C. Marshall KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (Reuters) – The first Rohingya refugees who arrived on Jorina Katun’s farmland in Bangladesh last year were worn out and traumatized after fleeing violence in neighboring Myanmar. They wept and begged to stay, and Katun, moved by their plight, […]
Months after exodus began, Rohingya see no end to suffering
Source: Associated Press By TOFAYEL AHMAD and JULHAS ALAM COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Their houses are often made of plastic sheets. Much of their food comes from aid agencies. […]
Burma Welcomes Genocide Deniers to Rohingyas’ Home
Source: The Daily Beast By TIMOTHY MCLAUGHLIN The country of Burma (Myanmar), faced with accusations of ethnic cleansingover its brutal campaign against Rohingya Muslims, is on the defensive. The international community has ratcheted up […]
U.N. calls on Myanmar for unhindered access to Rohingya camps
Source: Reuters MAUNGDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – The United Nations on Wednesday called on Myanmar to give aid agencies unhindered access to camps it has built for tens of thousands of […]