Myanmar

UNHCR voices concern for Rohingya refugees on boats amid coronavirus emergency

Apr 23, 2020 13:53

The United Nations refugee agency has voiced mounting concern over a “grave immediate risk” to persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled Myanmar by boats amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Fighting between Myanmar military, ethnic rebels kills 32: OHCHR

Apr 17, 2020 11:18

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says at least 32 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in the restive Rakhine and Chin states in western Myanmar amid an escalation in fighting between the country’s military and ethnic rebels.
New lockdowns, emergency states & deaths: Coronavirus keeps impacting lives

Mar 25, 2020 07:44

Around the globe, the outbreak of the new coronavirus continues to impact the lives of people, forcing governments to take measures unprecedented in peacetime.
About 14 Rohingya die, dozens unaccounted for as boat sinks off Bangladesh

Feb 11, 2020 09:47

At least 14 people drowned and dozens more were unaccounted for after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees sank off southern Bangladesh early Tuesday, officials say.
Myanmar cuts off internet in violence-hit states, intercom firm says

Feb 04, 2020 10:40

A leading global telecoms operator says Myanmar has imposed an internet shutdown in the country’s western states of Rakhine and Chin, amid renewed violence and a few months after it partially lifted that same restriction.
Indignation in Africa as Trump expands US travel ban

Feb 02, 2020 08:47

There is growing indignation in several African countries that have been the target of Washington's latest travel ban, with activists and rights groups complaining that the administration of President Donald Trump is pursuing a xenophobic and racist political agenda.
Top UN court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from acts of genocide

Jan 24, 2020 05:36

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Myanmar to do everything in its power to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine, where state-sponsored violence has prevailed in recent years.
About 100,000 Rohyngyas refugees to move to flood-prone island in Bangladesh

Jan 17, 2020 09:02

Bangladesh has controversial plans to forcefully accommodate 100,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees on a flood-prone island, while more than 750,000 people are currently living in irregular, unsanitary, and crowded camps.
ICJ to rule on emergency measures on Myanmar over 'genocide'

Jan 15, 2020 06:57

The Gambia says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will announce its decision next week on a request to impose emergency measures on Myanmar over genocide against the Rohingya Muslims.
Rohingya people, kids stand trial for ‘illegal travel’ while fleeing persecution

Dec 20, 2019 09:48

Myanmar authorities have taken to court a group of Rohinyga Muslims, including children, on allegations of illegally travelling without proper documents, as they were trying to flee persecution in the remote western Rakhine State.