Myanmar

Hundreds of Rohingya families flee India for fear of deportation, persecution

Jan 17, 2019 15:08

Some 2,000 Rohingya Muslims, who had fled to India from death and violence in Myanmar, have reportedly left the South Asian country too, fearing continued harassment there and possible deportation.
Myanmar upholds jail sentence for Reuters reporters

Jan 11, 2019 14:01

Myanmar’s High Court has upheld a seven-year jail term against two Reuters journalists for breaking the Official Secrets Act, while reporting on the killing of Rohingya Muslims by the military in Rakhine state.
India deports Rohingya family ignoring persecution fears

Jan 03, 2019 13:34

India has deported a Rohingya Muslim family of five to neighboring Myanmar, despite warnings they could face persecution in their country of origin.
Myanmar launches new 'clearance operations' against Rohingya

Dec 20, 2018 15:53

Myanmar forces are conducting new "clearance operations" in northern Rakhine state where thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been languishing in internal displacement camps.
A generation of Rohingya may be lost: Group

Dec 13, 2018 09:29

A group advocating the cause of the persecuted Rohingya Muslims says a generation of the Muslims may be lost due to a lack of education for children and the youth at camps for the displaced in Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Twitter CEO under fire for ignoring Rohingya plight in Myanmar

Dec 10, 2018 16:27

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has come under fire for promoting Myanmar as a tourist destination without mentioning widespread rights abuses against the Rohingya Muslim minority in the Southeast Asian country.
Bangladesh summons Myanmar’s envoy over minister’s remarks about Rohingya

Dec 06, 2018 09:36

Bangladesh has summoned Myanmar’s ambassador over controversial comments made by the Myanmarese religion minister about Dhaka and Rohingya Muslim refugees, and called for legal action against him.
20 Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution reach Indonesia

Dec 04, 2018 09:33

Twenty Rohingya Muslims on a boat have arrived at the northeastern shore of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, amid a fresh wave of refugee departures from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Suu Kyi to be stripped of freedom of Paris award

Dec 01, 2018 09:40

The French capital Paris will strip Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary freedom of the city in response to crimes committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Bangladesh detains 10 Rohingya refugees heading for Malaysia

Nov 30, 2018 16:41

Bangladeshi police have arrested 10 Rohingya refugees before boarding a boat bound for Malaysia, an official says.