Myanmar

Myanmar seizes more Rohingya Muslims fleeing Rakhine

Nov 27, 2018 07:37

Myanmar’s authorities have intercepted a boat with 93 Rohingya Muslims who were fleeing apartheid conditions at internal displacement camps in Rakhine State and heading to Malaysia.
Rohingya say Bangladesh, aid agencies must stop collecting information for Myanmar

Nov 26, 2018 14:18

Rohingya refugees in southeast Bangladesh have staged a massive protest and strike, demanding that officials and aid agencies stop sharing their family information with Myanmar’s government.
UN calls for calm after Myanmar police shoot, wound Rohingya Muslims

Nov 19, 2018 12:55

The United Nations has called for calm after several members of persecuted Rohingya Muslims were shot and wounded at a camp in the western state of Rakhine.
Myanmar police shoot, injure 4 Rohingya in Rakhine state

Nov 18, 2018 15:26

Four Rohingya Muslims have been shot and injured by police in Myanmar at a camp in the northwestern state of Rakhine.
Myanmar arrests 106 Rohingya Muslims fleeing towards Malaysia

Nov 16, 2018 13:18

Myanmar's immigration authorities have arrested 106 Rohingya Muslims who were fleeing towards Malaysia.
Rights groups warn against repatriation of Rohingya Muslims

Nov 15, 2018 12:01

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International have called on Bangladesh and Myanmar to drop plans for the repatriation of Rohingya Muslims.
Amnesty International strips Myanmar’s Suu Kyi of ‘conscience’ award

Nov 13, 2018 05:01

Amnesty International has stripped Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of its most prestigious human rights prize over her failure to speak out about violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority, calling it a “shameful betrayal”.
Rohingya refugees flee Bangladesh camps over repatriation fears

Nov 12, 2018 12:12

Dozens of persecuted Rohingya Muslim families on a list of refugees set to be repatriated to Myanmar later this week have fled from camps in southeast Bangladesh.
Myanmar ready for Rohingya repatriation, officials say

Nov 12, 2018 06:38

Myanmar´s government says it will soon start repatriating persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees to their home country, where they fled state-sponsored brutal military violence.
Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar dangerous: Aid groups

Nov 10, 2018 05:33

Aid groups and humanitarian agencies have warned about “dangerous” plans of repatriation of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees to their home country Myanmar, where they faced unimaginable atrocities at the hands of military.