Myanmar

Myanmar ‘starving out’ Rohingya: UK-based rights group

Oct 13, 2017 12:27

A UK-based rights group has accused Myanmar’s government of intentionally starving Rohingya Muslims in a bid to force the persecuted minority group out of the country.
UN: Myanmar's 'systematic' crackdown on Rohingya aimed at permanent expulsion

Oct 11, 2017 20:24

The United Nations says Myanmar's "systematic" crackdown on the persecuted Rohingya Muslim community is aimed at permanently expelling them from their home in Rakhine state.
UN tells Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to halt violence against violence

Oct 11, 2017 16:52

The United Nations human rights office has urged Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to halt the persisting violence and discrimination against the Rohingya Muslim minority in the country.
Iran to send 3rd humanitarian aid cargo for Myanmar Muslims

Oct 10, 2017 15:39

Iran is due to load and send its third cargo of humanitarian aid for Myanmar's Muslim refugees in Bangladesh later on Tuesday.
Iran seeking to resolve Rohingya Muslims' carnage

Oct 08, 2017 13:27

A senior diplomat underlined that Iran is resolved to put an end to the genocide of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
UN warns Bangladesh Rohingya camp plan runs risk of disease spread

Oct 07, 2017 16:11

A top UN official says building a mega refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh would run the risk of health and security woes.
EU seeks 'de-escalation of tension' in Myanmar amid Rohingya crisis

Oct 06, 2017 17:53

The European Union has called on Myanmar’s authorities to adhere to international human rights obligations and give aid workers access to Rakhine state, which is home to Rohingya Muslims, known by the United Nations as the “most persecuted” minority in the world.
UN slams Myanmar’s denial of access to Rakhine

Oct 06, 2017 14:02

The United Nations (UN) has slammed Myanmar’s refusal to grant humanitarian access to Rakhine State as “unacceptable,” saying the flight of terror-hit Rohingya Muslims out of the region continues.
145,000 Rohingya children face malnutrition

Oct 06, 2017 06:40

About 145,000 Rohingya refugee children pouring into Bangladesh to stay safe from a brutal crackdown by the Myanmar government are now at risk of severe malnutrition, a UK charity has warned.
HRW says Myanmar army raping and executing Rohingya Muslims

Oct 05, 2017 07:47

Human Rights Watch says Myanmar’s military “summarily executed” and sexually assaulted dozens of Rohingya Muslims during a raid on a village in the west of the country over a month ago.