Myanmar

Tens of thousands of Muslims flee violence in western Myanmar

Aug 26, 2017 12:31

Tens of thousands of Muslims have begun fleeing toward Myanmar’s western border with Bangladesh as Buddhist mobs and security forces step up crackdown on members of the Rohingya community over recent attacks on police outposts.
12 killed in overnight violence in Myanmar Rakhine

Aug 25, 2017 02:48

Myanmar says at least 12 people have been killed in attacks on police posts in the western state of Rakhine.
Annan commission calls on Myanmar to end use of excessive force against Rohingya

Aug 24, 2017 10:10

A commission led by former UN chief Kofi Annan says Myanmar must scrap restrictions on movement for the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority community and end use of excessive force against them in Rakhine state if it wants to avoid fueling extremism.
Bangladesh border guards block Myanmar Rohingya refugees

Aug 19, 2017 12:26

Bangladeshi coast guards have refused to allow in scores of Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, where the government continues with a deadly push against members of the minority.
Myanmar govt. imposes fresh curfews in Muslims-majority state

Aug 12, 2017 23:52

Myanmar has reportedly declared new curfews in northern Rakhine state, where over a million of Rohingya Muslims live, as it has deployed hundreds of troops in the restive region to beef up its military presence.
Myanmar deploys 500 soldiers to Rakhine, military sources say

Aug 12, 2017 04:24

Myanmar has deployed 500 soldiers to the Muslim-majority northern part of Rakhine State amid fears of another wave of crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
OIC urges Myanmar to respect Rohingya rights

Aug 04, 2017 08:37

Myanmar must protect the rights of its Rohingya Muslim minority, the chief of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Thursday, urging the government to work with neighboring Muslim-majority countries to tackle a refugee crisis.
Six killed in fresh clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Aug 03, 2017 15:38

At least six people have been killed in a fresh outbreak of violence in the Muslim-populated state of Rakhine in northwest Myanmar.
Official abuses, surveillance of activist persist in Myanmar: UN envoy

Jul 22, 2017 07:58

A UN official says Myanmar’s police and intelligence apparatus continue to follow and interrogate activists and journalists at the end of a visit she said was marred by official snooping and access restrictions.
Over 80,000 Rohingya kids ‘wasting’ from hunger in Myanmar: UN

Jul 17, 2017 11:16

The United Nations has warned that tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslim children under the age of five are in dire need of treatment for "acute malnutrition" in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine.