Rohingya

Indonesia prevents Myanmar's Muslim refugee boats from reaching shore

Nov 25, 2023 11:05

Indonesian police and fisherman have started patrolling parts of the country’s westernmost province to prevent boats of Myanmar's Muslim refugees from reaching the shore.
Rohingya Muslims demand safe return to home after 6 years of exodus

Aug 25, 2023 11:29

Rohingya Muslim refugees demand their safe return to their homeland, Myanmar, on the sixth anniversary of the violence that forced them to flee to Bangladesh.
Several drown after Rohingya boat breaks up off Myanmar: Rescuers

Aug 11, 2023 03:45

At least 17 people have drowned and dozens more remain missing when a boat carrying persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state broke up at sea earlier this week.
Ousted Myanmar leader’s 33-year jail term cut by six years

Aug 01, 2023 11:33

Myanmar junta partially pardoned charges against the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, cutting her 33-year jail sentence by six years.
Israel provided Myanmar’s junta with arms equipment amid Rohingya genocide: Report

Jun 09, 2023 10:34

A rights group has revealed that Israel provided Myanmar’s military junta with arms equipment despite a US and European Union embargo imposed over the country's genocide against members of the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Rohingya refugees censure UN for ‘devastating’ cuts to food aid

Mar 03, 2023 02:51

Rohingya refugees have decried as “devastating” cuts the United Nations has made to their food aid due to a massive funding gap, saying they are desperately struggling to survive after the reductions.
UN expert calls on international community to protect Rohingya population

Feb 02, 2023 09:43

The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar has called on the international community to stand firm against Myanmar’s military junta and to “do a lot more” to protect the vulnerable Rohingya population in the country’s Rakhine State.
100 Rohingya stranded at sea for weeks feared dead: UN refugee agency

Dec 26, 2022 03:15

The United Nations refugee agency says 100 Rohingya stranded at sea for weeks after leaving Bangladesh last month are now feared dead.
Some 100 Rohingya stranded in boat off India's coast, many feared dead

Dec 22, 2022 05:23

At least 100 Rohingya are stranded in a boat off India's Andaman Islands and at least are feared dead due to thirst, hunger, or drowning, reports cited Myanmar Rohingya activist groups as saying on Wednesday.
Rights groups slam Malaysia court decision to deport Myanmar refugees

Dec 14, 2022 03:30

Rights groups have slammed a decision by a court in Malaysia to deport refugees who have fled violence in Myanmar back to that country.