Rohingya

Bangladesh accelerates plan to put Rohingya refugees on isolated island

Feb 22, 2018 10:52

The government in Bangladesh is rapidly pushing a controversial plan to relocate some 100,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar to an isolated and flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal, where they may be stranded forever.
Bangladesh says to meet with Myanmar on Rohingya trapped at border

Feb 19, 2018 15:36

Representatives from Bangladesh and Myanmar are set to meet to discuss the repatriation of thousands of Rohingya Muslims trapped on a strip of unclaimed land between the two countries, Bangladeshi officials say.
Canada imposes targeted sanctions against Myanmar general

Feb 16, 2018 15:17

Canada has imposed "targeted sanctions" against a Myanmar general who led an army crackdown that forced over hundreds of thousands of minority Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.
UN to take part in Rohingya repatriation, says Bangladeshi minister

Feb 12, 2018 16:52

Bangladesh has signed a deal to involve the United Nations in the controversial process of returning persecuted Rohingya refugees to Myanmar's state of Rakhine, the country’s junior foreign minister says.
Myanmar to take unspecified action over Inn Din massacre

Feb 11, 2018 10:56

Myanmar says it will take unspecified action against a number of security forces and civilian individuals in connection with a recent massacre in a Rohingya Muslim village, during which 10 Muslims — whom Naypyidaw has previously called “terrorists” — were executed summary-style.
"Journalists arrested by Myanmar over massacre story"

Feb 09, 2018 11:00

The Reuters news agency has confirmed the long-held view that two of its journalists who have been detained by Myanmar were taken into custody for covering state-sponsored violence against minority Muslims in the Southeast Asian country.
Myanmar using food as quiet weapon against Rohingya: Reports

Feb 08, 2018 12:10

The government in Myanmar is using food as a quiet weapon against minority Rohingya Muslims in the country’s troubled west, new reports reveal.
Rohingya persecution could trigger regional conflict: UN

Feb 05, 2018 09:12

The United Nations (UN)’s human rights chief has warned that the persecution of Rohingya Muslim people in Myanmar could spark a regional conflict.
UN urges Myanmar to release Reuters journalists

Feb 02, 2018 15:25

The United Nations human rights office has urged Myanmar to release two detained Reuters journalists who covered the state-sponsored crackdown against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, a day after a district court rejected bail for them.
100,00 Rohingya refugees in grave danger from monsoon rains, UN warns

Jan 29, 2018 10:50

The United Nations has warned that more than 100,000 Rohingya Muslims in Bangladeshi refugee camps will be in grave danger with the mid-year monsoon season on its way.