Rohingya

Myanmar starts harvesting farmland abandoned by Rohingya Muslims

Oct 28, 2017 13:54

The government in Myanmar has embarked on harvesting rice from farmland abandoned by the Rohingya Muslim refugees, who have fled the military crackdown in the western state of Rakhine to neighboring Bangladesh.
Bangladesh mulls sterilization to curb Rohingya population

Oct 28, 2017 09:10

Bangladeshi health officials seek to launch sterilization programs to curb the number of Rohingya Muslim refugees, who have fled the military crackdown at home in Myanmar and taken refuge in overcrowded border camps in Bangladesh.
UN opens key fundraising conference for Rohingya refugees

Oct 23, 2017 14:27

The United Nations has opened a major fundraising conference aimed at securing aid for nearly one million persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh.
Tillerson blames ‘Myanmar military’ over Rohingya

Oct 19, 2017 10:21

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said Washington holds Myanmar’s military leadership responsible for a harsh crackdown on the Rohingya Muslims but stopped short of saying whether Washington would take any action to address the issue.
Dozens of Rohingya drowned en route to Bangladesh, 12,000 more flee

Oct 16, 2017 05:59

At least 12 Rohignya Muslims, including six children, have been killed in yet another boat tragedy in waters off Bangladesh, which is reportedly dealing with a fresh influx of refugees fleeing Myanmar’s violence-torn Rakhine State.
About 14,000 orphans among Rohingya refugees: Bangladesh

Oct 15, 2017 16:43

A new influx of Rohingya refugees that hit Bangladesh contains around 14,000 orphans, authorities say, as new details emerge of a brutal crackdown in neighboring Myanmar which forced over half a million Rohingya Muslims to flee their homes.
Bangladesh beefs up border security amid Rohingya concerns

Oct 15, 2017 14:29

Bangladesh has stepped up security along its western border with India amid concerns that hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees could be pushed into its territory.
Myanmar ‘starving out’ Rohingya: UK-based rights group

Oct 13, 2017 08:57

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.
Rohingya Muslims not native to Myanmar: Army chief

Oct 13, 2017 05:28

Myanmar's army chief has said during a meeting with the US ambassador to the country that Rohingya Muslims subjected to persecution by government forces in western Rakhine state were not native to Myanmar.
UN tells Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to halt violence against violence

Oct 11, 2017 13:22

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.