Myanmar

End of days for Suu Kyi’s iconography

Nov 17, 2018 08:39

Amnesty International's withdrawal of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi’s 'Ambassador of Conscience' prize underlines the fact she was never really a rights champion after all, says David Scott Mathieson in his article for Asia Times titled: “End of days for Suu Kyi’s iconography”.
Myanmar arrests 106 Rohingya Muslims fleeing towards Malaysia

Nov 16, 2018 16:48

Myanmar's immigration authorities have arrested 106 Rohingya Muslims who were fleeing towards Malaysia.
Rights groups warn against repatriation of Rohingya Muslims

Nov 15, 2018 15:31

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International have called on Bangladesh and Myanmar to drop plans for the repatriation of Rohingya Muslims.
Amnesty International strips Myanmar’s Suu Kyi of ‘conscience’ award

Nov 13, 2018 08:31

Amnesty International has stripped Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi of its most prestigious human rights prize over her failure to speak out about violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority, calling it a “shameful betrayal”.
Rohingya refugees flee Bangladesh camps over repatriation fears

Nov 12, 2018 15:42

Dozens of persecuted Rohingya Muslim families on a list of refugees set to be repatriated to Myanmar later this week have fled from camps in southeast Bangladesh.
Myanmar ready for Rohingya repatriation, officials say

Nov 12, 2018 10:08

Myanmar´s government says it will soon start repatriating persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees to their home country, where they fled state-sponsored brutal military violence.
Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar dangerous: Aid groups

Nov 10, 2018 09:03

Aid groups and humanitarian agencies have warned about “dangerous” plans of repatriation of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees to their home country Myanmar, where they faced unimaginable atrocities at the hands of military.
Saudi Arabia to deport scores of Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh

Nov 09, 2018 13:02

Saudi Arabia is set to send scores of Rohingya Muslim refugees to Bangladesh, years after they fled persecution in their home country; but have indefinitely been held in the Kingdom’s detention centers.
Bangladesh rescues Malaysia-bound Rohingya refugees from sea

Nov 08, 2018 15:34

Bangladesh's coast guard has rescued 33 persecuted Rohingya Muslims and detained six alleged human traffickers from a fishing trawler headed for Malaysia.
Rohingya still face ‘persecution’ in Myanmar: UN envoy

Nov 07, 2018 15:18

The United Nations (UN)’s special envoy to Myanmar has urged Bangladesh to drop plans for a hasty repatriation of hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees to their homeland, where they are still facing a “high risk of persecution.”