Myanmar

Asian MPs call for halt on repartition of Rohignya Muslims to Myanmar

Nov 02, 2018 13:57

Asian parliamentarians has called on both governments in Bangladesh and Myanmar to halt plans for repatriation of Rohingya Muslim refugees to their home country, where they fled a state-sponsored brutal military violence over the last year.
UN officials blast Bangladesh-Myanmar deal on Rohingya

Nov 01, 2018 14:21

United Nations officials have blasted a repatriation deal struck between the governments in Bangladesh and Myanmar over the return of Rohingya Muslim refugees, saying that conditions in the northwestern state of Rakhine are “not yet conducive” for their returns.
Australia slaps sanctions on Myanmar officers over Rohingya

Oct 23, 2018 11:53

The Australian government has announced sanctions against five military officers in Myanmar who are accused of leading brutal atrocities against minority Rohingya Muslims in the Southeast Asian country.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh sold into forced labor: UN

Oct 17, 2018 19:42

The United Nations (UN) says mostly female Rohingya Muslim refugees are being sold into forced labor to make income for desperate families living in squalid border camps in Bangladesh.
Myanmar Buddhists rally to support military in crimes against Rohingya

Oct 15, 2018 08:18

Myanmar’s extremist Buddhists rally in Yangon to voice support for the military’s state-sponsored crackdown campaign against Rohingya Muslims, vowing to “fight back” any international attempt to bring their top generals to justice for the crimes they perpetrate against the country’s unwanted minority community.
Myanmar ‘unwilling’ to probe Rohingya genocide: UN

Oct 09, 2018 12:00

The United Nations (UN)’s special envoy to Myanmar says the Myanmarese government is “unwilling” to investigate state-sponsored violence against the Rohingya Muslim community in the country, calling on the international community to take action before it is too late.
ASEAN urges accountability for Myanmar atrocities

Oct 02, 2018 12:45

The foreign ministers of Southeast Asian nations have called on Myanmar to probe state-sponsored atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.
Canada MPs vote to strip Myanmar’s Suu Kyi of honorary citizenship

Sep 28, 2018 13:41

Canadian lawmakers have voted unanimously to revoke the honorary citizenship of Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in response to crimes committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Irked by genocide report, Myanmar army chief says UN has no right to ‘interfere’

Sep 24, 2018 14:15

Striking a defiant tone, Myanmar’s army chief says the United Nations has no right to meddle in his country’s “internal" issues, a week after the world body’s investigators called for him and fellow top generals to stand trial for “genocide” against minority Rohingya Muslims.
Irked by genocide report, Myanmar army chief says UN has no right to ‘interfere’

Sep 24, 2018 09:34

Striking a defiant tone, Myanmar’s army chief says the United Nations has no right to meddle in his country’s “internal" issues, a week after the world body’s investigators called for him and fellow top generals to stand trial for “genocide” against minority Rohingya Muslims.