Myanmar

UN warns Bangladesh Rohingya camp plan runs risk of disease spread

Oct 07, 2017 16:11

A top UN official says building a mega refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh would run the risk of health and security woes.
EU seeks 'de-escalation of tension' in Myanmar amid Rohingya crisis

Oct 06, 2017 17:53

The European Union has called on Myanmar’s authorities to adhere to international human rights obligations and give aid workers access to Rakhine state, which is home to Rohingya Muslims, known by the United Nations as the “most persecuted” minority in the world.
UN slams Myanmar’s denial of access to Rakhine

Oct 06, 2017 14:02

The United Nations (UN) has slammed Myanmar’s refusal to grant humanitarian access to Rakhine State as “unacceptable,” saying the flight of terror-hit Rohingya Muslims out of the region continues.
Analysis by Analogy - Myanmar is not Syria

Oct 06, 2017 08:42

Particular focus has been placed on evidence emerging that US-ally Saudi Arabia is serving as an intermediary fueling militancy in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state.
145,000 Rohingya children face malnutrition

Oct 06, 2017 06:40

About 145,000 Rohingya refugee children pouring into Bangladesh to stay safe from a brutal crackdown by the Myanmar government are now at risk of severe malnutrition, a UK charity has warned.
HRW says Myanmar army raping and executing Rohingya Muslims

Oct 05, 2017 07:47

Human Rights Watch says Myanmar’s military “summarily executed” and sexually assaulted dozens of Rohingya Muslims during a raid on a village in the west of the country over a month ago.
Myanmar atrocities against Rohingya may be crimes against humanity: UN rights committees

Oct 04, 2017 12:32

The United Nations committees for women’s and children’s rights say atrocities against Rohingya Muslims “at the behest of the military” in Myanmar may constitute crimes against humanity.
Genocide of the Rohingya

Oct 03, 2017 16:42

The world is witnessing yet another round of ethnic cleansing through terror directed against the defenceless and traumatized Rohingyan Muslims of Myanmar.
10,000 Rohingya waiting at border to cross into Bangladesh: Report

Oct 03, 2017 12:58

Over 10,000 more Rohingya refugees fleeing a military crackdown at home in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have amassed near a crossing point with Bangladesh awaiting entry into the neighboring country.
Bangladesh, Myanmar to form ‘working group’ on refugee crisis

Oct 02, 2017 11:55

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to set up a “joint working group” tasked with paving the way for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, who have fled a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar’s Muslim-majority Rakhine State.