Myanmar

Bangladesh sends back 70 Rohingyas to Myanmar despite violence

Aug 27, 2017 12:29

Security forces in Bangladesh have detained and sent back to Myanmar dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees who had made it across the border despite coming under fire by Myanmarese troops.
Tens of thousands of Muslims flee violence in western Myanmar

Aug 26, 2017 17:01

Tens of thousands of Muslims have begun fleeing toward Myanmar’s western border with Bangladesh as Buddhist mobs and security forces step up crackdown on members of the Rohingya community over recent attacks on police outposts.
12 killed in overnight violence in Myanmar Rakhine

Aug 25, 2017 07:18

Myanmar says at least 12 people have been killed in attacks on police posts in the western state of Rakhine.
Annan commission calls on Myanmar to end use of excessive force against Rohingya

Aug 24, 2017 14:40

A commission led by former UN chief Kofi Annan says Myanmar must scrap restrictions on movement for the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority community and end use of excessive force against them in Rakhine state if it wants to avoid fueling extremism.
Bangladesh border guards block Myanmar Rohingya refugees

Aug 19, 2017 16:56

Bangladeshi coast guards have refused to allow in scores of Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, where the government continues with a deadly push against members of the minority.
Myanmar govt. imposes fresh curfews in Muslims-majority state

Aug 13, 2017 04:22

Myanmar has reportedly declared new curfews in northern Rakhine state, where over a million of Rohingya Muslims live, as it has deployed hundreds of troops in the restive region to beef up its military presence.
Myanmar deploys 500 soldiers to Rakhine, military sources say

Aug 12, 2017 08:54

Myanmar has deployed 500 soldiers to the Muslim-majority northern part of Rakhine State amid fears of another wave of crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
OIC urges Myanmar to respect Rohingya rights

Aug 04, 2017 13:07

Myanmar must protect the rights of its Rohingya Muslim minority, the chief of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Thursday, urging the government to work with neighboring Muslim-majority countries to tackle a refugee crisis.
Six killed in fresh clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Aug 03, 2017 20:08

At least six people have been killed in a fresh outbreak of violence in the Muslim-populated state of Rakhine in northwest Myanmar.
Official abuses, surveillance of activist persist in Myanmar: UN envoy

Jul 22, 2017 12:28

A UN official says Myanmar’s police and intelligence apparatus continue to follow and interrogate activists and journalists at the end of a visit she said was marred by official snooping and access restrictions.