Myanmar

Myanmar army chief defies UN calls, defends crackdown on Rohingya

Mar 27, 2017 15:31

Myanmar's army chief has defended an ongoing crackdown against the persecuted Rohingya Muslims minority in Rakhine State after the UN pledged to probe a campaign of killing and torture by security forces there.
Rohingya Muslims recount speak of sufferings in Myanmar

Mar 25, 2017 08:26

The Rohingya Muslims, who fled persecution in Myanmar, recount their ordeals back at home, where they were subject to torture, rape and violence by the military.
EU seeks UN probe into crimes by Myanmar military against Rohingya Muslims

Mar 17, 2017 02:16

The European Union has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Myanmar to investigate widespread crimes being committed by the government armed forces against persecuted Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State.
Conflict in Myanmar sending more refugees to China

Mar 13, 2017 12:44

Within earshot of mortar fire echoing from beyond a ring of hills, a sprawling relief camp in southwestern China is swelling steadily after fighting erupted last week between a rebel ethnic army in Myanmar and government troops just across the border.
Over 20,000 Myanmar refugees enter China amid fighting between army, rebels: Beijing

Mar 09, 2017 12:58

Thousands of people from Myanmar have fled into China following recent intense clashes between the military and armed ethnic rebel groups, a senior Chinese official says.
Thousands flee as clashes erupt in Myanmar-China border town

Mar 07, 2017 12:06

Thousands of people are fleeing a town in Myanmar bordering China after dozens of people were killed in a recent intense fighting between the military and armed ethnic rebel groups.
Dozens killed as intense fighting erupts in Myanmar-China border town

Mar 06, 2017 17:10

At least 30 people have been killed in fresh intense fighting between Myanmar's military forces and ethnic armed groups near the border with China.
Suu Kyi aide dismisses UN pressure over abuse of Rohingya

Mar 01, 2017 12:21

A close aide to Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has dismissed mounting international pressure over the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state despite evidence provided by the UN of murder, rape and torture at the hands of government forces.
160 have died in clashes between Myanmar military, ethnic armed groups

Feb 28, 2017 14:21

At least 160 people have died in about three months of clashes between Myanmar's military and ethnic armed groups near the border with China.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi says killing of top Muslim lawyer 'great loss'

Feb 26, 2017 14:07

Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has described the daylight assassination of her adviser U Ko Ni, a prominent Muslim lawyer and critic of Myanmar's powerful military, a "great loss" for the country's struggle for democracy.