Myanmar

UN calls on Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to take action to end Rohingya crackdown

Dec 09, 2016 07:52

The United Nations has called on Myanmar’s de facto Leader Aung San Suu Kyi to take action to end a brutal military crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority in the country’s northern Rakhine state.
IOM says 21,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar crackdown to Bangladesh

Dec 06, 2016 09:34

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says nearly 21,000 Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar have fled persecution and violence to Bangladesh in the past two months.
US not empowered to violate nuclear deal: Iran

Dec 05, 2016 13:19

Iran says the United States is not empowered to violate the nuclear agreement reached between the Islamic Republic and six world countries last year.
Child rape cases surge 40 percent across Myanmar in 2016: State media

Dec 01, 2016 16:58

The number of child rape cases across Myanmar has dramatically increased this year, signaling a growing problem for the country still grappling with a dark past of rights violations.
Abuse of Rohingyas in Myanmar may be crime against humanity: UN

Nov 30, 2016 05:22

The United Nations (UN) has warned that ongoing, widespread human rights violations against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar could be tantamount to “crimes against humanity.”
‘Myanmar armed, manipulated group of Rohingyas’

Nov 28, 2016 09:45

A group in Europe advocating Rohingya Muslims says Myanmar’s military manipulated some members of the community into carrying out an attack on a border outpost back in October in order to legitimize a crackdown on the Muslims.
Asia revolts in protest at 'genocide' against Rohingya

Nov 25, 2016 11:52

Angry protesters have taken to the streets from Jakarta to Dhaka to denounce Myanmar's indiscriminate killing and rape in a military crackdown on the country's Muslim minority.
Bangladesh should accept, protect Rohingya refugees: HRW

Nov 24, 2016 03:33

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Bangladeshi government to accept and protect the Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing persecution in neighboring Myanmar.
Bangladesh to send back Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence

Nov 23, 2016 11:10

Bangladeshi police have detained dozens of Rohingya refugees, including women and children, who have fled Myanmar's violence-ravaged Rakhine state.
Myanmar wrecked 1,250 Rohingya homes during 6-week lockdown: HRW

Nov 21, 2016 06:09

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the government in Myanmar has destroyed as many as 1,250 residential structures belonging to minority Rohingya Muslims in the country just over the past 6 weeks.