Rohingya

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sued for first time over Rohingya

Nov 14, 2019 08:56

Human rights groups in Latin America have filed a case against Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and members of the country’s military to hold them accountable for the state-sponsored atrocities perpetrated against the Rohingya Muslim minority group.
UN chief voices ‘deep concerns’ over plight of Rohingya refugees

Nov 03, 2019 11:16

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern over the plight of Muslim Rohingya refugees, most of them stranded in Bangladesh, urging Myanmar to ensure their “safe” return home.
Rights body throws doubt on Dhaka’s plan to relocate Rohingya to remote island

Oct 25, 2019 16:26

An international rights group has disputed Bangladesh’s claims that thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees have agreed to a plan by the government to relocate them to a remote island that is prone to devastating natural disasters.
Bangladesh to move Rohingya refugees to remote, flood-prone island

Oct 20, 2019 13:27

Thousands of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar who have taken refuge in Bangladesh are now planned to be relocated from camps to a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal.
4th Rohingya refugee killed in Bangladesh

Sep 02, 2019 03:36

Another Rohingya refugee has been shot dead while he was in police custody during an operation in southeastern Bangladesh.
No way home, no way out for Rohingya refugees

Sep 01, 2019 20:37

Over 3,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh were supposed to return to Myanmar on August 22, a repatriation that was supposed to mark the beginning of a process to resettle hundreds of thousands who fled Myanmar military persecution two years ago.
Bangladesh police shoot dead two Rohingya Muslims in refugee camp

Aug 24, 2019 11:53

The Bangladeshi police say they have shot dead two Rohingya Muslims during a gunfight in a refugee camp, accusing the pair of killing a ruling party official.
Rohingya ‘would rather drink poison ’ than return to Myanmar

Aug 22, 2019 06:41

Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh, who have fled ethnic cleansing in neighboring Myanmar, say they fear torture and violence back home and would rather die than be repatriated.
More than 2,000 people displaced, 19 killed in Myanmar fighting

Aug 21, 2019 10:41

More than 2,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes, and 19 have been killed, since fighting broke out between government troops and ethnic insurgents in northern Myanmar last week, government officials said.
Rohingya ‘repatriation’ efforts just a cruel charade

Aug 16, 2019 00:32

The government of Myanmar reached out late last month to the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who have taken refuge in the Bangladeshi city of Cox’s Bazar with a seemingly straightforward plea: “Come back home.”