Rohingya

Saudi Arabia torturing detained Rohingya Muslims on hunger strike: Report

Apr 18, 2019 07:48

Saudi regime is torturing hundreds of Rohingya detainees to force them to end a hunger strike they have staged to oppose their indefinite detention or potential deportation from Saudi Arabia.
Five killed as Myanmar military chopper attacks Rohingya Muslims

Apr 04, 2019 15:07

At least five people have been killed and more than a dozen others wounded after a military helicopter attacked a group of Rohingya Muslims gathering bamboo in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state.
Individuals responsible for Rohingya atrocities will face justice: ICC

Mar 12, 2019 04:22

The people responsible for the atrocities that forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee from Myanmar's Rakhine state will be held to account, an International Criminal Court official said on Monday.
UN says Bangladesh must take in Rohingya Muslims

Mar 02, 2019 04:32

The United Nations has called on the government of Bangladesh not to close the border to Rohingya Muslims fleeing war in Myanmar, after Dhaka declared that it would no longer take in Myanmar's Rohingya.
Bangladesh stops Rohingya refugees en route to Malaysia

Feb 12, 2019 04:09

Bangladeshi security forces have stopped nearly two dozen Muslim Rohingya refugees from heading to the more prosperous and Muslim-majority Malaysia.
Bangladesh stops 30 Rohingya Muslims from leaving

Feb 08, 2019 16:13

Bangladeshi security forces have stopped 30 Rohingya refugees from heading to the more prosperous and Muslim-majority Malaysia, officials say.
Myanmar villagers flee fresh fighting in Rakhine state

Feb 08, 2019 02:21

Scores of tribal villagers in western Myanmar have crossed into Bangladesh in recent days amid fierce fighting between the army and ethnic rebels in the restive Rakhine state.
Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy over new influx of refugees

Feb 06, 2019 11:32

Bangladesh has summoned Myanmar’s ambassador to protest against a new influx of refugees fleeing clashes in the restive Rakhine state.
UN envoy says Myanmar army chief must be tried for genocide

Jan 26, 2019 04:46

The United Nations (UN)’s envoy for Myanmar says the country’s army chief should be prosecuted for committing genocide against minority Rohingya Muslims, many of whom have now fled but face repatriation to the Buddhist-majority state.
Bangladesh denies entry to 31 Rohingya Muslims fleeing India

Jan 21, 2019 11:52

Bangladesh has denied entry to dozens of Rohingya Muslims seeking to enter the country from neighboring India, leaving them stranded in the no man’s land on the border.