Rohingya

UN to take part in Rohingya repatriation, says Bangladeshi minister

Feb 12, 2018 20:22

Bangladesh has signed a deal to involve the United Nations in the controversial process of returning persecuted Rohingya refugees to Myanmar's state of Rakhine, the country’s junior foreign minister says.
Myanmar to take unspecified action over Inn Din massacre

Feb 11, 2018 14:26

Myanmar says it will take unspecified action against a number of security forces and civilian individuals in connection with a recent massacre in a Rohingya Muslim village, during which 10 Muslims — whom Naypyidaw has previously called “terrorists” — were executed summary-style.
"Journalists arrested by Myanmar over massacre story"

Feb 09, 2018 14:30

The Reuters news agency has confirmed the long-held view that two of its journalists who have been detained by Myanmar were taken into custody for covering state-sponsored violence against minority Muslims in the Southeast Asian country.
Myanmar using food as quiet weapon against Rohingya: Reports

Feb 08, 2018 15:40

The government in Myanmar is using food as a quiet weapon against minority Rohingya Muslims in the country’s troubled west, new reports reveal.
Rohingya persecution could trigger regional conflict: UN

Feb 05, 2018 12:42

The United Nations (UN)’s human rights chief has warned that the persecution of Rohingya Muslim people in Myanmar could spark a regional conflict.
UN urges Myanmar to release Reuters journalists

Feb 02, 2018 18:55

The United Nations human rights office has urged Myanmar to release two detained Reuters journalists who covered the state-sponsored crackdown against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, a day after a district court rejected bail for them.
100,00 Rohingya refugees in grave danger from monsoon rains, UN warns

Jan 29, 2018 14:20

The United Nations has warned that more than 100,000 Rohingya Muslims in Bangladeshi refugee camps will be in grave danger with the mid-year monsoon season on its way.
UN demands unhindered access to Rohingya camps newly built in Myanmar

Jan 24, 2018 15:32

The United Nations (UN) has called on Myanmar to grant aid agencies unhindered access to camps that have been built near the border with Bangladesh to house the tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who face repatriation from Bangladesh.
Rohingya citizenship, safety need addressing before repatriation: UN

Jan 22, 2018 19:55

The UN refugee chief says more time is needed to prepare the return of Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh to western Rakhine state in Myanmar.
Bangladesh tells Rohingya refugees they may lose food ration if stay

Jan 21, 2018 18:42

Tension mounts at refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh, where thousands of persecuted Rohingya Muslims are expected to be repatriated to Myanmar, after Bangladesh threatened to cut their food ration if they do not leave the country.