Rohingya

Iran seeking to resolve Rohingya Muslims' carnage

Oct 08, 2017 09:57

A senior diplomat underlined that Iran is resolved to put an end to the genocide of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
UN warns Bangladesh Rohingya camp plan runs risk of disease spread

Oct 07, 2017 12:41

A top UN official says building a mega refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh would run the risk of health and security woes.
EU seeks 'de-escalation of tension' in Myanmar amid Rohingya crisis

Oct 06, 2017 14:23

The European Union has called on Myanmar’s authorities to adhere to international human rights obligations and give aid workers access to Rakhine state, which is home to Rohingya Muslims, known by the United Nations as the “most persecuted” minority in the world.
UN slams Myanmar’s denial of access to Rakhine

Oct 06, 2017 10:32

The United Nations (UN) has slammed Myanmar’s refusal to grant humanitarian access to Rakhine State as “unacceptable,” saying the flight of terror-hit Rohingya Muslims out of the region continues.
Fleeing violence at home, Rohingya face crackdown in Bangladesh

Oct 05, 2017 10:09

Bangladeshi forces have reportedly beaten a group of Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar on arrival in Bangladesh and have destroyed some 20 boats that carried them.
HRW says Myanmar army raping and executing Rohingya Muslims

Oct 05, 2017 04:17

Human Rights Watch says Myanmar’s military “summarily executed” and sexually assaulted dozens of Rohingya Muslims during a raid on a village in the west of the country over a month ago.
Myanmar atrocities against Rohingya may be crimes against humanity: UN rights committees

Oct 04, 2017 09:02

The United Nations committees for women’s and children’s rights say atrocities against Rohingya Muslims “at the behest of the military” in Myanmar may constitute crimes against humanity.
10,000 Rohingya waiting at border to cross into Bangladesh: Report

Oct 03, 2017 09:28

Over 10,000 more Rohingya refugees fleeing a military crackdown at home in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have amassed near a crossing point with Bangladesh awaiting entry into the neighboring country.
Bangladesh, Myanmar to form ‘working group’ on refugee crisis

Oct 02, 2017 08:25

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to set up a “joint working group” tasked with paving the way for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, who have fled a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar’s Muslim-majority Rakhine State.
UN warns of humanitarian ‘nightmare’ in camps hosting Rohingya refugees

Sep 30, 2017 12:05

The United Nations has warned of a humanitarian “nightmare” in the refugee camps on the Bangladeshi border, which are sheltering over half-a-million Rohingya Muslims fleeing horrifying state-backed violence at home in Myanmar.