Buddhists
Sri Lanka detain nearly 100 in anti-Islamist swoops
World
May 26, 2019
Sri Lanka detain nearly 100 in anti-Islamist swoops
Sri Lanka’s military has detained nearly 100 suspects during four days of search operations against remnants of an Islamist group…
Sri Lankan police hunt 140 people believed linked to Islamic State after Easter bombings
World
April 26, 2019
Sri Lankan police hunt 140 people believed linked to Islamic State after Easter bombings
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan police are trying to track down 140 people believed linked to Islamic State, which has…
Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing
World
November 12, 2018
Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing
YANGON/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Myanmar officials said on Sunday the country was ready to receive more than 2,000 Rohingya…
Myanmar police kill several in Rakhine Buddhist riot
World
January 17, 2018
Myanmar police kill several in Rakhine Buddhist riot
At least seven people have died after police in Myanmar opened fire on a group of ethnic Rakhine Buddhists. Authorities…
In Myanmar’s Rakhine, aid workers blocked from entering Muslim camp amid tension
Middle East
October 25, 2017
In Myanmar’s Rakhine, aid workers blocked from entering Muslim camp amid tension
Buddhists in Myanmar on Wednesday blocked aid workers from visiting a camp for displaced Muslims in the central part of…
Myanmar lifts state of emergency in conflict-torn Rakhine state
World
March 29, 2016
Myanmar lifts state of emergency in conflict-torn Rakhine state
Myanmar President Thein Sein, in a surprise move hours before leaving office, lifted a state of emergency in the restive…
Myanmar: Anti-Muslim monks meet to defend new race laws
World
October 5, 2015
Myanmar: Anti-Muslim monks meet to defend new race laws
Myanmar's self-appointed guardians of race and religion have taken to a stage in the country's national stadium to declare their…
Al-Azhar makes international call to help Myanmar’s Muslim migrants
Egypt
May 19, 2015
Al-Azhar makes international call to help Myanmar’s Muslim migrants
Al-Azhar has called upon the international community to rescue Rohingya Muslims migrating by sea from Myanmar, but who have been…
Rights group says Muslims massacred in Myanmar amid official denials
World
January 23, 2014
Rights group says Muslims massacred in Myanmar amid official denials
Security forces in western Myanmar massacred at least 40 Rohingya Muslims last week, including women and children, a human rights…
Muslim protesters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh
World
September 30, 2012
Muslim protesters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Hundreds of Muslims in Bangladesh burned at least four Buddhist temples and 15 homes of Buddhists…