Rakhine
Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court
World
February 26, 2020
Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court
The luxury tourist destination of the Maldives has hired prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent it at the…
Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village: MP
World
January 25, 2020
Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village: MP
YANGON (Reuters) – Two women, one pregnant, were killed and seven other people injured after Myanmar troops shelled a Rohingya…
600,000 Rohingya still in Myanmar at ‘serious risk of genocide’: UN
World
September 16, 2019
600,000 Rohingya still in Myanmar at ‘serious risk of genocide’: UN
Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a “serious risk of genocide”, UN investigators said Monday, warning the repatriation of…
Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie
World
February 6, 2019
Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie
COX’S BAZAR (Reuters) – UN refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday visited camps in Bangladesh for Muslim Rohingya…
Myanmar police shoot, injure four in raid on Rohingya camp: witness
World
November 18, 2018
Myanmar police shoot, injure four in raid on Rohingya camp: witness
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar police shot and injured four Rohingya Muslims on Sunday, after detaining two men accused of smuggling…
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…
UN Security Council asked to meet on Myanmar atrocities report
World
October 17, 2018
UN Security Council asked to meet on Myanmar atrocities report
The United States and eight other countries on Tuesday requested a UN Security Council meeting on Myanmar to hear from…
UN braces for more Rohingya to flee, seeks access to Rakhine, Myanmar
World
October 6, 2017
UN braces for more Rohingya to flee, seeks access to Rakhine, Myanmar
Muslim Rohingyas continue to flee Myanmar to Bangladesh and the United Nations is bracing for possible “further exodus”, the UN…
Myanmar accused of laying mines after refugee injuries
World
September 10, 2017
Myanmar accused of laying mines after refugee injuries
Myanmar’s military has been accused of planting land mines in the path of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in its western…
‘And then they exploded’: How Rohingya insurgents built support for assault
World
September 7, 2017
‘And then they exploded’: How Rohingya insurgents built support for assault
When the former UN chief Kofi Annan wrapped up his year-long probe into Myanmar’s troubled northwest on Aug. 24, he…