Rohingya
Myanmar rejects ICC probe over Rohingya as legal pressure mounts
World
November 16, 2019
Myanmar rejects ICC probe over Rohingya as legal pressure mounts
Myanmar struck back Friday after a surge of global legal pressure over its alleged crimes against the Rohingya, branding an…
Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign
World
November 11, 2019
Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Gambia filed a case Monday at the United Nations’ highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide…
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 still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely
World
August 22, 2019
Rohingya still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The repatriation of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims appeared unlikely to proceed as planned Thursday after…
Welcome wears thin for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
World
August 21, 2019
Welcome wears thin for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
When hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled Myanmar into Bangladesh two years ago, local communities were mostly welcoming. Today that…
US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’
World
July 17, 2019
US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’
The United States on Tuesday banned visits by Myanmar’s army chief and three other top officers due to their role…
UN finds ‘systemic failures’ in its Rohingya response
World
June 18, 2019
UN finds ‘systemic failures’ in its Rohingya response
The United Nations experienced “systemic failures” in its handling of the situation in Myanmar leading up to the 2017 mass…
Amnesty accuses Myanmar military of fresh ‘war crimes’ in Rakhine
World
May 29, 2019
Amnesty accuses Myanmar military of fresh ‘war crimes’ in Rakhine
Myanmar’s military is guilty of committing new “war crimes”, extrajudicial killings and torture in its fight against ethnic Rakhine rebels,…
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
World
May 7, 2019
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
YANGON (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked…
Top Myanmar court rejects appeal of award-winning Reuters reporters
World
April 23, 2019
Top Myanmar court rejects appeal of award-winning Reuters reporters
Myanmar’s Supreme Court rejected the latest appeal Tuesday by two Pulitzer-prize winning Reuters journalists who were jailed for seven years…