Rohingya
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…
UN envoy fears ‘new crisis’ for Rohingya if moved to Bangladesh island
World
March 11, 2019
UN envoy fears ‘new crisis’ for Rohingya if moved to Bangladesh island
GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights investigator on Myanmar voiced deep concern on Monday over Bangladesh’s plan to…
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria
Middle East
March 7, 2019
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – Lawyers representing Syrian refugees in Jordan have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Syria for…
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…
Bangladesh PM says ‘conscience is clear’ as opposition claims election rigged
World
January 1, 2019
Bangladesh PM says ‘conscience is clear’ as opposition claims election rigged
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday rejected calls for a new vote after being declared landslide winner in…
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
Society
December 28, 2018
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
JINAN, China (AP) — Cui Haoxin is too young to remember the days of his Hui people’s oppression under China’s…
UN Security Council mulls Myanmar action; Russia, China boycott talks
World
December 18, 2018
UN Security Council mulls Myanmar action; Russia, China boycott talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The UN Security Council is considering action to push Myanmar to work with the United…
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…
Bangladesh scraps Rohingya return, says no one wants to go
World
November 16, 2018
Bangladesh scraps Rohingya return, says no one wants to go
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s plans to begin repatriating Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar on Thursday were scrapped because…