Rohingya

UN envoy fears ‘new crisis’ for Rohingya if moved to Bangladesh island
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
‘We don’t need their prize’: Myanmar defiant as Amnesty pulls Suu Kyi award
World

‘We don’t need their prize’: Myanmar defiant as Amnesty pulls Suu Kyi award

  Myanmar authorities and citizens leapt to the defense of Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday after Amnesty International stripped her…
Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing
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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…
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