Rohingya
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi won’t attend UN General Assembly: media
World
September 12, 2018
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi won’t attend UN General Assembly: media
Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week,…
UN’s Bachelet presses for new body on crimes against Myanmar Rohingya
World
September 10, 2018
UN’s Bachelet presses for new body on crimes against Myanmar Rohingya
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Monday for a new quasi-judicial body to collect evidence with…
Vice President Pence calls for release of jailed Reuters journalists
World
September 5, 2018
Vice President Pence calls for release of jailed Reuters journalists
US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called on Myanmar’s government to reverse a court ruling that imprisoned two…
Myanmar media, activists condemn conviction of Reuters reporters
World
September 4, 2018
Myanmar media, activists condemn conviction of Reuters reporters
Several Myanmar news outlets and dozens of civil society groups denounced the jailing of two Reuters reporters for seven…
Suu Kyi’s image in shreds as Myanmar jails Reuters pair
World
September 3, 2018
Suu Kyi’s image in shreds as Myanmar jails Reuters pair
The jailing of two Reuters journalists shreds what remains of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s reputation as a…
Will Myanmar’s military face justice over Rohingya ‘genocide’?
World
August 28, 2018
Will Myanmar’s military face justice over Rohingya ‘genocide’?
A UN probe has called for Myanmar’s military leaders to face justice for alleged genocide and crimes against humanity…
Myanmar army chief must be prosecuted for ‘genocide’: UN probe
World
August 27, 2018
Myanmar army chief must be prosecuted for ‘genocide’: UN probe
United Nations investigators on Monday called for an international probe and prosecution of Myanmar’s army chief and five other…
Reuters journalists face verdict next week on Myanmar secrets charges
World
August 20, 2018
Reuters journalists face verdict next week on Myanmar secrets charges
YANGON (Reuters) – The judge in the trial of two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar on accusations of obtaining secret…
Belongings and belonging: the precious objects gathered by fleeing Rohingya
World
August 15, 2018
Belongings and belonging: the precious objects gathered by fleeing Rohingya
The Rohingya had no time to consider what to take as Myanmar forces drove the Muslim minority into Bangladesh…
UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship
World
August 8, 2018
UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship
United Nations aid agencies called on Myanmar on Wednesday to improve conditions in Rakhine state for the safe return…