Rohingya muslims
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…
China and Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash
World
January 18, 2020
China and Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash
China and Myanmar inked dozens of mammoth infrastructure and trade deals after a meeting Saturday between President Xi Jinping and…
UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya
World
December 28, 2019
UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN General Assembly approved a resolution Friday strongly condemning human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya…
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…
Antonio Guterres: The UN’s utopian, guardian and cosmopolitan
World
May 30, 2019
Antonio Guterres: The UN’s utopian, guardian and cosmopolitan
“It is remarkable,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in early May, “that they decided not to give up in…
“Thumbs up” pics for Myanmar Reuters reporters as they mark year in jail
World
December 12, 2018
“Thumbs up” pics for Myanmar Reuters reporters as they mark year in jail
Messages of solidarity poured in Wednesday from around the world on the one-year anniversary of the arrest of two…
‘We don’t need their prize’: Myanmar defiant as Amnesty pulls Suu Kyi award
World
November 13, 2018
‘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…
UN chief hears of ‘unimaginable’ atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps
World
July 2, 2018
UN chief hears of ‘unimaginable’ atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard “unimaginable” accounts of atrocities during a visit Monday to vast camps…
US says Myanmar makes life for Rohingya ‘a death sentence’
World
February 14, 2018
US says Myanmar makes life for Rohingya ‘a death sentence’
US Ambassador Nikki Haley denounced Myanmar’s government Tuesday for continuing to make life for Rohingya Muslims “a death sentence,” citing…