Rakhine state
Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar forces of committing mass rape
World
November 16, 2017
Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar forces of committing mass rape
Human Rights Watch accused Myanmar security forces on Thursday of committing widespread rape against women and girls as part of…
UK govt says Rohingya crisis ‘looks like ethnic cleansing’
World
November 13, 2017
UK govt says Rohingya crisis ‘looks like ethnic cleansing’
The British government has said the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar “looks like ethnic cleansing,” Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said…
Suu Kyi visits Myanmar region torn by Rohingya conflict
World
November 2, 2017
Suu Kyi visits Myanmar region torn by Rohingya conflict
Aung San Suu Kyi made her first visit as Myanmar’s leader Thursday to the conflict-torn region where more than half…
Rohingya fleeing Myanmar recount horror of capsized boat
World
October 27, 2017
Rohingya fleeing Myanmar recount horror of capsized boat
Across the ferocious waves and the churning black water, Alam Jafar could see his frantic 7-year-old son gasping for breath,…
Myanmar’s Rohingya exodus: A desperate escape
World
October 26, 2017
Myanmar’s Rohingya exodus: A desperate escape
The world’s fastest-growing humanitarian crisis shows no signs of abating, two months after militant attacks triggered a military crackdown in…
Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’ as thousands arrive daily
World
October 23, 2017
Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’ as thousands arrive daily
Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar, an “untenable situation” for neighbor Bangladesh, the country’s UN envoy…
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims cross border into Bangladesh
World
October 17, 2017
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims cross border into Bangladesh
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims are fleeing large-scale violence and persecution in Myanmar and crossing into Bangladesh, where more than half…
Rohingya insurgent ceasefire ends in Myanmar with no report of attacks
World
October 10, 2017
Rohingya insurgent ceasefire ends in Myanmar with no report of attacks
Myanmar authorities said there was no sign of attacks by Rohingya Muslim militants on Tuesday as a one-month insurgent ceasefire…
Rohingya join exodus from inland villages in Rakhine state to Bangladesh
Middle East
October 1, 2017
Rohingya join exodus from inland villages in Rakhine state to Bangladesh
The state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported more than 2,000 Rohingya had gathered along Myanmar’s coast after walking from their…
Cattle from abandoned Rohingya villages sold to displaced
World
September 27, 2017
Cattle from abandoned Rohingya villages sold to displaced
Thousands of cows and goats grazed in abandoned fields and wandered through charred-out Rohingya Muslim villages after a military crackdown…