Rohingya
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…
Rohingya boy floats across river to flee Myanmar violence
World
November 13, 2017
Rohingya boy floats across river to flee Myanmar violence
Nabi Hussain owes his life to a yellow plastic oil container. The 13-year-old Rohingya boy couldn’t swim, and had never…
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…
Former Secretary General Kofi Annan urges UN to push for Rohingya return to Myanmar
World
October 14, 2017
Former Secretary General Kofi Annan urges UN to push for Rohingya return to Myanmar
Annan, whose commission recently compiled a report on the refugee crisis, told an informal Security Council meeting Friday that Myanmar’s…
Vaccination begins in Bangladesh camps to head off cholera outbreak
World
October 10, 2017
Vaccination begins in Bangladesh camps to head off cholera outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) began distributing 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine on Tuesday in Bangladesh’s camps for Rohingya refugees…
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…
UN braces for more Rohingya to flee, seeks access to Rakhine, Myanmar
World
October 6, 2017
UN braces for more Rohingya to flee, seeks access to Rakhine, Myanmar
Muslim Rohingyas continue to flee Myanmar to Bangladesh and the United Nations is bracing for possible “further exodus”, the UN…