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‘We are hostages’: Two years on, Rohingya still in Myanmar trapped by new war

The worsening fighting has left Rohingya caught in the middle and facing threats making returns ever more unlikely.

Police ‘rescue’ dozens of Rohingya being trafficked to Malaysia

Bangladeshi police prevented dozens of Rohingya Muslims, most of them women, about to be trafficked to Malaysia by boat,

The Rohingya lists – refugees compile their own record of those killed in Myanmar

Mohib Bullah is among a group of refugees who have painstakingly pieced together, name-by-name, the only record of Rohingya Muslims who were allegedly killed in a brutal crackdown by Myanmar’s military.

Myanmar not safe for Rohingya returnees: Red Cross chief

Peter Maurer toured strife-torn western Myanmar before visiting refugee camps over the border in neighbouring Bangladesh.

Myanmar transit camps sit empty as Rohingya fear return

The transit camp in Myanmar's Rakhine state stands ready to welcome back 150 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh every day.

Myanmar’s anti-Muslim monk returns to ‘preaching’ after ban

YANGON: Myanmar Buddhist monk Wirathu claimed on Saturday his anti-Muslim rhetoric had nothing to do with violence in the western state of Rakhine, as...

Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya return in two months

YANGON: Bangladesh and Myanmar will start repatriating Rohingya refugees in two months, Dhaka said on Thursday, as global pressure mounts over the crisis that...

EU to discuss Rohingya crisis with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi

COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH:  The EU's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Sunday she would discuss ways to end the Rohingya crisis with Aung San...

Myanmar Rohingya must return as citizens: UN refugee chief

GENEVA: Myanmar must grant citizenship to the Rohingya to allow hundreds of thousands of people from the Muslim minority to return to Rakhine state...

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi ‘urges people not to quarrel’ on visit to Rakhine

SITTWE, MYANMAR: Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Thursday urged people “not to quarrel” as she visited Rakhine State for the...

Over 600,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh, says UN

TEKNAF, BANGLADESH: More than 600,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh since violence erupted in northern Rakhine in August, a UN report said...

Army in ‘systematic’ campaign to drive Rohingya from Myanmar: UN

GENEVA: Myanmar's "systematic" crackdown on the Rohingya is aimed at permanently expelling the minority Muslim community from their home in Rakhine state, the United...

Lack of access to Myanmar’s Rakhine state ‘unacceptable’: UN

GENEVA: The lack of humanitarian access granted by Myanmar's government to Rakhine state, where more than half a million Rohingya Muslims have fled violence,...

NGOs denounce ‘crimes against humanity’ in Myanmar

NEW YORK: Nearly 90 non-governmental organizations have denounced "crimes against humanity" committed by authorities in Myanmar against the Muslim Rohingya minority and called on...

Empty villages, Rohingya on the run: Who is left in Myanmar’s Rakhine?

YANGON: A military campaign to wipe out Rohingya insurgents has rained violence down on Myanmar's Rakhine state, sending nearly 390,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees fleeing...

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to address nation next week on Rohingya crisis

YANGON: Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi will address the crisis engulfing Rakhine state next week, in her first speech since scores were killed...

UN says 87,000 refugees arrive in Bangladesh from Myanmar

COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH: A total of 87,000 mostly Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh since violence erupted in neighbouring Myanmar on August 25, the...

Rohingya Muslims flee as more than 2,600 houses burned in Myanmar’s Rakhine

COX‘S BAZAR, Bangladesh: More than 2,600 houses have been burned down in Rohingya-majority areas of Myanmar’s northwest in the last week, the government said...

At least 18,500 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh as Rakhine unrest rages

MAUNGDAW, MYANMAR: At least 18,500 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh since fighting erupted in Myanmar's neighbouring Rakhine state six days ago, the International Organization...

Rohingya flee for Bangladesh as fresh violence erupts in Myanmar

COX’S BAZAAR, BANGLADESH/YANGON: About 1,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing escalating violence in Myanmar had been halted at the border with Bangladesh, Bangladeshi security officials said...
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