Rohingya

Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village

Two women, one pregnant, were killed and seven other people injured after Myanmar troops shelled… Read More

World Court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide

The ruling comes days after a Myanmar commission concluded that some soldiers likely committed war… Read More

As Suu Kyi looks on, Gambia details mass rapes, killings in Myanmar

Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace laureate, looked on impassively as the… Read More

Suu Kyi named in lawsuit over crimes against Rohingya

Former democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is among several top Myanmar officials named Wednesday… Read More

‘Nearly 400 Rohingya return to Myanmar from Bangladesh’

Bangladesh is home to nearly a million Rohingya including 740,000 who fled a military crackdown… Read More

600,000 Rohingya still in Myanmar at ‘serious risk of genocide’: UN

Nearly 130,000 Rohingya have already been trapped in camps in central Rakhine since a previous… Read More

Bangladesh PM blames Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation failure

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has blamed Myanmar for the failure of a recent attempt… Read More

200,000 Rohingya rally to mark ‘Genocide Day’ in Bangladesh camps

Some 200,000 Rohingya rallied in a Bangladesh refugee camp to mark two years since they… Read More

‘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… Read More

Satellite images show Myanmar’s ‘minimal preparations’ for Rohingya return

Almost 400 Rohingya villages were burned to the ground during the violence Read More

ASEAN leaders throw weight behind China-led trade pact

Southeast Asian leaders gathered in Bangkok on Saturday determined to drive forward the world's largest… Read More

UN finds ‘systemic failures’ in its Rohingya response

The United Nations experienced "systemic failures" in its handling of the situation in Myanmar leading… Read More

Myanmar firebrand abbot summoned by Buddhist council

Wirathu has long been the face of the country's hardline Buddhist movement, notorious for espousing… Read More

Myanmar soldiers jailed for Rohingya killings freed within a year

“Their punishment was reduced by the military,” said the senior Naypyitaw official, who declined to… Read More

Police ‘rescue’ dozens of Rohingya being trafficked to Malaysia

Bangladeshi police prevented dozens of Rohingya Muslims, most of them women, about to be trafficked… Read More

Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed from prison

Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, had been convicted in September and sentenced… Read More

International Criminal Court promises bringing Rohingya oppressors to justice

About 740,000 Rohingya have fled Rakhine state since 2017 following a brutal military crackdown described… Read More

United Nations to Bangladesh: ‘Don’t shut door on Rohingyas’

Around 740,000 Muslim Rohingya are living in camps in Bangladesh after they were driven out… Read More

Myanmar court sentences two to death for Muslim lawyer’s murder

The brazen, daytime murder shocked the country and came about eight months after civilian leader… Read More

Angelina Jolie visits Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

Jolie is in Bangladesh to assess the humanitarian needs of the one million Rohingya in… Read More