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Myanmar’s army chief: No religious discrimination here

Tue Nov 28, 2017 12:04:49

Myanmar’s military chief has blatantly denied the heavily-documented cases of horrific violence against the Muslim Rohingya minority in the Southeast Asian country, telling visiting Pope Francis that “no religious discrimination” is taking place there.

Pope begins Myanmar trip in shadow of Rohingya crisis

Mon Nov 27, 2017 11:01:26

Pope Francis landed in Yangon on Monday, the start of a delicate visit for the world's most prominent Christian to majority-Buddhist Myanmar, which the United States has accused of "ethnic cleansing" its Muslim Rohingya people.

Rohingya to stay in temporary shelters after Myanmar return

Sat Nov 25, 2017 14:17:13

Rohingya refugees who return to Myanmar from Bangladesh following a repatriation agreement will initially live in temporary shelters or camps, Dhaka said Saturday, a day after the UN raised concern for their safety when they go back.

Myanmar, Bangladesh sign Rohingya return deal - Myanmar official

Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:52:54

Myanmar and Bangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, a senior Myanmar official told Reuters, for the return home of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled to the neighbouring country to escape a Myanmar army crackdown.

Rohingya refugees "drained" by trauma, says U.N. refugee chief

Wed Nov 22, 2017 13:57:46

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh from violence in Myanmar have been "drained" by the trauma they suffered during the crisis and a struggle to overcome desperate want, the United Nations refugee chief said on Wednesday.

Myanmar treatment of Rohingya called apartheid: Amnesty

Tue Nov 21, 2017 09:50:32

Myanmar has subjected Rohingya Muslims to long-term discrimination and persecution that amounts to "dehumanizing apartheid," Amnesty International said Tuesday in a report that raises questions about what those who have fled a violent military crackdown would face if they returned home.

Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar military of widespread rape

Thu Nov 16, 2017 08:50:33

Human Rights Watch accused Myanmar security forces on Thursday of committing widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the past three months against Rohingya Muslims in the country's Rakhine state.

Violence against Rohingya is WORSE than ISIS, filmmaker reveals

Tue Nov 14, 2017 13:58:37

The journalist who has previously reported on Isis in Syria has claimed a massacre carried out against Rohingya Muslims is even worse after uncovering evidence of the murder of infants.

Rohingya massacre: Accounts of rape, burning children and murder

Mon Nov 13, 2017 09:12:05

Discarded and left for dead, Mumtaz says she found herself on top of a mound of charred, entangled bodies.

Myanmar says Bangladesh delays the repatriating of Rohingya

Wed Nov 1, 2017 10:01:00

Myanmar has blamed Bangladesh for delaying the start of a repatriation process for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees, saying it feared Dhaka could be stalling until it receives multi-million dollars of international aid money.

U.S. says it is considering sanctions over Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya

Tue Oct 24, 2017 08:46:20

The United States is taking steps and considering a range of further actions over Myanmar's treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, including targeted sanctions under its Global Magnitsky law, the State Department said on Monday.

UN, gov't officials meet to drum up funds for Rohingya

Mon Oct 23, 2017 11:39:49

U.N. humanitarian officials, government ministers and advocacy group leaders are convening for a conference aimed at drumming up funds to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, as the influx from Myanmar has topped 600,000 since late August.

Returning Rohingya may lose land, crops under Myanmar plans

Sun Oct 22, 2017 14:09:59

Rohingya Muslims who return to Myanmar after fleeing to Bangladesh are unlikely to be able to reclaim their land, and may find their crops have been harvested and sold by the government, according to officials and plans seen by Reuters.

Myanmar has failed to protect Rohingya from atrocities: UN

Thu Oct 19, 2017 09:39:49

Myanmar's government has failed to meet its international obligations and protect Rohingya Muslims from the atrocities taking place in Rakhine state, two UN special advisers said Wednesday.

Amnesty says Myanmar killed hundreds of Rohingya

Wed Oct 18, 2017 07:54:13

Amnesty International says Myanmar security forces killed at least hundreds of people during a systematic campaign to expel Rohingya Muslims.

Myanmar army chief says Rohingya Muslims "not natives", numbers fleeing exaggerated

Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:54:02

Rohingya Muslims are not native to Myanmar, the army chief told the U.S. ambassador in a meeting in which he apparently did not address accusations of abuses by his men and said media was complicit in exaggerating the number of refugees fleeing.

Army in 'systematic' bid to drive Rohingya from Myanmar: UN

Wed Oct 11, 2017 13:56:03

Myanmar's "systematic" crackdown on the Rohingya has been designed to permanently eliminate the minority Muslim community from their home in Rakhine state, the United Nations said Wednesday.

Rohingya plucked from river trying to swim to Bangladesh

Wed Oct 11, 2017 11:58:25

Bangladeshi coast guards plucked a group of Rohingya refugees from a border river Wednesday as they tried to escape Myanmar by using jerrycans as flotation devices, officials said.

Rohingya feel like prisoners in giant Bangladesh camp

Tue Oct 10, 2017 08:31:01

Hasina Begum's earliest memory is of watching the jungle cut down to expand the camp in Bangladesh that is the only home the 31-year-old Rohingya refugee has ever known.

At least 12 dead, scores missing in Rohingya capsize: officials

Mon Oct 9, 2017 07:49:26

At least 12 people died and scores were missing Monday after a boat packed with Rohingya refugees -- many of them children -- capsized, the latest tragedy to strike those fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state.