Tag: ethnic cleansing
US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’
WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday banned visits by Myanmar's army chief and three other top officers due to their role in the "ethnic...
US accuses Myanmar military of ‘planned and coordinated’ Rohingya atrocities
WASHINGTON: A US government investigation has found that Myanmar’s military waged a “well-planned and coordinated” campaign of mass killings, gang rapes and other atrocities...
‘Ethnic cleansing’ of Hazara Shias must stop
Chief Justice Nisar says 'at a loss of words' to condemn targeted killings of members of minority community in Quetta
Says 'we have...
‘Ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya continues, says UN official
YANGON: Myanmar’s “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya Muslims was continuing, a senior UN human rights official said on Tuesday, more than six months after insurgent...
Pope in Myanmar preaches forgiveness to a nation accused of ethnic...
Pope Francis spread a message of forgiveness in a historic open-air mass before a sea of worshippers in Yangon on Wednesday, during a visit...
There is ‘no religious discrimination’ in Myanmar, army chief tells pope
NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar’s powerful army chief has told Pope Francis there is “no religious discrimination” in the country during talks at the start of the...
US Congress members decry ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Myanmar; Suu Kyi doubts...
YANGON/NAYPYITAW: Members of the US Congress said on Tuesday that operations carried out against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar had “all the hallmarks” of ethnic...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denies going ‘soft’ on military
YANGON: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected a suggestion she is soft on the military, which the United Nations has accused of...
UN seeks ‘massive’ help for Rohingya fleeing Myanmar ‘ethnic cleansing’
DHAKA/YANGON: The United Nations appealed on Thursday for massive help for nearly 400,000 Muslims from Myanmar who have fled to Bangladesh, with concern growing...
