Tag: Rohingya
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...
UN committee condemns rights violations against Rohingya
YANGON: A key United Nations committee overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Friday strongly condemning the continuing "gross human rights violations and abuses" against Rohingya...
Myanmar denies border shooting as Rohingya repatriation date nears
DHAKA: Myanmar on Saturday denied allegations of a cross-border shooting that raised tensions with Bangladesh ahead of a scheduled start date for the repatriation of Rohingya...
Thai police shut down journalists’ panel about Rohingya
BANGKOK: Police in Thailand have shut down a forum organized by foreign journalists to discuss whether senior military officers in Myanmar should face justice...
Rohingya demand justice after UN probe calls for genocide prosecution
DHAKA: Rohingya leaders in Bangladesh on Tuesday challenged the United Nations to ensure Myanmar's generals stand trial after investigators called for top military commanders...
One year on: Daily struggle makes Rohingya forget wounds and worries
DHAKA: Rohingya labourer Jamal struggles to carry bricks in the Bangladesh camp that is now home, having lost an arm after being shot and...
Rohingya refugees compile their own record of those killed in Myanmar
KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP: Mohib Bullah is not your typical human rights investigator. He chews betel and he lives in a rickety hut made of...
Myanmar to ICC: Rohingya jurisdiction request ‘should be dismissed’
YANGON: Myanmar said on Thursday a request by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to seek jurisdiction over suspected deportations of Rohingya Muslims from...
Rohingya report more violence, persecution in Myanmar: UN investigators
GENEVA: Muslim Rohingya refugees reaching Bangladesh say violence, including torture, persists against them in Myanmar and the overall environment remains "menacing" for ethnic and...
Myanmar says willing to take back all Rohingya refugees
SINGAPORE: Myanmar is willing to take back all 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled to Bangladesh if they volunteer to return, the country’s National...
Myanmar remains confident Rohingya repatriation will start soon
DHAKA: Rohingya refugees will be allowed to return to Myanmar “as soon as possible”, a minister said, despite a stillborn repatriation process and UN...
Peshawar district council session ruined by members’ protest
PESHAWAR: The District Council Peshawar session on Tuesday was disrupted by members of the opposition and provincial government protesting over the non-issuance of development funds which was...
Rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent journalists held in Myanmar
YANGON: Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has joined the legal team representing two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar, who are accused of possessing...
Myanmar builds military bases where Rohingya once lived, says Amnesty International
YANGON: After driving nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims out of the country, Myanmar’s military is building bases where some of their homes and mosques once...
Ultra-nationalist Myanmar monk walks free from prison
NAYPYIDAW: An ultra-nationalist Myanmar monk was released from prison on Friday after serving time for inciting unrest in an anti-Rohingya protest in 2016, a...
‘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...
Anti-Rohingya Myanmar monk’s page removed, Facebook says
MYANMAR: Facebook has removed the page of a Myanmar monk once dubbed the "Buddhist Bin Laden" for his incendiary posts about Muslims, the company...
