Rohingya Crisis Myanmar

Myanmar Seizes Boat Carrying 173 Rohingya Off South Coast: Official

World News | Reuters | Tuesday December 17, 2019

Myanmar authorities detained 173 ethnic Rohingya aboard a boat off the southern coast, authorities said on Tuesday, amid signs that more members of the Muslim minority group are making perilous sea voyages to escape persecution.

US Tightens Sanctions On Myanmar Army Chief

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 10, 2019

The United States on Tuesday stiffened sanctions against Myanmar's army chief over the mass killings of Rohingya, as his country defended itself against genocide charges before the top UN court.

"Ongoing Genocide" Underway Against Rohingya Muslims In Myanmar, Says UN

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 25, 2018

A genocide is still underway against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, a UN fact-finding team said Wednesday as it presented a report at the Security Council calling for the matter to be referred to the International Criminal Court.

UN Should Not "Interfere" In The Rohingya Crisis: Myanmar Army Chief

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday September 24, 2018

Myanmar's powerful army chief said the United Nations had no right to interfere in the sovereignty of his country, a week after UN investigators called for him and other top generals to be prosecuted for "genocide" against the Rohingya

Myanmar Not Listening To Us: US On Rohingya Crisis

World News | Written by Amitoj Singh | Friday September 21, 2018

A few days at the United Nations Headquarters in New York and anyone would tell you the two most prominent voices are that of the Secretary General Antonio Guterres and US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley.

Facebook Says It Was "Too Slow" To Fight Hate Speech In Myanmar

World News | Reuters | Thursday August 16, 2018

Facebook has been "too slow" to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem, the company said in a statement on Thursday.

"I Reported Right," Says Reuters Journalist As Myanmar Trial Begins

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday July 16, 2018

One of two Reuters journalists charged in Myanmar with breaking a state secrets law while reporting on the Rohingya crisis protested his innocence Monday on the first day of a trial that has provoked global condemnation.

Boat Carrying Rohingya From Myanmar Arrives In Malaysia

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 3, 2018

A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya from Myanmar arrived in Malaysia Tuesday and the members of the stateless Muslim minority will be allowed to enter the country, authorities said.

Myanmar Erects Security Structures, Helipads, Roads On Torched Rohingya Properties: Amnesty

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday March 12, 2018

Myanmar is building security installations on top of burnt Rohingya villages, Amnesty International said Monday, casting doubt on the country's plans to repatriate hundreds of thousands of refugees.

Suu Kyi Should Oppose Myanmar Military Or Resign: Fellow Nobel Winner

World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 27, 2018

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi should try to stop military atrocities against Rohingya civilians or resign, fellow Nobel laureate Tawakkol Karman said on Monday.

Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh Protest Repatriation Move

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 19, 2018

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees staged protests in Bangladesh Friday against plans to send them back to Myanmar, where a military crackdown last year sparked a mass exodus.

A Visual That Shows Just How Many Rohingya Villages Have Been Burned

World News | Reuters | Monday January 1, 2018

In the four months since the Myanmar military began a crackdown after Rohingya militants attacked an army base and police posts on Aug. 25, around 655,000 members of the stateless Muslim minority have fled the western state of Rakhine and crossed into neighbouring Bangladesh.

6,700 Rohingya Killed In First Month Of Myanmar Violence: Doctors

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday December 14, 2017

At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a Myanmar army crackdown on rebels in Rakhine state that began in late August, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday.

Pope Francis Sidesteps Rohingya Crisis In Myanmar Address

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 28, 2017

Pope Francis called for respect for rights and justice in a keenly-watched address in Myanmar on Tuesday, but refrained from any mention of the Rohingya, or allegations of ethnic cleansing that has driven huge numbers of the Muslim minority from the country.

Pope Francis To Meet Myanmar's Leader Aung San Suu Kyi

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 28, 2017

Pope Francis will hold talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday, a key moment of a tour aimed at soothing religious and ethnic hatreds that have driven huge numbers of Muslim Rohingya from the country.