カテゴリー: Myanmar
Myanmar is accused of mass persecution and ‘ongoing genocide’ of Muslim minorityJudges at the international criminal court (ICC) have authorised a full-scale investigation into allegations of mass persecution and crimes against humanity that forced at …
Myanmar is accused of mass persecution and ‘ongoing genocide’ of Muslim minorityJudges at the international criminal court (ICC) have authorised a full-scale investigation into allegations of mass persecution and crimes against humanity that forced at …
Case launches in Argentina under ‘universal jurisdiction’ demanding justice over ‘existential threat’ to minorityAung San Suu Kyi is among several top Myanmar officials named in a case filed in Argentina for crimes against Rohingya Muslims, the first t…
Europe is in talks with Myanmar to increase seafood imports. It cannot ignore the widespread slavery within the industry While forced labour and slavery in the fishing industry in Thailand and other parts of the world have been brought to light in rece…
Application seeks punishment for culprits, compensation for victims and end to attacksMyanmar is to face accusations of genocide at the UN’s highest court over its treatment of Rohingya Muslims.A 46-page application has been submitted to the internatio…
With citizenship in Myanmar still denied, Rohingya refugees face a stark choice between life under severe restrictions in Bangladesh and moving to an isolated islandLife in the world’s largest refugee camp has grown harder in the past few months. Moham…
Five group members get one-year terms under law that bans information that endangers or demoralises militaryA court in Myanmar has sentenced five members of a traditional theatrical troupe to a year in prison for their gibes about the military.The memb…
Muslims who fled persecution in Myanmar face prospect of further isolation as government orders operators to shut down services Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in refugee camps in Bangladesh face a communications blackout after the gov…
Bangladeshi official says potential returnees fear for their safety in Rakhine stateA second attempt to repatriate the thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh has failed after the authorities failed to convince the refugees it…
Families chosen for repatriation are too scared to return and fear not being given citizenshipPlans to begin repatriating the thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled ethnic cleansing in Rahkine state in 2017 look likely to fail once again, with the refu…
Fresh attempt at repatriations agreed but refugees fear they will return to persecution and violenceMyanmar and Bangladesh are to make a fresh attempt to begin repatriating the Rohingya Muslims who fled ethnic cleansing in Rahkine state in 2017, though…
In Assam, a draconian exercise forces people to prove ‘genuine’ Indian heritage – or be branded illegal immigrants Anti-immigrant hysteria is sweeping the world: it has powered Trump, enabled the Brexit vote and is roiling the politics of continental E…
The annual monsoon has caused havoc in the south-east by flooding roads and destroying bridgesMyanmar troops and rescue services have scrambled to provide aid in flood-hit parts of the country after rising waters caused by the annual monsoon rains forc…
Tatmadaw signed deal worth £74,050 with Aberdeen-based Veripos, according to UNThe Myanmar army, which has been accused of carrying out crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing of the country’s Muslim community, procured tens of thousands of pounds…
Virtually no Rohingya have volunteered to go back to Myanmar, where the group has faced decades of repressionA top-level Myanmar government delegation began repatriation talks with Rohingya leaders in a Bangladesh refugee camp on Saturday, an official …