カテゴリー: Rohingya
Operation to move 2,500 families begins despite safety concerns and lack of consent from refugeesBangladesh has begun moving Rohingya families from camps near the Myanmar border to a settlement on a remote island, despite concerns about its safety and …
Lawyers and activists say persecution of Muslims is continuing despite UN actionMyanmar is continuing to commit genocide against Rohingya Muslims in breach of orders by the UN’s top court, according to human rights lawyers and activists.The internation…
‘Mother Suu’ remains popular despite coronavirus, conflict in Rakhine state and genocide chargesVoters across Myanmar have gone to the polls for an election that is expected to return to power the party of Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains hugely popular a…
Fighting leaves seven dead as rival factions fight for control of drugs trade and terrorise vulnerable refugeesFighting between rival gangs in the Rohingya refugee settlements in Bangladesh has forced hundreds of people to leave their shelters in a wee…
Group says it has been held in jail-like conditions on Bhasan Char since AprilRohingya refugees allege they are being held against their will in jail-like conditions and subjected to rape and sexual assault on a Bangladeshi island in the Bay of the Ben…
Attacks against the Muslim minority in Myanmar have gone unchecked as regional players focus on their own interestsThe persecution, ethnic cleansing, and attempted genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is an affront to the rule of law…
300 people disembarked in Indonesia in a ‘terrible condition’ after being held hostage at sea by traffickers demanding paymentAt least three young Rohingya refugees have died this week since landing in Indonesia after seven months at sea, relief worker…
Billions in dividends from ventures with conglomerate MEHL funnelled to army units implicated in Rohingya crackdownOne of the world’s largest brewers, Kirin – whose subsidiaries include San Miguel and craft beers brewed in the US and UK – has been link…
Reported video confessions could be used as evidence in international criminal courtTwo Myanmar soldiers have detailed a campaign of blanket killings, rape and mass burials of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state in video testimony that could be used as e…
Group including children was rejected by Malaysia and Thailand and ‘held hostage’, says organisationAlmost 300 Rohingya refugees believed to have been at sea for six months landed on a beach in Aceh province, Indonesia, early on Monday, Indonesian auth…
Once I flew kites and dreamed of being a teacher. Now it’s hard to see a better future for me or my familyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen I was born in Kutupalong camp, Bangladesh, it was a very different place. I remem…
Authorities scour area after people try to swim from a boat to reach Langkawi island Malaysian authorities have launched a search for 24 Rohingya refugees who went missing while trying to swim to shore from a boat off the resort island of Langkawi.Musl…
Governments across south-east Asia are turning away boats but in Aceh locals took matters into their own handsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn Thursday afternoon, residents of Aceh, Indonesia, waded back and forth in water…
Refugees said to be avoiding getting tested amid fears about being sent into isolationCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRohingya leaders have urged Bangladesh to lift an internet ban imposed on a million refugees in the city o…
Less than three years since a crackdown against Rohingya, troops are again accused of war crimes – this time against Rakhine Buddhists Kyaw Thu* waited until night fell before taking his family to the bank of a river not far from their village. While m…