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Myanmar army enjoys popularity surge amid Rohingya crackdown
World
January 17, 2018
Myanmar army enjoys popularity surge amid Rohingya crackdown
Activist Nyo Tun spent 10 years as a political prisoner locked away by Myanmar’s military in the notorious Insein prison,…
Bangladesh agrees with Myanmar to complete Rohingya return in two years
World
January 16, 2018
Bangladesh agrees with Myanmar to complete Rohingya return in two years
Bangladesh said on Tuesday it would complete the process of returning within two years many of the hundreds of thousands…
Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingya targeted for repatriation
World
January 15, 2018
Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingya targeted for repatriation
Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 Rohingya Muslims targeted for repatriation after fleeing violence in Rakhine State,…
Myanmar, Bangladesh meet amid doubts about Rohingya repatriation plan
World
January 14, 2018
Myanmar, Bangladesh meet amid doubts about Rohingya repatriation plan
Hamid Hussain, a 71-year-old Rohingya Muslim farmer, first fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in 1992. He went home the next year…
Rohingya insurgents say they have no option but to fight Myanmar
World
January 7, 2018
Rohingya insurgents say they have no option but to fight Myanmar
Rohingya Muslim insurgents said on Sunday they have no option but to fight what they called Myanmar state-sponsored terrorism to…
UN rights investigator calls for pressure on China, Russia over Myanmar abuses
World
December 28, 2017
UN rights investigator calls for pressure on China, Russia over Myanmar abuses
The United Nations’ independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar has called for international pressure on China and Russia to…
Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeks
World
December 27, 2017
Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeks
Two Reuters journalists were remanded in custody for another fortnight by a Myanmar court on Wednesday, following their first public…
Quarter of Rohingya refugee children acutely malnourished
World
December 22, 2017
Quarter of Rohingya refugee children acutely malnourished
A quarter of Rohingya children under the age of five who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar suffer from potentially life-threatening…
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
World
December 21, 2017
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
Rather than bend “the knee in supplication,” UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has told staff he will not…
Myanmar bars UN rights investigator just before visit
World
December 20, 2017
Myanmar bars UN rights investigator just before visit
The UN independent investigator into human rights in Myanmar has been barred from visiting the country for the rest of…