The fate of the Rohingya may be in the Arakan Army’s hands
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The fate of the Rohingya may be in the Arakan Army’s hands

Al Jazeera  

This means if Myanmar’s junta falls, Rohingya refugee repatriation would still be in doubt. As a major force in the Brotherhood Alliance, a coalition of rebel forces fighting Myanmar’s junta, the AA has made considerable advances in Rakhine State. Involvement in atrocities against the Rohingya would mean that the AA’s rhetoric about upholding this Muslim community’s rights does not hold water. In a 2022 interview with Asia Times, AA leader Major General Twan Mrat Naing said: “We recognise the human rights and citizenship rights of all residents of Arakan, but a massive repatriation of refugees in the current situation could unleash a new wave of unrest.” He also raised questions about the Rohingya identity, saying that “A major issue for most Arakanese would also be the name with which the refugees would want to be identified. Recognising these realities, Rohingya diaspora leaders are urging the Rohingya people, “to unite and form their own force capable of joining the federal army and the People’s Defense Force … to initiate meaningful political dialogues with the AA, the National Unity Government, and other ethnic armed organizations to ensure recognition of Rohingya ethnicity and federal rights”.

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A nuanced and compassionate understanding of Rohingya’s flight is the need of the hour
1 week, 1 day ago

A nuanced and compassionate understanding of Rohingya’s flight is the need of the hour

The Hindu  

The presence of Rohingya community within India is progressively becoming an issue of political blame-game and some political actors are busy pedalling mass anxiety without factoring in the complex multiplicity of vectors related to the issue, including the growing importance of the issue globally. They have accused the ruling National Conference government of protecting the settlers by providing them with …

The Rohingya exodus and ICC pros
3 weeks, 5 days ago

The Rohingya exodus and ICC pros

Hindustan Times  

Nov 27 - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar's junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing, for crimes against humanity related to the alleged persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority. ALLEGED GANG-RES, MASS KILLINGS More than 730,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar to Bangladesh, escaping a military offensive in August 2017 while Min Aung Hlaing was …

Myanmar military escalates attacks, rapes, beheadings
1 month ago

Myanmar military escalates attacks, rapes, beheadings

Deccan Chronicle  

Myanmar’s desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition groups, carrying out beheadings, gang rapes and torture, with women, children and the elderly among the victims, the U.N. independent human rights investigator for Myanmar said in a new report. He called on all countries to address Myanmar’s “devastating human rights and humanitarian crisis” by …

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations development agency warned in a new report. The U.N. Development Program said in the report issued Thursday that “a perfect storm is brewing” which has put western Rakhine …

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns

New Indian Express  

UNITED NATIONS: Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations development agency warned in a new report. The UN Development Program said in the report issued Thursday that “a perfect storm is brewing” which has put western Rakhine “on …

Rohingya forcibly conscripted by rebels in battle against Myanmar military
3 months, 1 week ago

Rohingya forcibly conscripted by rebels in battle against Myanmar military

ABC  

In the sprawling refugee camps of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, Abdul Kayes* sat hunched and terrified as he recounted a month spent in a nightmare he thought he would never escape. Mr Kayes was one of 10 Rohingya Muslim men from his village who were forcibly conscripted by the Arakan Army, a Buddhist armed group fighting for control in Myanmar's …

Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar

The Hindu  

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh on Sunday marked the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding safe return to Myanmar's Rakhine state. The refugees gathered in an open field at Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar district carrying banners and festoons reading “Hope is Home” and “We Rohingya are the citizens …

Have provided $2.4b aid in 7 yrs, hope democracy returns to Myanmar: US
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Have provided $2.4b aid in 7 yrs, hope democracy returns to Myanmar: US

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: On the seventh anniversary of Rohingya genocide, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that his country has provided humanitarian relief and assistance worth $2.4 billion to Myanmar in the last seven years and that it hopes Myanmar returns to democracy. The ongoing humanitarian crisis and human rights abuses in Myanmar exacerbate difficulties faced by members of many …

Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Rohingya refugees mark the anniversary of their exodus and demand a safe return to Myanmar

Associated Press  

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who live in sprawling camps in Bangladesh on Sunday marked the seventh anniversary of their mass exodus, demanding safe return to Myanmar’s Rakhine state. The refugees gathered in an open field at Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar district carrying banners and festoons reading “Hope is Home” and “We …

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting
4 months ago

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The U.N.’s human rights chief joined a chorus of concern Friday for members of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority after many were reported killed in recent fighting between the military government and the Arakan Army, an armed ethnic rebel group. According to a statement from the Geneva office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, …

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek …

UN expert warns of looming 'genocidal violence' in Myanmar
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UN expert warns of looming 'genocidal violence' in Myanmar

The Hindu  

Myanmar's Rakhine State is facing a terrifying situation similar to the run-up to "genocidal violence" eight years ago against the persecuted Rohingya minority, a UN expert warned on July 4. "The situation in Rakhine State, where the junta is rapidly losing territory to the Arakan Army, is terrifying," Mr. Andrews said. Mr. Andrews, an independent expert appointed by the rights …

Rohingya ‘genocide intensifying’ as war rages in Myanmar’s Rakhine: BROUK
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Rohingya ‘genocide intensifying’ as war rages in Myanmar’s Rakhine: BROUK

Al Jazeera  

Warning from rights group comes as fighting between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army traps Rohingya in the western state. A United Kingdom-based rights group has called for global action over what it called an “intensifying genocide” against Myanmar’s mostly Muslim Rohingya minority as fighting between the Southeast Asian country’s military and a powerful ethnic armed group escalated in the western …

Arakan Army Takes Key Town in Western Myanmar, While Denying Rohingya Attacks
6 months ago

Arakan Army Takes Key Town in Western Myanmar, While Denying Rohingya Attacks

The Diplomat  

The Arakan Army claimed on May 19 that it had seized control of a strategic town in western Myanmar after weeks of fighting, amid reports of arson attacks and mass displacement of Rohingya communities in the area. In the statement, Turk said that he was "deeply alarmed by reports of renewed violence and property destruction in Buthidaung township.” He added, …

Violence in Myanmar Forces 45,000 Rohingya to Flee
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Violence in Myanmar Forces 45,000 Rohingya to Flee

Deccan Chronicle  

The United Nations has reported that intensifying violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has driven 45,000 Rohingya to seek refuge, amid accusations of severe human rights violations including beheadings and burnings of property. Renewed clashes erupted after the Arakan Army attacked government forces in November, breaking a ceasefire that had lasted since a 2021 military coup. The Rohingya, a Muslim minority …

Some 45,000 Rohingya flee amid allegations of beheading, burning in Myanmar
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Some 45,000 Rohingya flee amid allegations of beheading, burning in Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

Escalating violence in conflict-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine State has forced another 45,000 minority Rohingya to flee, the United Nations warned, amid allegations of beheadings, killings and burnings of property. “An estimated 45,000 Rohingya have reportedly fled to an area on the Naf River near the border with Bangladesh, seeking protection,” she said, as she urged the protection of civilians according to …

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
7 months ago

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again

Hindustan Times  

BANGKOK — A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to have seized a town near the border with Bangladesh, marking the latest in a series of victories for foes of the country’s military government. As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas …

Rohingya who moved to island in Bangladesh are learning job skills, says Japanese charity chief
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Rohingya who moved to island in Bangladesh are learning job skills, says Japanese charity chief

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Japan’s Nippon Foundation will spend $2 million to help move tens of thousands more Rohingya refugees to a remote island in Bangladesh and provide them with skills training, the charity’s chairman said. Speaking to The Associated Press on Sunday after a visit to Bhashan Char, Yohei Sasakawa praised the support the government has provided to refugees on …

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?
9 months ago

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?

Al Jazeera  

A recent surge in violence by armed groups in Myanmar is causing upheaval and displacement among Rohingya once again. The military extended the country’s state of emergency in January and announced a new, mandatory conscription programme in February, which many fear may also disproportionately affect the Rohingya people. “The Myanmar junta has been indiscriminately bombing Rohingya areas in different townships …

The Rohingya: A Forgotten and Friendless People
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Rohingya: A Forgotten and Friendless People

The Diplomat  

In the middle of November, boats began washing up on the beaches of Aceh in western Indonesia. “Six years after most of them fled Myanmar’s Rakhine State,” the ICG report stated, “the almost one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are no closer to returning home.” At the same time conditions in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar are deteriorating as …

United Nations urges rescue of 185 Rohingya adrift in Indian Ocean
1 year ago

United Nations urges rescue of 185 Rohingya adrift in Indian Ocean

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations called Saturday for the urgent rescue of 185 people, mainly women and children, on a distressed boat last heard to be near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean. -- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023 -- Thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya, heavily persecuted in Myanmar, undertake risky sea journeys from Myanmar and refugee …

As more Rohingya arrive by boat, Indonesia asks the international community to share its burden
1 year ago

As more Rohingya arrive by boat, Indonesia asks the international community to share its burden

Associated Press  

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Indonesia said Tuesday it is appealing to the international community for help after more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived on its shores by boat since November. But the growing hostility of some Indonesians toward the Rohingya, who come from refugee camps in Bangladesh, has put pressure on President Joko Widodo’s government to take action. He …

Who Cares About the Rohingya?
1 year, 1 month ago

Who Cares About the Rohingya?

The Diplomat  

In mid-October, the head of the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR gave an interview to Reuters in which he detailed the difficulty of securing the funding necessary to feed and house the estimated 1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. “Otherwise, really, I’m worried about the future of Rohingya refugees and the patience of the host country in hosting them.” There …

Myanmar seeking to repatriate Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar seeking to repatriate Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh

Al Jazeera  

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are reluctant to repatriate without guarantees for safety, dignity and and the recuperation of their homes. Bangladesh hosts nearly one million Rohingya refugees, most of whom fled Myanmar in 2017, when the military launched what the United Nations describes as a campaign with “genocidal intent” against the mostly-Muslim minority. The team of Myanmar officials arrived at …

UN refugee chief says Rohingya who fled Myanmar must not be forgotten during other world crises
1 year, 2 months ago

UN refugee chief says Rohingya who fled Myanmar must not be forgotten during other world crises

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees urged the international community on Tuesday not to forget the plight of ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar in the midst of many other world crises. Speaking on the sidelines of a regional meeting on Rohingya refugee assistance in Bangkok, he emphasized that a ”voluntary, dignified return to Myanmar” by the Rohingya refugees …

A new wave of violence rocks Rohingya camps
1 year, 5 months ago

A new wave of violence rocks Rohingya camps

The Hindu  

In a brazen, daylight attack earlier this month, a group of assailants knifed a Rohingya community leader to death in Cox’s Bazar and fled. The rights group documented 26 cases of violence against Rohingya, including murder, kidnapping, torture, rape and sexual assault, and forced marriage, drawing on interviews with 45 Rohingya refugees between January and April 2023. Several Rohingya reported …

UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says
1 year, 6 months ago

UN agencies face funding challenges in feeding Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, official says

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while U.N. agencies are facing challenges to feed them, a United Nations official said Monday. Olivier De Schutter, a U.N. special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, made the statement at the end of a 12-day trip to Bangladesh, where he visited …

HRW condemns Bangladesh, Myanmar on plan to repatriate Rohingya
1 year, 7 months ago

HRW condemns Bangladesh, Myanmar on plan to repatriate Rohingya

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch says Bangladesh ‘shouldn’t forget why Rohingya became refugees’ and recognise that those factors have not changed. The Human Rights Watch has criticised sharply a plan to return Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar, saying it poses “grave risks” to their lives and liberty. “Bangladesh authorities shouldn’t forget the reasons why Rohingya became refugees in the first place, …

More than 180 Rohingya refugees land in western Indonesia
1 year, 8 months ago

More than 180 Rohingya refugees land in western Indonesia

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of Rohingya have reached Indonesia since November last year as they escape desperate conditions in Myanmar and camps in Bangladesh. Indonesian officials have said that more than 180 Rohingya refugees landed in the country’s western Aceh province, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in camps in Bangladesh. A spokesperson for …

Rohingya campaigners condemn Myanmar’s ‘opaque’ repatriation plan
1 year, 9 months ago

Rohingya campaigners condemn Myanmar’s ‘opaque’ repatriation plan

Al Jazeera  

The Myanmar military’s “pilot project” to repatriate about 1,000 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh has been met with scepticism, with rights campaigners calling it a “PR campaign”. What guarantee is there that we will be safe if we go back?”, said Alom, who was one of the Rohingya refugees interviewed by the Myanmar delegation. “They were here just to verify information …

Myanmar jails 112 Rohingya for travelling \'without documents\'
1 year, 11 months ago

Myanmar jails 112 Rohingya for travelling \'without documents\'

Deccan Chronicle  

YANGON: Myanmar authorities have sentenced 112 Rohingya, including a dozen children, to between two and five years in prison for attempting to travel to Malaysia "without legal documents", state media reported Tuesday. The group were arrested last month in the southern Ayeyarwady region and sentenced on January 6, according to a report by the Global New Light of Myanmar, which …

Myanmar’s exiled National Unity Government cautiously recognises rights of Rohingyas
2 years ago

Myanmar’s exiled National Unity Government cautiously recognises rights of Rohingyas

The Hindu  

The laws of Myanmar that prompted one of the largest refugee crises in recent decades involving the Rohingya community of the Rakhine province is deeply unpopular among the democratic anti-junta forces. The Hindu was told recently that the ruling military junta is under growing pressure from the “troops” of the National Unity Government which is being “actively engaged” by several …

Fighting in Maungdaw: A Strategic Turning Point in Western Myanmar?
2 years, 2 months ago

Fighting in Maungdaw: A Strategic Turning Point in Western Myanmar?

The Diplomat  

On the morning of September 16, around two months after intensive clashes resumed between the Arakan Army and the Myanmar military in northern Rakhine State, Brigadier General Dr. Nyo Twan Awng, the AA’s deputy commander in chief, shared a message to the Rakhine people through his social media accounts. Twelve days later, the AA launched a retaliatory attack against junta …

Rohingya mark 5th anniversary of exodus to Bangladesh
2 years, 3 months ago

Rohingya mark 5th anniversary of exodus to Bangladesh

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority Rohingya refugees marked the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh on Thursday, as the United States, the European Union and other Western nations pledged to support the pursuit of justice in international courts. On the eve of the anniversary, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said his country wants …

Rohingya mark fifth anniversary of exodus to Bangladesh
2 years, 3 months ago

Rohingya mark fifth anniversary of exodus to Bangladesh

The Hindu  

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees on August 25 marked the fifth anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh, while the United States, European Union, and other Western nations pledged to continue supporting the refugees' pursuit of justice in international courts. “We continue to support the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, the case under the Genocide Convention that The …

Rohingya must be part of Myanmar crisis solution, says U.N. chief
2 years, 3 months ago

Rohingya must be part of Myanmar crisis solution, says U.N. chief

The Hindu  

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Myanmar's military-installed government Wednesday to include ethnic Rohingya in a solution to the country's political crisis. U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said Mr. Guterres noted "the unflagging aspirations for an inclusive future" for the Rohingya, who face widespread discrimination in Buddhist-majority Myanmar. Two days earlier, an independent commission set up by Myanmar's government concluded there were …

‘Feeling like prisoners’: The plight of Rohingya refugees today
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Feeling like prisoners’: The plight of Rohingya refugees today

Al Jazeera  

Five years after crackdown by security forces led to mass exodus from Myanmar, Rohingya remain stuck in ‘cruel limbo’. The violence – which included reports of gang rape, mass killings, and forced expulsion – brought renewed international attention to decades of documented persecution against the mostly Muslim Rohingya, who are largely stateless after years of what rights monitors have called …

Photos: Rohingya mark five years since the exodus to Bangladesh
2 years, 3 months ago

Photos: Rohingya mark five years since the exodus to Bangladesh

Al Jazeera  

Rohingya refugees are marking the fifth anniversary of their mass exodus from Myanmar to Bangladesh on Thursday, as the United States, the European Union and other Western nations pledged to continue supporting their pursuit of justice in international courts. In a statement on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US remained “committed to advancing justice and accountability” for …

UN envoy tells Myanmar general: End violence, seek democracy
2 years, 4 months ago

UN envoy tells Myanmar general: End violence, seek democracy

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar, Noeleen Heyzer, met Wednesday with the head of its military-installed government and called on him to urgently halt all violence, support a political path back to civilian rule and democracy, and allow the country’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to return home and to meet with her. He said the …

Bangladesh PM tells UN that Myanmar must take Rohingya back
2 years, 4 months ago

Bangladesh PM tells UN that Myanmar must take Rohingya back

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh's leader told a visiting UN official on Wednesday that hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority Rohingya refugees living in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh must return home to Myanmar, where they had fled waves of violent persecution. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the comment to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka. More than 700,000 …

Bangladesh PM tells UN that Myanmar must take Rohingya back
2 years, 4 months ago

Bangladesh PM tells UN that Myanmar must take Rohingya back

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s leader told a visiting U.N. official on Wednesday that hundreds of thousands of ethnic minority Rohingya refugees living in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh must return home to Myanmar, where they had fled waves of violent persecution. More than 700,000 fled to Bangladesh starting in late August 2017 when the Myanmar military launched a “clearance operation” against …

Bangladesh tells UN that Rohingya refugees must return to Myanmar
2 years, 4 months ago

Bangladesh tells UN that Rohingya refugees must return to Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

UN rights chief says return of Rohingya refugees is not possible currently due to concerns about their safety in Myanmar. Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told the UN rights chief that hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees living in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh must return home to Myanmar, from where they had fled waves of violent persecution. UN High …

‘It’s hell’: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh rally to ‘go home’
2 years, 6 months ago

‘It’s hell’: Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh rally to ‘go home’

Al Jazeera  

Rohingya refugees living in squalid conditions in Bangladesh are demanding to go home to Myanmar. Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh staged demonstrations to demand repatriation back to Myanmar, where they fled a brutal military crackdown five years ago. The “Bari Cholo” campaign involved 23 Rohingya camps, 21 in Ukhiam and two in Teknaf Upazila, a government official …

UN official urges world not to forget Rohingya refugees
2 years, 6 months ago

UN official urges world not to forget Rohingya refugees

India Today  

The head of the UN refugee agency urged the international community on Wednesday not to forget more than 1 million Rohingya refugees who are living in sprawling camps in Bangladesh after fleeing from neighbouring Myanmar. More than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled from Buddhist-majority Myanmar to refugee camps in Bangladesh after August 2017, when the Myanmar military launched a clearance operation …

More support for Rohingya on Bangladesh island: UN refugee chief
2 years, 6 months ago

More support for Rohingya on Bangladesh island: UN refugee chief

Al Jazeera  

The UN refugee agency chief has agreed to boost support to Rohingya refugees relocated to a remote and flood-prone island in Bangladesh, despite concerns people were moved there against their will. Bangladesh aims to eventually relocate around 100,000 Rohingya refugees to the previously uninhabited Bhashan Char to ease overcrowding in the sprawling network of refugee camps near Cox’s Bazar. “I …

Rohingya refugees welcome U.S. decision to call Myanmar’s repression of them a genocide
2 years, 9 months ago

Rohingya refugees welcome U.S. decision to call Myanmar’s repression of them a genocide

LA Times  

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh on Monday welcomed the announcement by the United States that it considers the violent repression of their largely Muslim ethnic group in Myanmar a genocide. “It has been 60 years starting from 1962 that the Myanmar government has been torturing us and many other communities including Rohingya,” he said. “I think a path to take action …

U.S. to declare Rohingya repression in Myanmar a ‘genocide’
2 years, 9 months ago

U.S. to declare Rohingya repression in Myanmar a ‘genocide’

LA Times  

Rohingya refugees gather during a government organized media tour to a no man’s land between Myanmar and Bangladesh in northern Rakhine state in 2018. The Biden administration intends to declare that Myanmar’s years-long repression of the Rohingya Muslim population is a “genocide,” U.S. officials said Sunday. The designation does not in and of itself portend drastic new measures against Myanmar’s …

U.N. calls for halt to Myanmar violence, return to democracy
2 years, 10 months ago

U.N. calls for halt to Myanmar violence, return to democracy

The Hindu  

The United Nations Security Council called Thursday, February 3, 2022, for an immediate cessation of violence throughout Myanmar as the country's military coup entered a second year, and it reaffirmed support for the country's democratic transition and democratic institutions. In a statement approved by all 15 members, the council expressed “deep concern” at the continuing state of emergency imposed by …

UN calls for halt to Myanmar violence, return to democracy
2 years, 10 months ago

UN calls for halt to Myanmar violence, return to democracy

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called Wednesday for an immediate cessation of violence throughout Myanmar as the country’s military coup entered a second year, and it reaffirmed support for the country’s democratic transition and democratic institutions. In a statement approved by all 15 members, the council expressed “deep concern” at the continuing state of emergency imposed by Myanmar’s …

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