Rohingya people
Islamic countries call Rohingya crisis 'ethnic cleansing'
A grouping of Islamic countries said Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims is a "serious and blatant violation of international law" and it is calling for international support in solving the crisis.
Despite warnings, Myanmar vows early Rohingya return
Rohingya refugees will be allowed to return to Myanmar "as soon as possible," a minister said, despite a stillborn repatriation process and United Nations warnings that the safety of returnees could not be guaranteed.
Boat carrying Rohingya arrives in Malaysia
A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya from Myanmar arrived in Malaysia on yesteray and the members of the stateless Muslim minority will be allowed to enter the country, authorities said.
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Myanmar clears some Rohingya for return but no date on horizon
A Bangladesh official said on March 29 that Myanmar had approved several hundred Rohingya from a list of thousands to return to their homeland, but provided no indication of when the long-delayed process would begin.
Ultra-nationalist Myanmar monk walks free from prison
An ultra-nationalist Myanmar monk was released from prison on March 9 after serving time for inciting unrest in an anti-Rohingya protest in 2016, a rare punishment handed to one of the country’s hardline Buddhist clergymen.
Bangladesh sees failure in Rohingya repatriation
A senior Bangladesh cabinet minister has accused Myanmar of obstructing efforts to repatriate roughly 750,000 Rohingya refugees, saying it was unlikely the displaced Muslims would ever return to their homeland.
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‘Ethnic cleansing of Rohingya continues’
Myanmar is continuing its “ethnic cleansing” of the Rohingya with a “campaign of terror and forced starvation” in Rakhine state, a U.N. human rights envoy said on March 6, six months after a military crackdown sparked a mass exodus of the Muslim minority.
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Bangladesh protests Myanmar for troops at Rohingya shelter
Bangladesh summoned Myanmar’s ambassador on Match 1 over an increased security presence near their border, where thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been sheltering just inside Myanmar, Bangladesh’s foreign ministry said.
Rohingya Muslims exodus still growing, six months into crisis
Hundreds of desperate Rohingya Muslims are still pouring over the Myanmar border into Bangladesh every week, bringing harrowing accounts of torture and murder, six months after a military crackdown sparked the massive refugee crisis.
Myanmar ‘bulldozed Rohingya villages’
Satellite imagery shows Myanmar authorities have bulldozed at least 55 Rohingya villages in northern Rakhine in recent months, Human Rights Watch said on Feb. 23, condemning the government for erasing evidence at sites where troops are accused of atrocities.
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