Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
Turkish resolution on Rohingya gets UN approval
A UN commission on Friday overwhelmingly approved a Turkish-backed resolution strongly condemning the continuing human rights violations and abuses against Rohingya.
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Suu Kyi's image in shreds as Myanmar jails Reuters pair
The jailing of two Reuters journalists shreds what remains of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's reputation as a rights champion, critics say, after she failed to come to their defence or speak up for the persecuted Rohingya minority.
UN chief hears of 'unimaginable' atrocities as he visits Rohingya camps
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he heard "unimaginable" accounts of atrocities during a visit Monday to vast camps in Bangladesh that are home to a million Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar.
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.
‘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.
UK’s Johnson meets Myanmar’s Suu Kyi on Rohingya crisis
British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson met with Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar’s capital on Feb. 11 to press for action on the Rohingya crisis, as the country faces mounting pressure to punish troops accused of atrocities against the Muslim minority.
Rohingya abuses could spark regional conflict: UN rights chief
The U.N. human rights chief warned Monday that possible acts of “genocide and ethnic cleansing” against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority could fuel a religious-based conflict that spreads beyond the country’s borders.
Turkish PM hands out food to Rohingya Muslims in refugee camp in Cox’s Bazaar
Turkish PM hands out food to Rohingya Muslims in refugee camp in Cox’s Bazaar
Turkey pledges continued support to Rohingya refugees as Yıldırım visits Bangladesh
Turkey will continue to give necessary support to Rohingya refugees, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım vowed during an official visit to Bangladesh on Dec. 19.