At least 18,500 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh as Rakhine unrest
Ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and other tribal groups are also among the dead and displaced after allegedly being targeted by Rohingya militants.
Aug 30, 2017, 18:43 PM IST
Bangladesh sends back 90 Rohingya despite violence
Rohingya are reviled and spurned as illegal immigrants in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where they live in fear of police and troops.
Aug 27, 2017, 22:39 PM IST
Bangladesh sends back 70 Rohingya despite violence
Police intercepted the Rohingya late Saturday after they crossed the "zero line" border zone, where Myanmar soldiers earlier fired mortars and machine guns at villagers making the dangerous dash from the northern state of Rakhine into Bangladesh.
Aug 27, 2017, 13:33 PM IST
Thousands of non-Muslims evacuated as violence flares in northwest Myanmar
Myanmar government has evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in northwestern Rakhine state.
Aug 27, 2017, 12:20 PM IST
Myanmar troops fire at Rohingya villagers: AFP and border guards
The firing occurred at Ghumdhum border post where the villagers have been stranded since Friday after fresh violence broke out in Myanmar`s northern Rakhine state.
Aug 26, 2017, 20:28 PM IST
Violence continues in Myanmar's Rakhine State
Three village officials were killed overnight near the town of Maungdaw, according to the office of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi — Myanmar`s de facto leader.
Aug 26, 2017, 16:11 PM IST
71 dead in Myanmar Rakhine fighting: Government
At least 71 people have been killed in the latest fighting between Rohingya militants and Myanmar security forces in the country`s Rakhine state, the office of de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday.
Aug 25, 2017, 15:32 PM IST
Hundreds of Buddhists protest against aid agencies in Myanmar's Rakhine
Tensions have risen once again in Rakhine since seven Buddhists were found hacked to death in the mountains in the north of the state in July.
Aug 13, 2017, 17:01 PM IST
Myanmar policeman fled deadly mob attack on Rohingya men
A group of Rakhine Buddhists threw bricks at Rohingya men in the state capital of Sittwe on Tuesday, killing one - identified as Maung Nu, also known as Monir Ahmad, 55 - the office of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi said in a statement.
Jul 05, 2017, 12:33 PM IST
UN rights expert urges Myanmar to protect detained Rohingya children
Children as young as 10 were among hundreds of men detained on charges of consorting with Rohingya insurgents.
Jun 15, 2017, 18:44 PM IST
Myanmar begins shuttering three Rakhine camps
Myanmar has started shutting down three displacement camps in strife-torn Rakhine state, a senior official said Tuesday, although it was not immediately clear where the inhabitants would go.
Apr 11, 2017, 13:42 PM IST
As UN looks on, Myanmar Army Chief defends military campaign in Rakhine
Myanmar`s army chief defended a military crackdown in Rakhine State on Monday after the UN pledged to probe claims security forces carried out a campaign of killing and torture against Rohingya Muslims there.
Mar 27, 2017, 12:36 PM IST
Hundreds of Rohingya 'return home' from Bangladesh
Hundreds of Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar have returned home, community leaders said today, adding that most had gone back temporarily to fetch relatives.
Feb 19, 2017, 15:16 PM IST
Malaysia to hold Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meeting on Rohingya crisis
Foreign ministers from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation will meet to discuss the Rohingya Muslim crisis next week in Kuala Lumpur, a Malaysian official said today, as thousands continue to flee Myanmar.
Jan 11, 2017, 18:52 PM IST
Myanmar commission denies abuses against Rohingya
A commission probing violence in Myanmar`s Rakhine State on Wednesday denied security forces had abused Rohingya, days after a video emerged showing police beating civilians from the Muslim minority.
Jan 04, 2017, 10:43 AM IST
Myanmar says Rakhine stories were ''fabricated''
The Myanmar government on Tuesday blamed fabricated stories and incorrectly captioned pictures for creating misunderstanding about Rakhine state to the rest of the world.
Jan 03, 2017, 11:32 AM IST
Myanmar detains police over Rohingya abuse video
Myanmar`s government on Monday said it has detained several police officers over a video apparently showing Rohingya civilians being beaten, a rare admission that authorities may have carried out abuses against the Muslim minority.
Jan 02, 2017, 14:51 PM IST
Bangladeshi fishermen claim Myanmar navy attacked trawler
Four Bangladeshi fishermen were injured when Myanmar`s navy allegedly opened fire on them while they were fishing along the countries` troubled border in the Bay of Bengal, an official said Wednesday.
Dec 28, 2016, 15:26 PM IST
UN says it gets reports daily of killings and rapes in Myanmar
The United Nations is getting daily reports of rapes and killings of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar and independent monitors are being barred from investigating, the UN human rights office said on Friday.
Dec 16, 2016, 21:31 PM IST
UN calls on Myanmar`s Suu Kyi to visit crisis-hit Rakhine
The UN has urged Myanmar`s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit the north of Rakhine state, where the army is accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority.
Dec 09, 2016, 16:20 PM IST
