Rohingya Muslims

Rohingya refugees arrested for robbery in Kerala's Ernakulam

The Kerala Police have arrested three Rohingya refugees on charges of committing robbery in Ernakulam district of the state.

Jan 11, 2018, 09:23 AM IST

Rohingya rebels ambush in Rakhine wounds 3: Myanmar army

Rakhine was plunged into crisis last August after a series of militant raids that killed at least a dozen officials prompted a brutal military crackdown that sent some 650,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh.

Jan 06, 2018, 18:33 PM IST

Myanmar Army overruns Kachin rebel camps as fighting escalates

A separate military campaign in Rakhine state, which has forced 655,000 Rohingya Muslims over the border into Bangladesh, has dominated global attention.

Jan 05, 2018, 17:36 PM IST

Bangladesh arrests suspected Islamist militant near Rohingya camps

An estimated 655,000 Rohingya have left Myanmar since late August to escape what UN officials have termed ethnic cleansing with possible "elements of genocide".

Dec 31, 2017, 15:28 PM IST

Rohingya Muslims sneaking into Manipur: CM N Biren Singh

Singh was replying to a calling attention motion tabled by Congress member K. Meghachandra. 

Dec 22, 2017, 16:36 PM IST

6,700 Rohingya killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF

At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a Myanmar army crackdown on rebels in Rakhine state that began in late August, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday.

Dec 14, 2017, 13:29 PM IST

646,000 Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh since August: UN

The UN on Friday raised the number of Rohingya refugees who have arrived in Bangladesh since late August to 646,000.

Dec 08, 2017, 21:06 PM IST

Rohingya widows find safe haven in Bangladesh camp

Dawn hues of pink and purple reveal a dusty valley in Bangladesh`s southern hills quilted with a dense settlement of red tents home to more than 230 women and children grieving for lost husbands and fathers.

Dec 08, 2017, 06:59 AM IST

Rajnath Singh asks border states to check influx of Rohingyas, Bangladeshi migrants

According to official estimates, around 36,000 Rohingyas are currently living in various parts of India.

Dec 07, 2017, 18:49 PM IST

No serious moves to drive out Rohingyas right now, SC told

The SC on Tuesday was told by a Rohingya petitioner that there were no serious moves by the Indian government to send Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar.

Dec 05, 2017, 21:57 PM IST

Working to ensure returns of Rohingya refugees, Myanmar tells UN

Myanmar told the United Nations on Tuesday that it was finalising terms for a joint working group with Bangladesh that will launch the process of return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees.

Dec 05, 2017, 16:40 PM IST

Pope Francis ends Asia tour dominated by refugee crisis

Pope Francis left Bangladesh on Saturday at the end of a high-stakes Asia tour that was dominated by the plight of the Rohingya ethnic minority fleeing violence in Myanmar.

Dec 02, 2017, 17:36 PM IST

Eight Rohingyas apprehended from West Tripura district

This is the first time that such a large number of people from the community were apprehended from Tripura.

Nov 29, 2017, 19:07 PM IST

36,000 Rohingyas in India; terror links cannot be ruled out: BSF

BSF DG said his troops have apprehended 87 Rohingya Muslims along the Indo-Bangla border since the beginning of this year till October 31.

Nov 29, 2017, 18:38 PM IST

Eight Rohingyas held in Tripura

Border Security Force Tripura Frontier Inspector General SR Ojha told the media that since 2015, many Rohingyas entered Tripura and other northeastern states via Bangladesh.

Nov 29, 2017, 17:44 PM IST

Bangladesh to turn island into temporary home for 100,000 Rohingya refugees

More than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have sought sanctuary in Bangladesh after the military in mostly Buddhist Myanmar launched a harsh counter-insurgency operation in their villages across the northern parts of Rakhine State.

Nov 28, 2017, 20:56 PM IST

Myanmar should commit to respect for human rights, says Pope

Pope Francis said on Tuesday that Myanmar is suffering from civil conflict and hostilities.

Nov 28, 2017, 17:06 PM IST

Aung Suu Kyi stripped of Oxford honour over her response to repression of Rohingya Muslims

Myanmar`s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped of the honour granting her the Freedom of the City of Oxford.

Nov 28, 2017, 16:49 PM IST

Myanmar has `no religious discrimination`, Army Chief tells Pope Francis

Myanmar`s military stands accused of waging a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims.

Nov 27, 2017, 16:59 PM IST

Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya return in two months

Bangladesh and Myanmar will start repatriating Rohingya refugees in two months, Dhaka said today, as global pressure mounts over the crisis that has sent more than half a million people fleeing across the border.

Nov 23, 2017, 20:15 PM IST