Al Qaeda warns Myanmar of 'punishment' over Rohingya
Al Qaeda militants have called for support for Myanmar`s Rohingya Muslims, who are facing a security crackdown that has sent about 400,000 of them fleeing to Bangladesh, warning that Myanmar would face "punishment" for its "crimes".
Sep 13, 2017, 17:18 PM IST
Mayawati wants Centre to take sympathetic view of Rohingyas
The government, she said, should also hold talks with governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh to resolve the problems of Rohingya Muslims.
Sep 13, 2017, 17:06 PM IST
Aung San Suu Kyi cancels trip to UN amid growing Rohingya crisis
More than 370,000 minority Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh to escape violence since August 25, according to the United Nations, an average of almost 20,000 a day.
Sep 13, 2017, 16:57 PM IST
UN seeks 'massive' aid boost amid Rohingya 'emergency within an emergency'
Many of the new arrivals are hungry and sick, without shelter or clean water in the middle of the rainy season.
Sep 13, 2017, 15:37 PM IST
Global split over Rohingya crisis as China backs Myanmar crackdown
International divisions emerged on Tuesday ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on a worsening refugee crisis in Myanmar, with China voicing support for a military crackdown that has been criticised by the US, slammed as "ethnic cleansing" and forced 370,000 Rohingya to flee the violence.
Sep 12, 2017, 18:49 PM IST
Rohingya seemingly face 'ethnic cleansing': UN rights chief
Syria and Iraq, two countries that have been longtime staples of concern from UN human rights chiefs, received only passing mention in his address - a testament to the broad concerns about today's world.
Sep 11, 2017, 17:16 PM IST
Myanmar mob stones Muslim home amid Rohingya crisis
The mob attack on Sunday night in the Magway region of the mainly Buddhist nation was fuelled by anger over the deepening crisis in the western state of Rakhine, according to a government press release.
Sep 11, 2017, 15:54 PM IST
Myanmar accused of laying mines after refugee injuries
Refugee accounts of the latest spasm of violence in Rakhine have typically described shootings by soldiers and arson attacks on villages.
Sep 10, 2017, 21:15 PM IST
Russia detains dozens at protest supporting Rohingya
"Our brothers are being detained! Why are Muslims always to blame, why are they detaining us?" one protester shouted.
Sep 10, 2017, 20:02 PM IST
Bangladesh braces for new surge as Rohingya exodus nears 300,000
The UN is braced for a further surge of arrivals in Bangladesh with tens of thousands more believed to be displaced in Rakhine.
Sep 09, 2017, 19:25 PM IST
250,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh: UN
In the last two weeks alone 164,000 mostly Rohingya civilians have fled to Bangladesh, overwhelming refugee camps that were already bursting at the seams and triggering warnings of a humanitarian crisis.
Sep 07, 2017, 19:33 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Myanmar as Rohingya refugee crisis worsens
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss rising violence in Myanmar`s western Rakhine state during a visit that begins on Tuesday, and push for greater progress on long-running Indian infrastructu
Sep 05, 2017, 11:56 AM IST
UK calls on Aung San Suu Kyi to curb Rohingya violence
The UK government has joined the international community to increase pressure on Myanmar to tackle the violence against Rohingya Muslims, warning that the treatment of the Rohingya is besmirching the reputation of the country.
Sep 03, 2017, 18:46 PM IST
UK says hopes Suu Kyi can bring end to violence against Myanmar Muslims
In one of the deadliest bouts of violence in decades, about 58,600 Rohingya have fled into neighbouring Bangladesh from Myanmar, according to UN refugee agency UNHCR, as aid workers there struggle to cope.
Sep 03, 2017, 10:20 AM IST
Thousands more Rohingya refugees flee Myanmar by land, sea
The violence has triggered a flood of refugees crossing mostly on foot into Bangladesh, though some were fleeing in wooden boats.
Sep 02, 2017, 23:49 PM IST
Food aid suspended as Myanmar state sinks deeper into violence
Around 120,000 people — most of them Rohingya Muslim civilians — have relied on aid hand-outs in camps since 2012, when religious riots killed scores and sparked a crisis which is again burning through the state.
Sep 02, 2017, 16:50 PM IST
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mark Eid-ul-Adha after fleeing violence
The festival comes as renewed violence in Myanmar`s Rakhine state forces thousands of Rohingya — a stateless ethnic minority — to seek refuge in Bangladesh, with many drowning as they attempt to cross the border river in makeshift boats.
Sep 02, 2017, 16:33 PM IST
27,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar as bodies wash up, says UN
More than 27,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in Myanmar in recent days, the United Nations has said.
Sep 01, 2017, 16:44 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear Rohingya deportation case amid Myanmar violence
Home Ministry spokesman K.S. Dhatwalia declined to comment, saying the government would present its case to the court.
Sep 01, 2017, 16:33 PM IST
Farmers turned fighters: Rohingya militia `bigger by the day`
Mohammad Omar used to cross the border into Bangladesh to sell cigarettes but these days he has a different agenda -- restocking supplies for the fledgling Rohingya militia fighting Myanmar`s secur
Sep 01, 2017, 12:55 PM IST
