Rohingya Muslims
It’s like Nazi camps
A UN investigator has likened Rohingya living conditions in Myanmar to the Nazi concentration camps that were used for torturing political opponents during the World War II in Europe.
China offers Rohingyas money if they return to Myanmar: Report
A Chinese government delegation reportedly meets Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh, promising each refugee up to USD $6,000 if they returned to Rakhine state in Myanmar, a Bangladeshi official and refugee leaders say.
UN gets access to Rakhine
The UN began work inside Myanmar's violence-torn northern Rakhine state yesterday, the first time its agencies have been granted permission to operate there since more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims fled the area last year.
Rohingya Photos: Myanmar's army offers rare apology
The Myanmar military issues a rare apology, acknowledging that two photographs it published in a book on the crisis over the Rohingya Muslim minority were "published incorrectly".
‘I feel trapped’: Violence fuels fear among Myanmar Muslims
For four straight days last month, Rahim Muddinn watched, amazed, as Myanmar’s state-run newspapers published special supplements showing Rohingya Muslims accused of being terrorists — nearly 250 photos each day.
Change of guard in Rakhine
Myanmar's army has replaced the general in charge of Rakhine state following a military crackdown that has driven more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh amid reports of mass rape, torture and other crimes against humanity.
UN fears deadly diseases outbreak in planned mega refugee camps
A top UN official says Bangladesh's plan to build the world's biggest refugee camp for 800,000-plus Rohingya Muslims was dangerous because overcrowding could heighten the risks of deadly diseases spreading quickly.
World Food Program seeks 75 million dollars for Rohingya crisis
The World Food Program (WFP) appeals for 75 million dollars in emergency aid over the next six months to help alleviate the suffering of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar.
Buddhist mistrust of foreign aid workers hampers relief for Myanmar's Rohingya
Relief agencies struggling to reach hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims displaced by strife in northwestern Myanmar are facing rising hostility from ethnic Rakhine Buddhists who accuse the United Nations and foreign aid groups of only helping Muslims.
Malaysia sends back 2 boats with over 800 migrants
Thousands of Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims abandoned at sea had nowhere to turn Thursday as Malaysia turned away two boats crammed with more than 800 migrants.