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9:17pm, 7th May, 2019

In exile in Bangladesh, a bittersweet revival of Rohingya culture

Chain-smoking singer Gudar Mia, who recently turned 80 in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, lit another cigarette, closed his eyes, and crooned the opening words of a Rohingya folk song.

China offers Myanmar support over Rohingya issue after U.S. rebuke

9:04pm, 15th November, 2018

World

China offers Myanmar support over Rohingya issue after U.S. rebuke

China supports the Myanmar government's efforts to protect domestic stability and approach to resolving the Rohingya issue, Premier Li Keqiang told the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence offered a strong...

As India eases citizenship path for Hindus, Rohingya Muslims fear expulsion

3:32am, 15th November, 2018

World

As India eases citizenship path for Hindus, Rohingya Muslims fear expulsion

Nar Singh can vividly recall the day in 2014 when Narendra Modi promised to provide refuge to Hindus suffering around the world. The 39-year-old shop owner sat awestruck inside his two-bedroom house in Pakistan's eastern Mirpur Khas district, as...

Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar will not begin on Thursday: sources

4:10pm, 14th November, 2018

World

Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar will not begin on Thursday: sources

The repatriation of Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar will not begin on Thursday as planned, two sources directly briefed about the matter said late on Wednesday.

Volition in question day before Rohingya due to start return to Myanmar

2:06pm, 14th November, 2018

World

Volition in question day before Rohingya due to start return to Myanmar

Bangladesh has begun preparations to repatriate an initial batch of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar on Thursday, but it is still unclear if any of them want to return, humanitarian officials said.

Lawmakers urge U.S. to call Myanmar's Rohingya campaign genocide

11:54am, 26th September, 2018

Politics

Lawmakers urge U.S. to call Myanmar's Rohingya campaign genocide

Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee called on the Trump administration on Wednesday to declare the Myanmar military's campaign against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority a genocide, days after a State...

Exclusive: U.S. government report accuses Myanmar military of Rohingya atrocities

4:20pm, 24th September, 2018

World

Exclusive: U.S. government report accuses Myanmar military of Rohingya atrocities

A U.S. government investigation has found that Myanmar’s military waged a planned, coordinated campaign of mass killings, gang rapes and other atrocities against the Southeast Asian nation’s Rohingya Muslim minority.

International criminal court says it has jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya

9:55am, 6th September, 2018

World

International criminal court says it has jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya

The International Criminal Court ruled on Thursday it is able to exercise jurisdiction over allegations of deportations of Rohingya people from Myanmar to Bangladesh as a possible crime against humanity.

Exclusive: Fake photos in Myanmar army's 'True News' book on the Rohingya crisis

5:56pm, 30th August, 2018

World

Exclusive: Fake photos in Myanmar army's 'True News' book on the Rohingya crisis

The grainy black-and-white photo, printed in a new book on the Rohingya crisis authored by Myanmar's army, shows a man standing over two bodies, wielding a farming tool. "Bengalis killed local ethnics brutally", reads the caption.

Haley says U.S. Rohingya report 'consistent' with U.N. findings

5:26pm, 28th August, 2018

World

Haley says U.S. Rohingya report 'consistent' with U.N. findings

Findings of a U.S. State Department investigation into Myanmar's Rohingya crisis are "consistent" with those of a report by U.N. investigators released this week that called for Myanmar's commander-in-chief and other generals be tried for g...

U.N. Rohingya report deserves 'serious consideration': Guterres

3:22pm, 28th August, 2018

World

U.N. Rohingya report deserves 'serious consideration': Guterres

A report by United Nations investigators saying Myanmar's military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with "genocidal intent," and that the country's commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted, deserv...

A year since fleeing, Rohingya mother sees little hope for the future

3:46am, 25th August, 2018

World

A year since fleeing, Rohingya mother sees little hope for the future

Rashida Begum abandoned her home in Myanmar and fled to neighboring Bangladesh a year ago, escaping an army crackdown that the United Nations has called "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing".

A year on, Rohingya still fleeing Myanmar for crowded camps

10:07pm, 22nd August, 2018

World

A year on, Rohingya still fleeing Myanmar for crowded camps

Hamida Begum fled her home in Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh about two months ago with her husband, two-year-old son, and three-month-old baby. In the weeks before she left, her husband almost never slept at home out of fear of being arrested.

The Rohingya lists: refugees compile their own record of those killed in Myanmar

12:41am, 17th August, 2018

World

The Rohingya lists: refugees compile their own record of those killed in Myanmar

Mohib Bullah is not your typical human rights investigator. He chews betel and he lives in a rickety hut made of plastic and bamboo. Sometimes, he can be found standing in a line for rations at the Rohingya refugee camp where he lives in Bangladesh.

Myanmar violated U.N. child rights pact in Rohingya crackdown, experts find

10:53am, 21st July, 2018

World

Myanmar violated U.N. child rights pact in Rohingya crackdown, experts find

Myanmar violated its obligations to the United Nations child rights convention in its crackdown on the Rohingya that led to an exodus of hundreds of thousands of people from the minority community, legal experts have found.

Myanmar police focused interrogation on Rohingya story: Reuters journalist

9:54am, 17th July, 2018

World

Myanmar police focused interrogation on Rohingya story: Reuters journalist

A Reuters reporter on trial in Myanmar said the police questioning after he and a colleague were arrested in December centered on their reporting of a massacre of Rohingya Muslims, not on secret state documents they are accused of obtaining.

'We are always missing you': Torn apart by violence, Rohingya families connect through letters

11:34am, 13th July, 2018

World

'We are always missing you': Torn apart by violence, Rohingya families connect through letters

Inside a bamboo shelter on Bangladesh's eastern coast, 58-year-old Sait Banu held a dog-eared note from her husband. "If you find a good match for my daughter Una Jamin, you can arrange her wedding," he urged her in the letter.

Secret U.N.-Myanmar deal on Rohingya offers no guarantees on citizenship

8:54pm, 29th June, 2018

World

Secret U.N.-Myanmar deal on Rohingya offers no guarantees on citizenship

YANGON/COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar will have no explicit guarantees of citizenship or freedom of movement throughout the country, under a secret agreement between the government and the United Natio...

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In exile in Bangladesh, a bittersweet revival of Rohingya culture

China offers Myanmar support over Rohingya issue after U.S. rebuke

As India eases citizenship path for Hindus, Rohingya Muslims fear expulsion

Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar will not begin on Thursday: sources

Volition in question day before Rohingya due to start return to Myanmar

Lawmakers urge U.S. to call Myanmar's Rohingya campaign genocide

Exclusive: U.S. government report accuses Myanmar military of Rohingya atrocities

International criminal court says it has jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya

Exclusive: Fake photos in Myanmar army's 'True News' book on the Rohingya crisis

Haley says U.S. Rohingya report 'consistent' with U.N. findings

U.N. Rohingya report deserves 'serious consideration': Guterres

A year since fleeing, Rohingya mother sees little hope for the future

A year on, Rohingya still fleeing Myanmar for crowded camps

The Rohingya lists: refugees compile their own record of those killed in Myanmar

Myanmar violated U.N. child rights pact in Rohingya crackdown, experts find

Myanmar police focused interrogation on Rohingya story: Reuters journalist

'We are always missing you': Torn apart by violence, Rohingya families connect through letters

Secret U.N.-Myanmar deal on Rohingya offers no guarantees on citizenship

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