Rohingya crisis
Two Rohingya women killed in Myanmar shelling
Military spokesperson Zaw Min Tun told AFP said that one woman was killed on the spot by "heavy weapons" while another died after arriving at hospital in...
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Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed from prison after more than 500 days
The two reporters, Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, had been convicted in September and sentenced to seven years in jail, in a case that raised questions about Myanmar’s progress toward democracy.
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93 Rohingya fleeing by boat sent back to Myanmar camps: police
Three vessels carrying fleeing Rohingya have been seized and returned to Rakhine over the past two weeks, as the monsoon season gives way to more favourable sailing conditions.
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Facebook says human rights report shows it should do more in Myanmar
The move came hours after United Nations investigators said the army carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with “genocidal intent.”
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9 UN Security Council members ask to discuss Myanmar inquiry
The crackdown followed attacks by Rohingya militants on security posts. Myanmar has denied committing atrocities against the Rohingya, saying its military carried out justifiable actions against militants.
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Suu Kyi promises 'transparency' over Rohingya atrocities
Aung Suu Kyi has seen a sharp fall from grace due to her failure to speak up following a brutal military crackdown on Myanmar's Rohingya minority.
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UN chief: Suu Kyi should’ve resigned rather than excuse Rohingya genocide
Aung San Suu Kyi has become notorious as the woman who refused to speak out against the military campaign on the Muslim minority.
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[UPDATE] Verdict postponed in Myanmar's case against Reuters journalists
Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, are charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.
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Anniversary of Rohingya crisis marked in Bangladesh camps, Myanmar
Thousands of refugees, from children to the elderly, marched prayed and chanted slogans in events across the sprawling camps in southern Bangladesh. Many wore black ribbons to commemorate what they said was the start of the “Rohingya genocide”.
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Rohingya refugees fish in troubled waters to earn living in Bangladesh
They are among nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled a military crackdown, the United Nations and human rights groups say.
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Myanmar police witness says searched Reuters reporters' phones without warrant
The reporters have told relatives they were arrested almost immediately after being handed some rolled up papers at a restaurant in northern Yangon by two policemen.
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UN Security Council pushes Myanmar on accountability over Rohingya
Despite initial resistance by China to the Security Council pressing Myanmar on accountability, the 15-member body reached consensus agreement on the British-drafted statement.
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Trump assures Bangladesh of US support amid Rohingya crisis
A letter from Donald Trump was handed to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a meeting with US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat in Dhaka.
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US team in refugee camps investigating atrocities against Rohingya
The undertaking, led by the State Department, has involved more than a thousand interviews of Rohingya men and women in refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh.
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Reuters wins Pulitzers for Philippines reporting, Rohingya photography
The Pulitzers recognised Reuters in international reporting for exposing the methods of police killing squads in Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.
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How the families of 10 massacred Rohingya fled Myanmar
The Rohingya homes in Inn Din were burned to the ground, and is now scattered across the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh.
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EU raises concerns with Myanmar's Suu Kyi over detention of Reuters reporters
The two are due to appear in court on Wednesday. It will be their second appearance in court and the prosecutor could request that charges are filed against them.
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Head of new crisis panel urges access to Myanmar's Rakhine State
Myanmar has severely curtailed access to Rakhine, where an army operation in response to attacks by Rohingya insurgents has been condemned by UN.
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Pope holds emotional meeting with refugees, says 'Rohingya' for first time
Pope Francis also urged the world not to ignore refugees, persecuted minorities, the poor and vulnerable.
