Rohingya muslims
Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar election
His father was a civil servant. But when the country goes to the polls in November, the businessman will not be able to stand as a candidate because officials...
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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 conflict-torn northern Rakhine state.
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Top UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
The International Court of Justice rejected arguments made by Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in The Hague in December and set out urgent steps for the majority Buddhist nation to end the violence.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi warns genocide case could reignite Rohingya crisis
In her closing arguments after a three-day hearing at the International Court of Justice, Myanmar's de facto civilian leader issued a stark warning to judges that allowing The Gambia's case against Myanmar to go ahead could 'undermine reconciliation'.
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Thousands in Myanmar rally behind Suu Kyi ahead of Hague court date
The ICJ lawsuit was brought by Gambia, a tiny, mainly Muslim West African state that alleges Myanmar breached the UN's Genocide Convention with its bloody 2017 crackdown on the Rohingya.
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Gambia files Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar at World Court - minister
In its filing, Gambia asked the court to grant so-called provisional measures to make sure Myanmar immediately 'stops atrocities and genocide against its own Rohingya people'.
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No Rohingya turn up for repatriation to Myanmar
"The Myanmar government raped us and killed us. So we need security. Without security we will never go back," Rohingya leader Nosima said, according to a statement released by the refugees.
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Malaysia calls for "justice" and citizenship for Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar does not recognise the Rohingya as citizens, instead officially labelling them "Bengalis", short-hand for illegal immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh.
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Myanmar parly approves panel to discuss constitution despite military protest
The move comes as both civilian and military leaders face growing international pressure over an army crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in 2017.
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Rohingya sent back to Myanmar camps hungry and in debt
Images of hungry and thirsty refugees huddled on boats have stirred memories of a 2015 crisis, when thousands of fleeing Rohingya were stuck at sea.
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100 Rohingya found off Myanmar's south coast en route to Malaysia
The group of 106 people were discovered floating in a wooden boat on the Andaman Sea just off the shore of Kyauktan township an hour south of Myanmar's commercial capital of Yangon.
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Amal Clooney appeals to Suu Kyi for reporters' release
The two fathers were jailed for seven years earlier this month, fueling international outrage.
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US accuses Myanmar military of 'planned and coordinated' Rohingya atrocities
The US State Department report, which was released on Monday, could be used to justify further US sanctions or other punitive measures against Myanmar authorities, US officials told Reuters.
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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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Myanmar says willing to take back all Rohingya refugees
Since August 2017, about 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled a military crackdown in mainly Buddhist Myanmar, many reporting killings, rape and arson on a large scale, UN and other aid organisations have said.
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Rohingya refugees tearfully plead for UN Security Council help
Several tearful women and girls threw themselves at British UN Ambassador Karen Pierce as they recounted what had happened to them.
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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.
