Rohingya

Rohingya Refugees Welcome U.S. Calling Repression Genocide

U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken made the announcement on Monday based on confirmed accounts of mass atrocities on civilians by the Myanmar military.
By Julhas Alam, AP

U.S. Formally Recognizes Myanmar Committed Genocide Against Rohingya Muslims

The declaration is intended to both generate international pressure and lay the groundwork for potential legal action against Myanmar's government.
By Ben Fox, AP

War Crimes Court OKs Investigation Into Deportation Of Myanmar's Rohingya

International Criminal Court prosecutors will examine alleged crimes against Rohingya Muslims, but weren't authorized to investigate the accusation of genocide.
By Reuters

Amnesty Strips Myanmar's Leader Of Human Rights Award

The country's leader has failed to speak out against atrocities targeting the country's Rohingya minority, Amnesty said.
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Refugees Fleeing Violence In Myanmar Have A New Worry: Elephants

Elephants have killed an estimated 13 Rohingya in Bangladesh's largest refugee camp.
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Nobel Laureates Tell Myanmar's Civil Leader: 'Wake Up Or Face Prosecution'

Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, is accused of turning a blind eye to the massacre of Rohingya Muslims.
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Myanmar Forces May Be Guilty Of Genocide Against Rohingya, UN Says

Some 626,000 Rohingya have fled violence since August.
By Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters

Pope Francis Begs For Peace In Myanmar

But he left out a very important word.
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Suu Kyi Visits Rahkine For First Time Since Thousands Of Rohingya Fled

The Nobel Peace Prize winner has faced heavy international criticism for not taking a higher profile in responding to what U.N. officials have called “ethnic cleansing” by the army.
By By Kyaw Soe Oo and Shoon Naing, Reuters

Rohingyas Are Suffering 'On A Catastrophic Scale.' Here's How To Help.

More than 600,000 persecuted Muslims have fled Myanmar in just two months.
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