Myanmar
- 27/05/2020
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By RFA Authorities in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state have revoked an order requiring Rakhine Buddhist families to vacate land in a former Rohingya Muslim area of Sittwe township that was...
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By Riyaz ul Khaliq, Anadolu Agency Internet shutdowns in India, Pakistan, Kashmir, Myanmar, Bangladesh hinder fight against COVID-19, say rights groups ANKARA The World Health Organization (WHO) has been urged...
Read more- 25/05/2020
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By Aman Ullah Arakan, a continuation of the Chittagong plain, was neither purely a Burmese nor an Indian Territory until 18th century. Chiefly for its location, it had not only...
Read more- 25/05/2020
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Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK Rohingya genocide continues unabated as Myanmar ignores the “World Court’s” provisional measures The Myanmar authorities have done nothing to improve the lives of...
Read more- 22/05/2020
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International Development Committee, House of Commons Summary It has been over two and a half years since more than 700,000 Rohingya fled violence and suffering in Myanmar, finding sanctuary in...
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Court deadline tomorrow for Myanmar to report on measures to protect Rohingya minority 600,000 Rohingya languish in dire conditions, including more than 100,000 held in camps ‘No meaningful steps to...
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By C R Abrar, Inter Press Service News Agency May 19 2020 - “We all knew that [Aung San Suu Kyi] was put on a pedestal or portrayed as the icon of...
Read more- 15/05/2020
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by REBECCA PAVELEY | Church Times MYANMAR has been formally accused of the crime of genocide by the humanitarian organisation Refugees International. The organisation said that it was calling on the UN Security...
Read more- 12/05/2020
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By Dr. Azeem Ibrahim, Arab News When the most recent and dramatic stage of the genocide against the Rohingya started with Myanmar’s “clearance operations” in August 2017, the immediate trigger...
Read more- 10/05/2020
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By Sayedullah, Kamal, Alom Shah Instead of looking forward to a better, more peaceful future, Rohingya are starting to flee again. This time, they are fleeing from Bangladesh In 2017,...
Read more- 07/05/2020
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By Dr. Azeem Ibrahim, Arab News Myanmar’s military has substantially increased its attacks on ethnic minorities over the past month-and-a-half, killing dozens of civilians in shelling and airstrikes. The military...
Read more- 01/05/2020
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Statement The Asia Justice Coalition – a network of organizations that have come together to focus on international justice and accountability in Asia – expresses its grave concern at the...
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By Refugee International The State of Myanmar has committed genocide against the Rohingya people, and the world must take action. As the threat of genocide continues, Refugees International wants to...
Read more- 30/04/2020
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By The UN Human Rights GENEVA (29 April 2020) – A UN human rights expert today called for an investigation into allegations of ongoing war crimes and crimes against humanity...
Read more- 29/04/2020
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By Abu Bakkar Siddik My name is Abu Bakkar Siddik. I have been staying here in Malaysia since the end of 2013. My destination was uncertain, unknown. I came here...
Read more- 29/04/2020
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By Veena Babulal, New Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR: Driving the Rohingyas away from our shores and forcing them to spend up to two months at sea is inhumane, said Tun...
Read more- 27/04/2020
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Press Release Fear of Deteriorating health of stranded Rohingya at the Bay of Bengal Rohingya Medics Organisation (RMO) is deeply concerned about the health of the Rohingya people still stranded...
Read more- 26/04/2020
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By Christopher Paul Catrambone, The Diplomat Search and rescue is a moral imperative. We can’t just look away. On April 16, more than 300 bedraggled Rohingya men, women, and children were...
Read more- 23/04/2020
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DIGITAL HATE Acknowledgement: Digital Hate is an ongoing series by Burma Human Rights Network that will regularly publish information regarding the spread of hate speech inside of Burma and the...
Read more- 20/04/2020
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By AFP Myanmar shipped hundreds of recently released Rohingya inmates back to the country's restive western borderlands on Monday, after fears that its overcrowded prisons could become hotbeds for runaway...
Read more- 20/04/2020
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By Aman Ullah On 17 April 2020, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in its press release, welcomes Burmese authorities dropping charges of illegal travel against over 200...
Read more- 13/04/2020
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By Independent Rakhine Initiative Perhaps more than any other human right, freedom of movement underpins the ability of individuals and communities to live free and dignified lives, and is instrumental...
Read more- 10/04/2020
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Ending Repression Needed to Prevent Genocide Param-Preet Singh | HRW Associate Director, International Justice Program The clock is ticking for Myanmar to report to the International Court of Justice (ICJ)...
Read more- 02/04/2020
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By Christian Caryl | The Washington Post The coronavirus has unleashed so many problems around the world that it’s almost impossible to keep track of them all. Even so, it’s worth taking...
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