201617 Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
Cornered By Poverty, Stalked By Violence
Hemmed in by Myanmar security forces and menaced by abductions and killings, Rohingya Muslims in a conflict-scarred...
Three Killed In Rakhine Explosion
Three people, including two teenage boys, were killed by an explosion in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state on Saturday, a...
US Pressures Myanmar To Accept UN Rights Probe
US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Monday ramped up pressure on the Myanmar government to accept a UN fact-finding mission...
Myanmar Forces Kill 3 In Raid On ‘terrorist Training Camps’
Myanmar security forces have killed three people in raids on "terrorist" training camps run by Rohingya Muslim...
UN Rights Council Names Team To Probe Myanmar Rohingya Abuses
The UN rights council on Tuesday named a three-person team to probe alleged atrocities against Myanmar's Rohingya...
EU Pushes Myanmar For Aid Access In Northern Rakhine
A senior European Union official has urged Myanmar to allow full aid access to the north of Rakhine state, where...
Myanmar Army Chief Compares Rohingya Crackdown To Northern Ireland
Myanmar's army chief defended his military's violent crackdown on Rohingya Muslims by comparing it to Britain's...
Myanmar Police Make Arrests After Nationalist, Muslim Scuffle
Yangon police arrested several Buddhist nationalists Thursday for inciting violence after at least one man was left...
Vatican and Myanmar Agree To Establish Diplomatic Ties
The Vatican and Myanmar established full diplomatic relations on Thursday in the latest step in the former pariah Asian...
Suu Kyi Rejects UN Myanmar Probe
Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday rejected a decision by the UN's rights council to investigate allegations of crimes by...
Myanmar Begins Shuttering Three Rakhine Camps
Myanmar has started shutting down three displacement camps in strife-torn Rakhine state, a senior official said...
Aung San Suu Kyi: No Ethnic Cleansing of Myanmar Muslim Minority
Aung San Suu Kyi has denied there is ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, despite widespread...
No Ethnic Cleansing of Myanmar Muslim Minority
Aung San Suu Kyi has denied there is ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, despite widespread...
Suu Kyi Denies Ethnic Cleansing of Myanmar Minority
Aung San Suu Kyi has denied the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar's Muslim minority, speaking to the BBC after the UN rights...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Defends First Year In Power
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi defended her civilian government's first year in power in a rare public address on Thursday,...
Myanmar Rohingya Militants Call For Peacekeeping Troops
A nascent Rohingya militant group whose raids triggered a bloody crackdown by Myanmar's army called Wednesday for...
Myanmar Army Chief Defends Military Campaign In Rakhine
Myanmar's army chief defended a military crackdown in Rakhine State on Monday after the UN pledged to probe claims...
UN To ‘urgently’ Send Rights Probe To Myanmar
The UN rights council agreed Friday to "urgently" launch an investigation into violations against Myanmar's Rohingya...
Myanmar Must Allow Rohingya To Leave Camps
Myanmar should close bleak camps where tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims have been trapped for nearly...