Islam in Myanmar
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...
Myanmar Rebuffs UN Probe of Crimes Against Rohingya
Myanmar on Saturday rejected the UN rights council's decision to investigate allegations that security officers have...
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...
China, Russia Block UN Statement On Myanmar
China and Russia blocked a proposed UN Security Council statement on Friday that would have expressed concern over the...
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...
Myanmar May Be Trying To ‘expel’ All Rohingya
Myanmar may be seeking to "expel" all ethnic Rohingya from its territory, a UN rights expert said Monday, pushing for a...
Hate Speech Myanmar Monk Banned From Sermons By Buddhist Council
A Myanmar monk infamous for his bilious anti-Muslim tirades has been banned from giving sermons for a year by the...
Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Return To Myanmar Over Island Plan
Thousands of Rohingya who took refuge in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar have returned home because of a...
UN Envoy Calls For Highest Level Myanmar Probe
The United Nations rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar called Thursday for the creation of a Commission of Inquiry...
Myanmar Swats Away ‘biased’ UN Abuse Claims
A close aide to Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday dismissed mounting international pressure over alleged abuses...
Bangladesh Starts Head Count For Rohingya Relocation
Bangladesh authorities have began a census of Rohingya refugees living in the country's southeast as part of a...
UN Envoy Decries Violence Against Rohingya In Myanmar
Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar have told how government forces gang-raped women, slit people's throats...
Senior Myanmar Police Jailed Over Rakhine Border Raids
Three senior Myanmar police officers have been jailed for failing to block deadly raids on border posts in October that...
Myanmar Security Forces Probe Rohingya Prison Deaths
Myanmar's security forces are investigating the deaths of eight Rohingya in custody who were among hundreds arrested...
UN Envoy Visits Rohingya Camps In Bangladesh
UN human rights envoy Yanghee Lee was Tuesday visiting Rohingya refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh, where...
Myanmar Probes Murder of Four In Rakhine
Myanmar police are investigating the murder of four people in northern Rakhine state, the government said Tuesday, days...