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Two Rohingya community leaders killed in Bangladesh

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 06:37 PM

A mob hacked to death two Rohingya community leaders in Bangladesh, police said Sunday, as security worsens in camps housing almost a million refugees. Read more »

Q&A with MSF's Paul McPhun on Myanmar's Rohingya

Johanna Son, Reporting ASEAN
Posted at Sep 24 12:10 PM

With no solution in sight and funding going down as the world looks elsewhere, such as in Ukraine, the conditions at the Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh deteriorate. Read more »

Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh rally to 'go home'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 19 10:19 PM

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh staged demonstrations on Sunday demanding repatriation back to Myanmar. Read more »

Myanmar junta uses ID to carry out genocide vs Rohingya - group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 03:26 PM

Myanmar's military junta is employing identification documents to carry out genocide against the Rohingya people, Fortify Rights said. Read more »

6 dead as hundreds of Rohingya escape Malaysia detention

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 03:29 PM

Hundreds of Rohingya migrants from Myanmar escaped a detention centre in Malaysia on Wednesday after a riot broke out, with six killed on a highway as they fled, authorities said. Read more »

Myanmar army says to ‘annihilate’ coup opponents

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 27 01:27 PM

Myanmar's junta will "annihilate" coup opponents, its army chief said as the military staged a show of force on the anniversary of its bloodiest crackdown so far on democracy protests. Read more »

Myanmar army committed genocide vs Rohingya - US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 21 11:01 AM

The US has determined the violence against the Rohingya minority committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity. Read more »

Myanmar to contest ICJ Rohingya case

Danny Kemp, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 05:03 PM

Myanmar's junta is set to replace Aung San Suu Kyi at the UN's top court Monday as it seeks to dismiss a case over the alleged genocide of Rohingya Muslims. Read more »

Fire tears through Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 12:08 AM

A fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, destroying hundreds of homes, according to officials and witnesses, though there were no immediate reports of casualties. Read more »

Indonesia rejects Rohingya refugees

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 28 07:55 PM

Dozens of Rohingya refugees intercepted after their boat ran into trouble off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province were being sent into Malaysian waters, authorities said on Tuesday. Read more »

US to look at more Myanmar measures, plans ASEAN summit

Humeyra Pamuk and Rozanna Latiff, Reuters
Posted at Dec 15 07:38 PM

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew a civilian government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1. Read more »

Bangladesh authorities bulldoze 1,000 Rohingya shops

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 01:03 AM

Some broke down in tears, while others panicked. Read more »

7 killed in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camp attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 07:34 AM

The killings came as tensions mount in the camps that house more than 900,000 refugees from Myanmar. Read more »

Bangladesh to move 81,000 Rohingya to island

Sam Jahan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 08 08:30 PM

Bangladesh wants to send more than 80,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island in the Bay of Bengal. Read more »

A former Rohingya refugee speaks: ’It’s not enough to just say sorry’

Johanna Son, Reporting ASEAN
Posted at Aug 31 03:48 AM

A former Rohingya refugee shares what it is like to be part of a community whose rights have been denied, their identity erased and basic life tools - such as education - withheld too. Read more »

Bangladesh starts vaccination for Rohingya refugees

Reuters
Posted at Aug 10 03:55 PM

Bangladesh began vaccinating thousands of Rohingya Muslims on Tuesday in the world’s largest refugee settlement. Read more »

Rohingya on Bangladesh island feel trapped, fear monsoons

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 07 07:59 PM

Rohingya refugees kept on a Bangladesh island fear they will be exposed to torrid conditions during the upcoming monsoon season, and are struggling with "inadequate" health and education facilities, a Human Rights Watch report said Monday. Read more »

Myanmar junta leader casts doubt on return of Rohingya

Reuters
Posted at May 24 09:22 PM

Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing cast doubt on the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled to Bangladesh in comments made in his first interview since taking power in a Feb. 1 coup. Read more »

Myanmar crisis sounds death knell for garment industry, jobs and hope

Chen Lin and John Geddie, Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 09:02 PM

Two years after opening his garment factory in Myanmar, Li Dongliang is on the verge of closing down and laying off his 800 remaining workers. Read more »

'Devastating' fire at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh kills 15, leaves 400 missing: UN

Ruma Paul and Emma Farge, Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 12:07 AM

DHAKA - At least 15 people have been killed in a massive fire that ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, while at least 400 remain missing, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. Read more »