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Rohingya repatriation, relocation plans pushed back to 2019 - govt official

Zeba Siddiqui, Reuters
Posted at Nov 18 10:58 PM

Bangladesh's plans to tackle the Rohingya refugee crisis have been stalled until the new year with repatriation and relocation programs only likely to be revisited following year-end general elections, a top Bangladeshi official said on Sunday. Read more »

China offers Myanmar support over Rohingya issue after US rebuke

Reuters
Posted at Nov 16 09:30 AM

China supports the Myanmar government's efforts to protect domestic stability and approach to resolving the Rohingya issue, Premier Li Keqiang told the country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, after US Vice President Mike Pence offered a strong rebuke. Read more »

Rohingya crisis besieges Suu Kyi at Singapore summit

Martin Abbugao and Aidan Jones, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 16 01:59 AM

Suu Kyi has refused to speak up for the Rohingya, a stateless, persecuted Muslim minority driven by violence into Bangladesh in huge numbers. Read more »

'Oppressing to the point of killing': Malaysia's Mahathir slams Suu Kyi over Rohingya crisis

Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 07:16 PM

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi was trying to "defend the indefensible" over alleged atrocities committed by the country's military against minority Rohingya Muslims. Read more »

'Oppressing to the point of killing': Malaysia's Mahathir slams Suu Kyi over Rohingya crisis

Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 06:40 PM

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi was trying to "defend the indefensible" over alleged atrocities committed by the country's military against minority Rohingya Muslims. Read more »

Myanmar's neighbors to call for 'accountability' in Rakhine crisis - ASEAN draft statement

Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 03:46 PM

Southeast Asian nations will call for those responsible for atrocities in Myanmar's Rakhine state to be held "fully accountable", according to a statement prepared for a regional summit, reflecting a stronger line being taken within the group. Read more »

Amnesty International strips Myanmar's Suu Kyi of 'conscience' award

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 13 09:51 AM

YANGON - Amnesty International has withdrawn its most prestigious human rights prize from Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing the Myanmar leader of perpetuating human rights abuses by not speaking out about violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority. Read more »

Myanmar denies border shooting as Rohingya repatriation date nears

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 10 11:56 PM

YANGON - Myanmar on Saturday denied allegations of a cross-border shooting that raised tensions with Bangladesh ahead of a scheduled start date for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees. Read more »

'Ongoing genocide' against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 25 01:05 PM

A genocide against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims is still continuing, UN investigators said Wednesday as they presented a report to the Security Council, calling for the issue to be referred to an international tribunal. Read more »

Suu Kyi promises 'transparency' over Rohingya atrocities

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 09 12:21 AM

Embattled leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed Monday to increase transparency over her government's handling of the Rohingya crisis while pitching for foreign investment in Myanmar ahead of a regional summit in Tokyo. Read more »

Myanmar's neighbors urge accountability for Rakhine violence

John Geddie, Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 12:50 AM

SINGAPORE - Southeast Asian foreign ministers have urged Myanmar to give a full mandate to an inquiry commission to hold accountable those responsible for the violence in Rakhine state, Singapore said on Tuesday. Read more »

Amal Clooney appeals to Suu Kyi for reporters' release

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 05:46 AM

UNITED NATIONS, United States - Prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney appealed to Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday over a pardon for two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar, saying the Nobel laureate held the key to their release. Read more »

Canadian legislators vote to strip Aung San Suu Kyi's honorary citizenship

David Ljunggren, Reuters
Posted at Sep 28 06:57 AM

OTTAWA - Canadian legislators, in a symbolic move, on Thursday voted unanimously to strip Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary citizenship in response to crimes committed against the Rohingya minority.   Read more »

UN to create panel to prepare indictments over Myanmar atrocities

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 10:43 PM

The UN Human Rights Council voted to set up a panel to prepare criminal indictments, amid allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority. Read more »

Level of Myanmar army brutality 'hard to fathom': UN probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 05:06 AM

Myanmar's army has used unfathomable levels of violence against minority Rohingya, UN investigators said Tuesday, calling for the military to be removed from politics and top generals to be prosecuted for genocide. Read more »

Suu Kyi defends court decision to jail Reuters journalists

Reuters
Updated as of Sep 13 12:48 PM

HANOI - Myanmar government leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday said two jailed Reuters journalists can appeal their seven-year sentence, and that their jailing had nothing to do with freedom of expression. Read more »

Myanmar rejects ICC decision over Rohingya crisis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 01:02 AM

Myanmar on Friday "resolutely" rejected a ruling by the International Criminal Court empowering the tribunal to probe alleged crimes against the Rohingya even though the Southeast Asian nation is not a member of it. Read more »

ICC says can rule on Rohingya deportations from Myanmar

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 12:19 AM

The International Criminal Court said Thursday it had jurisdiction to probe the forced deportation of Rohingya Muslims by Myanmar's military as a possible crime against humanity. Read more »

US joins in outcry against Myanmar's jailing of 2 reporters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 09:13 AM

The United States on Monday condemned the jailing in Myanmar of 2 Reuters journalists who had reported on a massacre of Rohingya Muslims in that country, calling it "deeply troubling" and urging the men's immediate release. Read more »

Reuters journalists get 7 years in prison

Stringer, Reuters
Posted at Sep 03 09:03 PM

Detained Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo leave Insein court after listening to the verdict in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday. Read more »