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2 Rohingya women killed in fight between military, rebels in Myanmar

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 08:18 PM

Military spokesperson Zaw Min Tun told AFP said that one woman was killed on the spot by "heavy weapons" while another died after arriving at hospital in conflict-torn northern Rakhine state. Read more »

World Court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from acts of genocide

Stephanie van den Berg and Ruma Paul, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 10:46 AM

A lawsuit launched by Gambia in November at the United Nations' highest body for disputes between states accuses Myanmar of genocide against Rohingya in violation of a 1948 convention. Read more »

Int’l court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from acts of genocide

Stephanie van den Berg and Bart H. Meijer, Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 09:32 PM

A lawsuit, launched at the UN's highest body for disputes between states, accuses Myanmar of genocide against Rohingya in violation of a 1948 convention. Read more »

Top UN court to rule on Myanmar genocide case

Sara Magniette, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 05:30 PM

Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi traveled to The Hague in December to personally defend her Buddhist-majority country against the allegations over the bloody 2017 crackdown against the Rohingya. Read more »

China and Myanmar 'stand together' despite Rohingya backlash

Hla-Hla Htay and Dene-Hern Chen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 06:02 PM

The Chinese leader's two-day state visit to Myanmar's purpose-built capital comes as Western investors cast a wide berth around the country due to the Rohingya crisis. Read more »

China's Xi visits Myanmar to drive home Belt and Road plan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 03:44 PM

China's President Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar this week to nail down multi-billion-dollar infrastructure deals in a country abandoned by many in the West appalled at the "genocide" of Rohingya Muslims on leader Aung San Suu Kyi's watch. Read more »

4 Rohingya children killed in landmine blast in Myanmar's Rakhine state

Shoon Naing, Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 09:44 PM

Five other children and their teacher were also wounded when the group stepped on the landmine as they went to collect firewood in the village of Kyauk Yan, military spokesman Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun said by phone. Read more »

Rohingya weep in Myanmar court as they face charge of illegal travel

Shoon Naing, Reuters
Posted at Dec 20 05:10 PM

Dozens of Rohingya Muslims including children wept in a Myanmar court on Friday as they were brought in to face charges of illegally traveling without proper documents. Read more »

OPINION: In Myanmar’s Game of Thrones, the Rohingya lose

Karim Raslan - Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Dec 17 02:45 AM

Is she Cersei Lannister – cold, cynical and deadly? Or Sansa Stark – noble, long-suffering and genuine?   Read more »

Suu Kyi slammed for 'silence' over Myanmar genocide claims

Danny Kemp, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 07:57 PM

Once regarded as an international rights icon for standing up to Myanmar's brutal junta, Suu Kyi's reputation has been tarnished by her decision to side with the military over the Rohingya crisis. Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi rejects genocide claims at top UN court

Danny Kemp and Jan Hennop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 12:46 PM

Suu Kyi denied "misleading and incomplete" claims by The Gambia that a 2017 military operation had attempted to exterminate the Rohingya, in a rare address by a state leader to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).    Read more »

Fleeing Rohingya on trial in Myanmar for 'illegal travel'

Thu Thu Aung and Poppy McPherson, Reuters
Posted at Dec 12 12:16 AM

PATHEIN, Myanmar - Dozens of Rohingya Muslims appeared in a Myanmar court on Wednesday to face charges of travelling illegally after they were arrested while fleeing apartheid-like conditions in the country's Rakhine state. Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi denies 'genocidal intent' in Rohingya case

Danny Kemp and Jan Hennop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 08:17 PM

Addressing judges in The Hague, Myanmar's civilian leader admitted that the army may have used "disproportionate force" but said that did not prove it was trying to wipe out the minority group. Read more »

The Rohingya refugee crisis in key dates

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 03:27 PM

The Myanmar military launched a ferocious crackdown against its Rohingya Muslim population in 2017, driving around 740,000 into neighboring Bangladesh. Read more »

Myanmar's Suu Kyi heads to Hague court for genocide showdown

Danny Kemp, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 03:21 PM

Myanmar's civilian leader will appear at the International Court of Justice as the Buddhist state disputes claims that it tried to exterminate minority Rohingya Muslims in a 2017 military crackdown.   Read more »

Thousands in Myanmar rally behind Suu Kyi ahead of Hague court date

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 05:42 PM

Thousands rallied in support of Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar Saturday, on the eve of her departure for the UN's top court to defend Myanmar against charges of genocide against Rohingya Muslims. Read more »

Thousands in Myanmar rally behind Suu Kyi amid genocide charges

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 10:52 PM

Analysts say Beijing's permanent seat on the UN Security Council -- and its veto vote -- makes it a valuable ally as Myanmar faces intensifying scrutiny over its treatment of the Rohingya.  Read more »

Aung San Suu Kyi to lead Myanmar defense against ICJ case

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 01:50 AM

Myanmar's civilian leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will head up a delegation to the UN’s top court to defend a case accusing the mainly Buddhist country of genocide against Rohingya Muslims, the government said Wednesday, a decision that blind-sided observers. Read more »

Myanmar faces genocide lawsuit at top UN court

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 11 10:21 PM

Myanmar faced accusations of genocide in a lawsuit filed by Gambia at the UN's top court on Monday over the southeast Asian nation's treatment of Rohingya Muslims, Gambia's government said. Read more »

Myanmar rebels kidnap more than 40 police, soldiers in Rakhine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 11:12 PM

Ethnic Rakhine rebels took more than 40 police officers and soldiers hostage in a brazen raid on a ferry on Saturday, Myanmar's military said, the latest flare-up in the restive western region. Read more »