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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 »

Philippines votes against UN resolution on Rohingya crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 05:20 AM

MANILA—The Philippines has voted against a United Nations (UN) resolution that seeks to end human rights abuses of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar. Read more »

Bangladesh to fence Rohingya camps in further crackdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 10:17 PM

Bangladesh is set to erect barbed-wire fencing, guard towers and cameras around Rohingya camps, the home minister said Thursday citing security concerns, in a move critics said would turn the refugee settlements into prisons. Read more »

UN experts urge probe of Rohingya killings in Bangladesh

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 05:49 PM

UN human rights experts have raised new concerns about the treatment of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh following a deadly backlash over the killing of a ruling party official. Read more »

UN rights investigator on Myanmar lambasts Suu Kyi

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 06:28 PM

Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has washed her hands of the Rohingya crisis, a UN rights investigator said Tuesday ahead of a meeting between South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and the tarnished democracy icon.   Read more »

Myanmar holds repatriation talks with Rohingya in Bangladesh

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 28 07:44 AM

KUTUPALONG, BANGLADESH - A top-level Myanmar government delegation began repatriation talks with Rohingya leaders in a Bangladesh refugee camp on Saturday, an official said, with many of the Muslim minority fearing for their safety if they return home. Read more »

US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing'

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 17 08:06 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States on Tuesday banned visits by Myanmar's army chief and three other top officers due to their role in the "ethnic cleansing" of the Rohingya minority, urging accountability for their brutal campaign. Read more »

Singapore detains Myanmar nationals accused of links to Rakhine insurgent group

Reuters
Posted at Jul 11 03:38 AM

SINGAPORE - Singapore authorities said on Wednesday they had arrested a group of Myanmar nationals accused of rallying support for armed violence against the Myanmar government.   Read more »

Bangladesh boosts efforts to stop trafficking of Rohingya amid US criticism

Naimul Karim, Reuters
Posted at Jul 09 11:14 PM

The US State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons report found Bangladesh had not investigated dozens of potential crimes of forced labor and sex trafficking against the Rohingya living in refugee camps in the country. Read more »

Protectionism slammed as Southeast Asian leaders rally to trade pact

Thanaporn Promyamyai and Dene-Hern Chen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 12:10 AM

Southeast Asian leaders made an impassioned plea against protectionism at a regional summit in Bangkok Sunday, warning that a dragging US-China trade spat could hammer their export-led economies. Read more »

Malaysia calls for justice, citizenship for Rohingya Muslims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 07:47 PM

Malaysia, a Muslim country which hosts a large Rohingya refugee population, is one of the few members of the ASEAN to speak up for the minority. Read more »