Thousands more Rohingya refugees flee Myanmar by land, sea
The violence has triggered a flood of refugees crossing mostly on foot into Bangladesh, though some were fleeing in wooden boats.
Sep 02, 2017, 23:49 PM IST
Food aid suspended as Myanmar state sinks deeper into violence
Around 120,000 people — most of them Rohingya Muslim civilians — have relied on aid hand-outs in camps since 2012, when religious riots killed scores and sparked a crisis which is again burning through the state.
Sep 02, 2017, 16:50 PM IST
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh mark Eid-ul-Adha after fleeing violence
The festival comes as renewed violence in Myanmar`s Rakhine state forces thousands of Rohingya — a stateless ethnic minority — to seek refuge in Bangladesh, with many drowning as they attempt to cross the border river in makeshift boats.
Sep 02, 2017, 16:33 PM IST
27,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar as bodies wash up, says UN
More than 27,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in Myanmar in recent days, the United Nations has said.
Sep 01, 2017, 16:44 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear Rohingya deportation case amid Myanmar violence
Home Ministry spokesman K.S. Dhatwalia declined to comment, saying the government would present its case to the court.
Sep 01, 2017, 16:33 PM IST
Farmers turned fighters: Rohingya militia `bigger by the day`
Mohammad Omar used to cross the border into Bangladesh to sell cigarettes but these days he has a different agenda -- restocking supplies for the fledgling Rohingya militia fighting Myanmar`s secur
Sep 01, 2017, 12:55 PM IST
20 Rohingya migrants killed in Bangladesh boat capsize
At least 20 Rohingya migrants were killed and 14 others injured when a boat capsized in the waters of the Naf river in Bangladesh, police said on Thursday.
Aug 31, 2017, 13:18 PM IST
At least 18,500 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh as Rakhine unrest rages
At least 18,500 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh since fighting erupted in Myanmar`s neighbouring Rakhine state six days ago, the International Organization for Migration said Wednesday.
Aug 30, 2017, 15:36 PM IST
Thousands more Rohingya flee to border as Myanmar violence flares
The Rohingya are denied citizenship in Myanmar and regarded as illegal immigrants, despite claiming roots there that go back centuries.
Aug 30, 2017, 11:09 AM IST
Thousands of Rohingya stranded on Bangladesh border as Myanmar fighting rages
At least 6,000 Rohingya civilians fleeing renewed violence in Myanmar are stranded near the border with Bangladesh which is blocking their entry, a senior Bangladeshi official said Tuesday, as the United Nations urged Dhaka to let them in.
Aug 29, 2017, 19:39 PM IST
Rohingya fleeing Myanmar clashes face sickness, expulsion despite UN appeal
At least 109 people have been killed in the clashes in Myanmar, most of them militants but including members of the security forces and civilians.
Aug 29, 2017, 13:13 PM IST
Bangladesh offers Myanmar army aid against Rohingya rebels
More than 3,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh from Myanmar, where the stateless Muslim minority faces persecution, in the past three days.
Aug 29, 2017, 08:56 AM IST
Pope to visit Myanmar, Bangladesh amid Rohingya crisis
The announcement came hours after Bangladesh border guards pushed back thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing the worst violence in Myanmar in five years, with 104 people killed.
Aug 28, 2017, 15:28 PM IST
Bangladesh sends back 90 Rohingya despite violence
Rohingya are reviled and spurned as illegal immigrants in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, where they live in fear of police and troops.
Aug 27, 2017, 22:39 PM IST
Bangladesh sends back 70 Rohingya despite violence
Police intercepted the Rohingya late Saturday after they crossed the "zero line" border zone, where Myanmar soldiers earlier fired mortars and machine guns at villagers making the dangerous dash from the northern state of Rakhine into Bangladesh.
Aug 27, 2017, 13:33 PM IST
Thousands of non-Muslims evacuated as violence flares in northwest Myanmar
Myanmar government has evacuated at least 4,000 non-Muslim villagers amid ongoing clashes in northwestern Rakhine state.
Aug 27, 2017, 12:20 PM IST
Myanmar troops fire at Rohingya villagers: AFP and border guards
The firing occurred at Ghumdhum border post where the villagers have been stranded since Friday after fresh violence broke out in Myanmar`s northern Rakhine state.
Aug 26, 2017, 20:28 PM IST
US urges Myanmar to avoid reprisals after attacks kills 89
According to the United Nations, more than 80,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since last October's clashes.
Aug 26, 2017, 09:44 AM IST
Force won't solve Myanmar's Rohingya crisis: Annan panel
The treatment of approximately 1.1 million Rohingya has emerged as majority Buddhist Myanmar`s most contentious human rights issue as it makes a transition from decades of harsh military rule.
Aug 24, 2017, 15:24 PM IST
UN expert slams Myanmar gov't for worsening rights situation
The situation of the Rohingya people from Rakhine State, many of whom have been forced from their homes amid reports of grave human rights violations, had hardly improved since January.
Jul 25, 2017, 12:59 PM IST