Myanmar

Based on a recent UNICEF report, Myanmar continues to be troubled by armed conflicts, particularly in the northwest and southeast, with heavy fighting and air strikes killing civilians and destroying civilian properties. The statement highlights that the humanitarian situation in…

The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution condemning grave violations and the absence of the rule of law in Myanmar, and calling for an immediate end to all forms of violence, protection of civilians and respect for human…

Nearly 130 Rohingya Muslims leaving Myanmar for Malaysia by boat were arrested by the junta’s navy in waters off Mon state on Sunday after brokers revealed information about them to local villagers, RFA said in a report. A resident said…

Indonesian officials have told media outlets that more than 180 Rohingya refugees landed in the country’s western Aceh province on Monday, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in camps in Bangladesh.…

According to a report published by the Indian newspaper ‘Nagaland Post’, the government of Bangladesh has prohibited the Rohingya refugees from finding formal employment and confined them to the camps. The report said that these forcibly displaced refugees are more…

The hungry and desperate are now much more so. Last month, the rations to Rohingya living in the world’s largest refugee camp – Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – were slashed. Another drastic cut is due next month. This is, as a…

A 22-member delegation from Myanmar arrived in Bangladesh on Wednesday to discuss a project to repatriate Rohingya Muslims, according to official sources. The delegation of immigration officials reached Cox’s Bazar, a border district that hosts more than a million Rohingya…

China has accused the US of “abusing” a United Nations event to mark an international day against Islamophobia after the American ambassador in New York used it to draw attention to Beijing’s persecution of its Uyghur minority. The event was…

The United Nations Security Council should build on its December 2022 resolution on Myanmar by adopting tangible measures to hold the junta accountable for ongoing abuses, Human Rights Watch said. The council will hold a session on Myanmar on March…

The recent fire that left thousands of Rohingya people homeless in the southeastern coast of Bangladesh was an act of sabotage, according to an official probe on the incident. The fire on March 5 hit Camp 11 in Cox’s Bazar,…