Myanmar

The “Human Rights Watch” organization has announced that about one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh face a “poor possibility” of returning safely to their lands after suffering six years of oppression inflicted by war criminals of Myanmar and the Army.…

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees, residing in Bangladesh’s camps, have protested against the drastic cuts in food rations and claims that they are being pressured to return to Myanmar. The Muslim refugees, who fled persecution in Myanmar in 2017,…

Lawyers in Myanmar defending anti-coup protesters and critics have faced threats, arrest, and prosecution by the military junta, Human Rights Watch report says, adding that those detained have been tortured and mistreated. According to the report, the military authorities impose…

Climate analysts in Bangladesh have expressed concern about massive refugee camps– some of the largest in the world – being located in an extreme-weather hot zone. Cox’s Bazar, where an estimated one million Rohingya refugees live, is a coastal region…

Relief agencies and groups have warned that increasing reduction in food rations is endangering lives of over one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The warning came yesterday, Thursday, following a statement by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to further…

Refugees who are in detention in Hiranagar Sub-Jail are protesting over their continued detention, seeking their release or repatriation to junta-ruled Myanmar, media outlets reported. Media sources reported that nearly 271 Rohingya refugees started a protest on May 12th by…

The UN humanitarian agency, World Food Programme (WFP), said today Friday, that it is cutting food rations provided to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh from 10 dollars to 8 dollars a month per person. The WFP said that the reduction in…

Human Rights Watch says Rohingya refugees face new risks as Bangladesh, Myanmar plan repatriation Human Rights Watch said today that Bangladesh and Myanmar are organising return of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar’s Rakhine State which can cause great risks…

A new report by the UN Special Rapporteur reveals that the Myanmar military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and raw materials since the coup in February 2021. The report accuses UN Member States of enabling this trade…

The US State Department has released its 2022 report on international religious freedom, outlining the status of religious freedom in various countries around the world. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that, “The annual survey shows conditions in…