8 countries push UN to take up Myanmar Rohingya crisis The meeting comes nearly 3 months after the council adopted a statement demanding that Myanmar rein in its security forces and allow the Rohingya to return to their homes. UNITED NATIONS – Britain, France, the United States and 5 other countries asked the UN Security […]
Switzerland pledges more than $12m for Rohingya refugees Switzerland has offered 12 million Swiss francs (12.8 million dollars) of humanitarian assistance for Rohingya Muslims being sheltered in Bangladesh, who fled 2017’s violent military crackdown in neighbouring Myanmar. Swiss President Alain Berset, on a four-day official visit to Bangladesh, made the announcement on Monday after a […]
AP finds evidence for graves, Rohingya massacre in Myanmar The men half-buried in the mass graves had been burned away by acid or blasted by bullets. Noor Kadir finally recognized his friends only by the colours of their shorts. Kadir and 14 others, all Rohingya Muslims in the Myanmar village of Gu Dar Pyin, had been choosing […]
Canadians donate $12.5M towards Rohingya refugee crisis, government to match funds: Bibeau The Star International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says the federal government has now contributed more than $37.5 million to the crisis so far. OTTAWA—International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canadians have donated a total of $12.5 million towards easing the refugee crisis in […]
‘Our only goal is to send the Rohingya back to their country, and there is no point in criticizing this agreement’ The governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar signed an agreement on November 23 to repatriate the Rohingya. Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Myanmar Union Minister Kyaw Tint Swe signed the bilateral instrument “Arrangement […]
Pope Francis Arrives in a Myanmar Tarnished by Rohingya Crackdown YANGON, Myanmar — Pope Francis landed in Myanmar, and in a diplomatic minefield, on Monday. In a first papal visit to the country, the pope met with Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the commander in chief of Myanmar’s military, which has driven more than 620,000 […]
The Guardian: Aung San Suu Kyi loses Freedom of Oxford over Rohingya crisis Aung San Suu Kyi has been formally stripped of the Freedom of the City of Oxford award over her response to the repression of her country’s Rohingya Muslims. Oxford city council voted unanimously to permanently remove the honour given to the de […]
Suu Kyi benefits from neighbors’ silence on Rohingya YANGON, Myanmar — When Aung San Suu Kyi led the fight for democracy against Myanmar’s despotic military rulers two decades ago, she bristled at the collective reluctance of Southeast Asian governments to intervene in her nation’s plight. In a newspaper editorial published in 1999, the former opposition […]
Myanmar army replaces general, denies atrocities against Rohingya REUTERS YANGON–Myanmar’s army released a report on Monday denying all allegations of rape and killings by security forces, having days earlier replaced the general in charge of the operation that drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh. No reason was given for Maj. Gen. […]
British PM vows to tackle inhuman destruction of Rohingya people Theresa May said Myanmar ‘must take full responsibility’ British Prime Minister Theresa May during a speech on reports on Myanmar’s brutal crackdown has said the Rohingya crisis “looks like ethnic cleansing”. In a major foreign policy address at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet in the City […]
