A massive fire raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh, leaving thousands homeless, a fire official and the United Nations said. The blaze hit Camp 11 in Cox’s Bazar, a border district where more than…
Rohingya crisis: Villages destroyed for government facilities (BBC)
Entire Muslim Rohingya villages in Myanmar have been demolished and replaced by police barracks, government buildings and refugee relocation camps, the BBC has found. On a government tour, the BBC saw four locations where secure facilities have been built on…
Handshake across history? –Wole Soyinka
LONG READ! Let us begin with some collective introspection. I have become increasingly convinced that, between leadership and the led, there is only a very thin dividing line, often nearly indistinguishable. There is no question in my mind that, most…
‘We don’t need their prize’: Myanmar defiant as Amnesty pulls Suu Kyi award (Guardian)
Myanmar authorities and citizens leapt to the defence of Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday after Amnesty International stripped her of its top award over indifference to atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims, doubling down on support for the civilian leader in…
UN blasts India’s deportation of Rohingya to Myanmar (Guardian)
The UN voiced alarm Friday over India’s deportation of seven Rohingya men to Myanmar despite warnings they could face persecution in a country where the military is accused of genocide against the Muslim minority. The UN refugee agency said it…
Myanmar generals must be tried for genocide against Rohingya – UN (Skynews)
Myanmar’s top generals must be prosecuted for genocide over the treatment of the Rohingya, according to a UN report. Six generals should be tried over orchestrated gross human rights violations and abuses in Kachin, Rakhine and Shan states, an independent…
Landslides kill 11 as monsoon batters Rohingya refugees (Ndtv)
Landslides triggered by monsoon rains killed at least 12 people Tuesday in Bangladesh near camps housing one million Rohingya refugees, officials said. Aid agencies have been warning of the potential for a humanitarian catastrophe over the coming months as heavy…
Landslide kills Rohingya boy as monsoon hits refugee camps (Guardian)
A landslide triggered by heavy rain killed a three-year-old Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh, police said Monday, the first casualty of the monsoon as wild storms wreak havoc in the crowded camps. The young child was crushed in his sleep early…