Myanmar ICC opens probe into violence against Rohingya minority in Myanmar "The chamber hereby authorises the commencement of an investigation into the situation in Bangladesh/Myanmar." 14/11/2019
USA Rohingya still in Myanmar face 'threat of genocide' Some 600,000 Rohingya are living in "deplorable" conditions, the U.N. said. 16/09/2019
View Two Years On: The Forgotten Side Of The Rohingya Crisis ǀ View Perhaps most desperate of all are the 128,000 Rohingya, more than half of them children, who have been confined since 2012 in the de facto detention camps. The camps are [...] under the control of Camp Management Committees that regulate every aspect of their lives, and dependent on aid handouts. 26/08/2019
no comment Thousands of Rohingya refugees gather for 'Genocide Day' prayer Thousands of Rohingya refugees staying in camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar gathered on Sunday for a "genocide day special prayers" rally. 25/08/2019
Myanmar Two years on, what will happen to the Rohingya? This Sunday marks two years since over 740,000 Rohingya people fled northwest Rakhine State when the Myanmar military launched operations there. 25/08/2019
Switzerland What are the Geneva Conventions and what do they mean in modern war? Today marks the 70th anniversary of the agreement of the fourth and final Geneva Convention following an 85-year process of defining the rules of war 12/08/2019
no comment Refugee camps hit by monsoons in Bangladesh Thousands of people have been displaced within the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh over the last few days after heavy monsoon rains started last Thursday (July 4) causing flooding and landslides. 11/07/2019
USA Facebook's new rapid response team has a crucial task: Avoid fueling another genocide The Strategic Response team's job is to find and help put in place concrete changes to Facebook's products that could prevent violence in conflict-torn countries. 20/06/2019
Good Morning Europe 70 million people have been forced from their homes around the world More 70 million people have been forcibly displaced around the world because of war, conflict, and persecution, according to a new report by the UN Refugee Agency. The findings suggest that more people are displaced globally than currently live in all of France. 19/06/2019
View The decline in Muslim men’s mental health ǀ View Cultural and religious barriers make it harder for patients to be correctly diagnosed, especially given depressed men are less likely to acknowledge feelings of self-loathing and hopelessness. 18/06/2019
Vatican Pope Francis: Press freedom is key indicator of country's health In an address to the Foreign Press Association at the Vatican on Saturday, Pope Francis urged journalists to reject fake news and continue reporting on the troubling conditions of suffering people who no longer make it into daily headlines 19/05/2019
Myanmar Two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days Two Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days 07/05/2019
USA Journalists jailed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days behind bars The pair had been working on an investigation into the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys by security forces and Buddhist civilians. 07/05/2019
USA Cyclone Fani lashes India, forces 1.2 million from homes Many of those evacuated from low-lying areas of Odisha were moved to nearly 4,000 shelters. 03/05/2019
USA India prepares for 'extremely severe' Bay of Bengal cyclone Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated. 02/05/2019
France France grapple with social-media fuelled violence against Roma Rumours started circulating online accusing members of the Roma community of trying to abduct children, sparking unfounded revenge attacks. 27/03/2019
View Why Is This Happening? How to block Big Tech with Kashmir Hill ǀ View How soon after waking up do you check your phone? Do you compulsively refresh your Twitter feed? Can you find your way around without Google Maps? There are many obvious and tactile ways in which Silicon Valley has its hooks in our everyday lives. 19/02/2019
