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Treatment of Rohingya 'amounts to apartheid' - Amnesty International

Amnesty International says Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims amounts to apartheid, a crime against humanity.

World News

Bangladesh and Myanmar begin talks over refugees

EU Foreign policy chief vists Rohingya refree camps as the bloc puts pressure on Myanmar to resolve crisis

Bangladesh

Heroes emerge from the Rohingya refugee crisis

Out of the tragedy unfolding along the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh as Rohingya flee persecution, heroes have emerged who have gone above and beyond to help those in dire need

Myanmar

Widespread rape and people burnt alive in Myanmar, says NGO

Rohingya Muslims have been telling their horrifying accounts to Save the Children.

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Myanmar

Tillerson calls for Rohingya probe

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has called for a credible investigation into reports of human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims by Myanmar's security forces.

Philippines

Trudeau talks human rights at ASEAN, others stay quiet

The concern voiced is in stark contrast with other countries, accused of skirting around the issues

Myanmar

Bob Geldof returns honour in protest against Aung San Suu Kyi

Geldof returned his Freedom of the City of Dublin Award because he did not want to be associated with fellow award-holder, Suu Kyi

World News

UN warns Rohingya children at risk from child traffickers

Thousand of children are yet to be reunited with loved ones since Rohingyas fled Myanmar for refugee in Bangladesh

World

Rohingya crisis deepens in Bangladesh

Thousands more Rohingyas arrive in Bangladesh as they flee "ethnic cleansing" in neighbouring Myanmar.

Bangladesh

Euroviews. View: The Rohingya people deserve so much better

UNHCR's Vivian Tan looks at ways of addressing the Rohingya crisis

Bangladesh

EU Commissioner denounces 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingyas

EU Commissioner dennounce 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingyas

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Rohingya Muslims continue to flee Myanmar

Thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar continue to wait along the Bangladesh border for permission from border patrol to allow them entry.

Bangladesh

Millions donated for the Rohingya

Delegates have gathered at a funding conference at the UN in Geneva. A total of 344.7 million dollars has been pledged.

Bangladesh

"One of the greatest refugee crises of modern times"

UNICEF is calling for urgent help for refugee Rohingya children in southern Bangladesh

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Landmark hotel in Yangon burns to the ground

The lakeside Kandawgyi Palace hotel in Yangon, Myanmar, has been totally destroyed in a huge fire.

Myanmar

Fire guts luxury hotel in Yangon

The blaze broke out in the middle of the night at the Kandawgyi Palace Hotel, a lakeside hotel popular with foreigners.

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Rohingya refugees "stranded"

Myanmar

Over 180 dead as thousands of Rohingya refugees flee Myanmar for Bangladesh

Death toll rises as thousands of new Rohingya refugees flee violence and hunger in Myanmar for Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Rohingya Muslim refugees flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar

Rohingya Muslim refugees flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar

Myanmar

Fears of fresh Myanmar violence as Rohingya crisis intensifies

A ceasefire declared by Muslim Rohingya insurgents is about to come to an end