Rohingyas

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Watch: Boat with dozens of Rohingya men lands in Indonesia

Early on Sunday a wooden boat carrying nearly 60 Rohingya refugees landed in the Indonesian province of Aceh, according to local police.

26/12/2022

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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

World

Bangladeshis and Rohingya refugees build communities in wake of crisis

In partnership with The European Commission

What happens when your community becomes outnumbered by a sudden wave of refugees? On the border with Myanmar, Bangladeshi communities are discovering that. with aid, co-operation, not exclusion, is the way forward.

27/09/2018

Bangladesh

In pictures: How Rohingya are celebrating Eid in refugees camps

Rohingya refugees in the sprawling refugee camp of Cox’s Bazar this celebrated the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

22/08/2018

USA

2017: Myanmar's Rohingya crackdown, Trump's 'travel ban' and North Korea's missiles

Myanmar’s all-powerful army launches an offensive in the state of Rakhine in August.

26/12/2017

Myanmar

Several groups support claims of systematic rape of Rohingyas by Myanm

Media and medical sources substantiate claims of rape being used as instrument of terror in expulsion of Muslim Rohingyas from Buddhist Myanmar.

11/12/2017

World News

Rohingya crisis: UN warns against immediate refugee returns

08/12/2017

Switzerland

Genocide against Rohingya cannot be ruled out, says UN rights chief

Comments came from the UN Commissioner for Human Rights at a special session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva

05/12/2017

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Pope holds first mass in Myanmar

Around 150,000 people attended the religious ceremony.

29/11/2017

World News

Pope urges Myanmar to resisit 'revenge' in first mass

Pope Francis staunchly defended the rights of ethnic minorities in a speech during his first mass in Myanmar.

29/11/2017

Myanmar

Pope fails to mention Rohingya in speech

Pope Francis failed to mention Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority as he stood on stage with the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

28/11/2017

Myanmar

Diplomacy in Myanmar: two different approaches

Whilst Pope Francis carefully avoids using the word "Rohingya" in his speech, a UN committee pulls no punches in calling for an "exceptional report".

28/11/2017

Myanmar

Pope Francis fails to mention Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar speech

He failed to mention the ethnic group who’ve been forced to flee to Bangladesh amid accusations of ethnic cleansing.

28/11/2017

Bangladesh

Love Army raises more than €1 million for Rohingya refugees

Campaign reaches millions on social media as French stars bid to mobilise the public.

28/11/2017

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Pope Francis arrives in Myanmar

Pope Francis has touched down in Myanmar where discussions are likely to focus on the 600,000 Rohingya Muslims displaced by ethnic violence

27/11/2017

Myanmar

Myanmar Catholics prepare for Pope Francis visit

Pope Francis is due to visit Myanmar amid international concerns over the plight of Rohingya Muslim refugees

26/11/2017