Rohingya
More than 500 feared dead after boats carrying refugees sink off Myanmar coast, UN says
The two vessels left Myanmar at the end of June, carrying passengers primarily from the Rohingya Muslim minority, in an effort to reach Malaysia, Indonesia, or Thailand.
Around 250 missing after Rohingya boat capsizes in Andaman Sea, UN agencies say
Over 70 Rohingya dead or missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia's Aceh
Thousands of Rohingya refugees homeless after Bangladesh camp fire -UN
Myanmar to court-martial more troops over war crimes against Rohingya
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled to neighboring Bangladesh to escape an army offensive launched in August 2017 that U.N investigators described as having been executed with genocidal intent.
UN condemns Myanmar human rights abuses against Muslim Rohingya
The resolution Myanmar’s government “to expedite efforts to eliminate statelessness and the systematic and institutionalized discrimination.”
Rohingya Muslims weep in Myanmar court as they face charges
If convicted they face up to two years in prison.
Aung San Suu Kyi rejects UN charge of Rohingya genocide as 'misleading'
Suu Kyi, once feted in the West as a heroine of democracy, spoke for about 30 minutes at the courtroom in The Hague in defense of the actions of the Myanmar military that for years had kept her under house arrest.
Aung San Suu Kyi heads to Hague to defend Myanmar against genocide charges
Gambia has filed a lawsuit accusing Maymar of genocide against Rohingya Muslims, but Suu Kyi has defended the campaign as a legitimate response to attacks by Rohingya militants.
Israeli Foreign Ministry diplomat condemns Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya
On Thursday, the ministry said in a statement that the tweet was written “in error, and was corrected immediately.”
Jewish groups praises sanctions Burma for persecution of Rohingya Muslims
Sens. Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Todd Young, R-Ind., introduced the Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act on Thursday. It was co-sponsored by 14 lawmakers.
UNHRC set to blast Israel 7 times, but mum on China’s Muslim imprisonment
Seventeen non-governmental groups this week called on the U.N. Human Rights Council to send a fact-finding mission to the Xinjiang region of China to investigate the situation.
Myanmar Suu Kyi's party set to challenge army-drafted charter -sources
The surprise bid to reform the constitution comes as both civilian and military leaders face growing international pressure over an army crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in 2017.
Pope Francis urges peace, two-state solution in Christmas address
"We see Jesus in the children of the Middle East who continue to suffer because of growing tensions between Israelis and Palestinians," the pope said in his address.
