UK’s Johnson meets Myanmar’s Suu Kyi on Rohingya crisis
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) -- Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson met with Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar's capital on Sunday to press…
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Rohingya women find peace in ‘widows’ camp’ barred to men
by Annie BANERJI and Redwan AHMED Agence France-Presse BALUKHALI, Bangladesh (AFP) -- It is known as "widows' camp" -- a…
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Myanmar denies report of mass graves in Rakhine
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar officials have denied a report of five mass graves of Rohingya in a village in crisis-hit Rakhine,…
8 years ago
Myanmar blames Bangladesh for delayed Rohingya return
by Richard Sargent with Annie Banerji in Cox's Bazar Agence France Presse YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar blamed Bangladesh on…
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Myanmar army’s admission of killings a ‘positive step’: Suu Kyi
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has welcomed an unprecedented army admission that security forces…
8 years ago
Myanmar ‘planned’ Rohingya attacks, possibly ‘genocide’: UN rights chief
by Nina Larson Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN rights chief told AFP Monday that Myanmar clearly…
9 years ago
Myanmar burned Rohingya villages despite refugee deal: HRW
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's army burned down dozens of Rohingya homes within days of signing a refugee repatriation deal with Bangladesh,…
9 years ago
6,700 Rohingya killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a Myanmar army crackdown…
9 years ago
Rohingya refugee crisis a ‘grave security risk’ ICG warns
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Prolonged displacement of Rohingya refugees in squalid Bangladeshi camps poses a "grave security risk," conflict analysts…
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Possible ‘elements of genocide’ in Myanmar: UN
by Nina Larson Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- UN member states said Tuesday that Myanmar was likely…
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Rohingya still fleeing Myanmar despite repatriation deal
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Rohingya are still fleeing into Bangladesh even after an agreement was signed with Myanmar…
9 years ago
UPDATED: Bangladesh, Myanmar to start Rohingya return in two months
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to start repatriating Rohingya refugees in two months, Dhaka said Thursday, as global pressure…
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