Rohingya Exodus

On day Aung San Suu Kyi denies allegations of genocide in Rakhine, around 100 Rohingya Muslims appear in Myanmar court on charges of 'illegal travel'

Dozens of Rohingya Muslims appeared in a Myanmar court on Wednesday to face charges of travelling illegally after they were arrested while fleeing apartheid-like conditions in the country’s Rakhine state

Aung San Suu Kyi denies allegations of genocide against Rohingya community at ICJ, says 2017 exodus was result of battle with insurgents

Myanmar’s former pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday denied that her country’s armed forces committed genocide against the Rohingya minority, telling the UN’s top court that the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Muslims was the unfortunate result of a battle with insurgents.

In Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees mark first anniversary of 'ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar's Rakhine with songs, prayers

Rohingya refugees on Saturday marked the anniversary of a deadly military crackdown in their Myanmar homeland that drove 700,000 of the persecuted minority into Bangladesh, stateless and confronting a grim future.

Ethnic cleansing continues in Myanmar, Rohingyas face 'campaign of terror and forced starvation', says UN official

Myanmar has not stopped its ethnic cleansing of the Rohingyas in Rakhine state, a United Nations human rights official said on Tuesday.

Manipur Chief Minister MN Biren Singh raises concern over Rohingya Muslims sneaking into state

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh told the state assembly on Friday that Rohingya Muslims have started sneaking into the state which has a common border with Myanmar

Rape of Rohingya women by Myanmar's security forces sweeping and methodical, says report

An Associated Press investigation has found that the rape of Rohingya women by Myanmar's security forces has been sweeping and methodical

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit China soon amid global criticism over Rohingya exodus

Myanmar’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, will soon visit Beijing, state media said on Monday

Sheikh Hasina meets Chinese FM on pragmatic cooperation, discusses solution to Rohingya crisis

Hasina and Wang also discussed the Rohingya issue. Wang said the issue should be resolved by Bangladesh

UN body urges international community to extend support for Rohingya or risk disaster

The head of the United Nations' food-assistance agency has urged the international community to step up its support for the relief operation for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Sri Lankan police arrest six people accused in attack on centre housing Rohingya Muslims in Colombo

Sri Lankan police arrest six people accused in attack on centre housing Rohingya Muslims in Colombo