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Pan Ei Mon (C-L), wife of Wa Lone, and Nyo Nyo Aye (C-R), sister of Kyaw Soe Oo, speaking at a press briefing on 28 December

EU concerned over detention of journalists in Myanmar

The European Union's envoy to Myanmar has raised concerns about the arrest of two Reuters journalists in a letter to the country's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

Myanmar • 09 Jan 18

Almost 870,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh

UN toughens warning of 'genocide' in Myanmar

The top UN human rights official has said he would not be surprised if a court one day ruled that acts of genocide had been committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar.

Myanmar • 18 Dec 17

Mumtaz Begum cries as she touches wounds she suffered when soldiers burned her house

6,700 Rohingya killed in first month of army crackdown

At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a Myanmar army crackdown in Rakhine state that began in late August, Doctors Without Borders said.

Myanmar • 14 Dec 17

Over decades, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh

'The most friendless people' - What went wrong in Myanmar?

When Aung San Suu Kyi won a landslide victory in Myanmar the world hoped she would bring to an end decades of human rights abuses. With the escalating persecution of the Rohingya minority, what went wrong?

World • 13 Dec 17

Bono had championed Aung San Suu Kyi's cause at many of the band's concerts

U2 call for council to revoke Suu Kyi freedom award

U2 have written to Dublin City Councillors urging them to revoke the Freedom of the City Award to Aung San Suu Kyi.

Ireland • 13 Dec 17

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Khi has been accused of being complicit in atrocities committed against the Rohingya people

Dublin CC vote on Aung San Suu Kyi award delayed

Dublin City Councillors did not get to deal with a proposal to revoke the Freedom of Dublin City award made to Aung San Suu Kyi.

Ireland • 04 Dec 17

Pope's comment was an improvised remark after meeting refugees

Pope Francis uses word Rohingya during visit to Asia

Pope Francis has used the word Rohingya for the first time during his current trip to Asia to refer to refugees who have fled in large numbers from violence in Myanmar.

World • 01 Dec 17

Ms Suu Kyi said there had been an erosion of trust in Rakhine state

Pope says Myanmar should commit to human rights

Pope Francis has held talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on the second day of his visit to the country.

News • 28 Nov 17

Thousands of Catholics have travelled to Yangon to greet the Pope

Pope meets military chief in shadow of Rohingya crisis

Pope Francis held talks with Myanmar's military chief at the start of a four-day trip to a country facing global condemnation over its treatment of Rohingya Muslims.

World • 27 Nov 17

Around 600,000 Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh

Bangladesh says deal reached over Rohingya return

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to take assistance from the UN refugee agency for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims, Bangladesh's Foreign Minister has said.

World • 25 Nov 17

More than 600,000 Rohingya have sought sanctuary in Bangladesh

Calls to allow agencies monitor Rohingya repatriation

Human rights groups have called for international agencies to be allowed to monitor the planned repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from Bangladesh.

News • 24 Nov 17

Over 600,000 Rohnugya Muslims estimated to have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh

Myanmar, Bangladesh sign Rohingya return deal - reports

Myanmar and Bangladesh have reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding for the return home of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees who fled to escape a Myanmar army crackdown.

World • 23 Nov 17

Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh

Treatment of Rohingya amounts to apartheid - Amnesty

The Rohingya people in Myanmar are trapped in a vicious system of state-sponsored, institutionalised discrimination that amounts to apartheid, according to Amnesty International.

Rohingya • 21 Nov 17

More than 600,000 Rohingya have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh

UN Secretary-General adds to pressure on Suu Kyi

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to allow Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to return.

World • 14 Nov 17

Rohingya Muslims have been fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh

Myanmar army replaces general in Rohingya crisis region

Myanmar's army has replaced the general in charge of Rakhine state, where an army operation drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh.

World • 13 Nov 17

Bob Geldof has handed back his Freedom of Dublin award

DCC kicks back Suu Kyi issue to Protocol Committee

Dublin city councillors have voted against discussing Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi's Freedom of Dublin.

Dublin • 13 Nov 17

It is Aung San Suu Kyi's first trip to Rakhine State since taking office

Myanmar's leader Suu Kyi visits troubled Rakhine state

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has arrived on her first visit to northern Rakhine state, which has seen most of its Rohingya Muslim population forced out by an army campaign.

News • 02 Nov 17

The number marks a rise of over 45,000 from weekend figures

UN says over 582,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh

The United Nations has said over 582,000 Rohingya refugees have fled their homes in Myanmar and arrived in Bangladesh since late August, warning that thousands more were stranded at the border.

News • 17 Oct 17

Over 520,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar since the crisis began

UN says Myanmar preventing Rohingya from returning

The UN human rights office has said Myanmar security forces have brutally driven out over 500,000 Muslim Rohingya from northern Rakhine state, torching their homes, crops and villages to prevent them from returning.

News • 11 Oct 17

Over 430,000 people, mostly Rohingya Muslims, have fled from Myanmar in recent weeks and crossed into Bangladesh

UN Security Council to discuss Myanmar violence

The UN Security Council is to meet on Thursday to discuss the violence in Myanmar and hear a briefing from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the crisis.

News • 26 Sep 17

Rohingya refugees shelter in cement pipes at a refugee camp in Bangladesh

UN estimates $200m needed to help Rohingya refugees

A senior UN official has said an estimated $200 million would be needed to help Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh for six months.

World • 22 Sep 17

More than 420,000 members of the Muslim minority have fled Myanmar

Attacks on Myanmar's Rohingya 'genocide' - Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has said attacks on Myanmar's Rohingya minority amounted to "genocide".

News • 21 Sep 17

Food is handed out to Rohingya refugees at a camp in Bangladesh

UN investigators seek 'unfettered' access to Myanmar

UN human rights investigators said they needed "full and unfettered" access to Myanmar to probe a "grave" and ongoing crisis, urging the government to rethink its rejection of the probe.

World • 19 Sep 17

The Save the Children Aid Agency has said "Many people are arriving hungry, exhausted and with no food or water"

Agency warns of Rohingya deaths due to supply shortages

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh could die due to a lack of food, shelter and water available for the huge numbers of them fleeing violence in Myanmar, the Save the Children aid agency has warned.

News • 17 Sep 17

Some 389,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh since violence began last month

Amnesty says Myanmar army torching Rohingya villages

Amnesty International has said satellite images of burnt villages in Rakhine state show Myanmar's security forces have led "systematic" clearances of Rohingya Muslim settlements over the past three weeks.

World • 15 Sep 17