Rohingya refugees mark five years since fleeing Myanmar Aid agencies are calling on the international community to do more as thousands of Rohingya refugees mark five years since they fled their homes in … World • 25 Aug 22
Facebook accused over Rohingya hate speech Facebook has been accused of failing to detect and root out hate speech inciting violence and genocide against the Rohingya people, a Muslim minority group … World • 21 Mar 22
Who are the Rohingya? The United States will today officially declare that Myanmar military violence against Rohingya Muslims that sent more than 700,000 fleeing amounted to genocide and crimes … World • 21 Mar 22
Myanmar committed genocide against Rohingya, says US The United States has officially declared that violence against the Rohingya committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide, saying there was clear evidence of an … World • 21 Mar 22
Rohingya refugees seek Facebook action over hate speech A group of young Rohingya refugees have submitted a complaint about Facebook Ireland to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. World • 09 Dec 21
400 missing, 15 dead after fire at Rohingya camp At least 15 people have been killed in a massive fire that ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, while at least 400 remain … World • 23 Mar 21
Rohingya refugee tests positive for Covid-19 in camp The coronavirus has been detected in one of the camps in southern Bangladesh that are home to more than a million Rohingya refugees. World • 15 May 20
60 Rohingya die, hundreds rescued after weeks at sea Sixty Rohingya are believed to have died on an overcrowded boat stranded in the Bay of Bengal for nearly two months, an official said after … World • 16 Apr 20
UN urges Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide The International Court of Justice has ordered Myanmar to take "all measures within its power" to prevent alleged genocide against Rohingya genocide. World • 23 Jan 20
Rohingya refugees mark two years since crisis At least 100,000 Rohingya refugees rallied in camps in Bangladesh, marking two years since the start of a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar that forced … World • 26 Aug 19
UN weighs assisting with Rohingya relocation plan The United Nations has said it was examining how to assist Bangladesh in relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island despite warnings it … World • 25 Mar 19
Reuters journalists in Myanmar lose appeal A Myanmar judge has dismissed an appeal by two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years while investigating atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims, dashing slim hopes … World • 11 Jan 19
Rohingya refugees reject Bangladesh repatriation bid Frightened and angry Rohingya refugees have forced Bangladesh to call off efforts to start sending back some of the hundreds of thousands of the stateless … World • 15 Nov 18
Rohingya crisis 'could have been handled better' Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has defended the crackdown against "terrorists" from the Muslim minority, and also addressed the army's handling of … Myanmar • 13 Sep 18
Myanmar rejects UN Rohingya genocide report A Myanmar government spokesman has rejected the report by United Nations investigators calling for top generals to be prosecuted for genocide, saying the international community … Myanmar • 29 Aug 18
In pictures: Myanmar's shame A year on from shocking levels of ethnic violence against Rohingya by government forces and local militias in Myanmar's Rakhine state - 700,000 of them … Myanmar • 28 Aug 18
'Lost generation' looms for Rohingya refugee children Rohingya refugee children who lack proper education in camps in Bangladesh could become a "lost generation", the United Nations has said. Rohingya • 23 Aug 18
Plight of Rohingya a 'human rights nightmare' United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said he heard "unimaginable" accounts of atrocities during a visit to vast camps in Bangladesh that are home … Asia • 02 Jul 18
ICC prosecutor seeks Rohingya deportation jurisdiction The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague has asked it to rule on whether it has jurisdiction over the mass deportations of … World • 10 Apr 18
UN 'alarmed' by report into killing of Rohingya Muslims The United Nations has described the details of an investigation into the killing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as "alarming" and said it showed the … World • 09 Feb 18
Eight countries push UN to take up Rohingya crisis Britain, France, the United States and five other countries have asked the UN Security Council to discuss the fate of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya … World • 08 Feb 18
Delay in return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar Bangladesh has delayed the repatriation of Rohingya Muslim refugees to Myanmar because the process of compiling and verifying the list of people to be sent … World • 22 Jan 18
UNICEF warns of potential catastrophe in Bangladesh The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the already dire humanitarian situation faced by Rohingya children in Bangladesh risks becoming catastrophe as the … News Lens • 16 Jan 18
Deal aims to return Rohingya 'within two years' The United Nations Children's Fund has warned that the already dire humanitarian situation faced by Rohingya children in Bangladesh risks becoming a catastrophe as the … Rohingya • 16 Jan 18
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 … Myanmar • 18 Dec 17
