'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
'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
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
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 says he 'wept' while meeting Rohingya refugees Pope Francis says he wept hearing the plight first-hand of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, adding that the meeting was a condition set for his trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh. World • 03 Dec 17
Pope says he 'wept' while meeting Rohingya refugees Pope Francis says he wept hearing the plight first-hand of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, adding that the meeting was a condition set for his trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh. World • 03 Dec 17
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
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
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
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
US labels Rohingya operations as 'ethnic cleansing' The United States has for the first time described Myanmar's military operation against the Rohingya population as "ethnic cleansing" and is to consider targeted sanctions against those responsible. World • 22 Nov 17
US labels Rohingya operations as 'ethnic cleansing' The United States has for the first time described Myanmar's military operation against the Rohingya population as "ethnic cleansing" and is to consider targeted sanctions against those responsible. World • 22 Nov 17
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
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
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
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
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
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
UN says €294m pledged for care of Rohingya refugees The UN has said that nations have pledged €294m to care for Myanmar's Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, which they call an "encouraging" step in the response to the intensifying crisis. News • 23 Oct 17
UN says €294m pledged for care of Rohingya refugees The UN has said that nations have pledged €294m to care for Myanmar's Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, which they call an "encouraging" step in the response to the intensifying crisis. News • 23 Oct 17
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
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
Bangladesh tighten Indian border security over Rohingya Bangladesh has tightened security along its western border with India amid concern that hundreds of Rohingya refugees could be pushed into its territory, officials have said. News • 15 Oct 17
Bangladesh tighten Indian border security over Rohingya Bangladesh has tightened security along its western border with India amid concern that hundreds of Rohingya refugees could be pushed into its territory, officials have said. News • 15 Oct 17
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
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
Two dead as boat packed with Rohingya refugees sinks A boat packed with Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state capsized today in a river near the coast of Bangladesh, leaving at least two people dead and scores missing, officials said. World • 09 Oct 17
Two dead as boat packed with Rohingya refugees sinks A boat packed with Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state capsized today in a river near the coast of Bangladesh, leaving at least two people dead and scores missing, officials said. World • 09 Oct 17
'More than 500,000' Rohingya enter Bangladesh The number of Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh since violence broke out in Myanmar's Rakhine state on 25 August has exceeded half a million, the UN has said. rohingya • 28 Sep 17
'More than 500,000' Rohingya enter Bangladesh The number of Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh since violence broke out in Myanmar's Rakhine state on 25 August has exceeded half a million, the UN has said. rohingya • 28 Sep 17
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
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
Myanmar says Rohingya will be able to return Myanmar's national security adviser Thaung Tun has said that Rohingya Muslims who had fled to neighbouring Bangladesh to escape violence in Rakhine State would be able to return but the process would have to be discussed. News • 18 Sep 17
Myanmar says Rohingya will be able to return Myanmar's national security adviser Thaung Tun has said that Rohingya Muslims who had fled to neighbouring Bangladesh to escape violence in Rakhine State would be able to return but the process would have to be discussed. News • 18 Sep 17
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
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
UN chief urges Myanmar to halt attacks on Rohingya UN chief Antonio Guterres has acknowledged that Rohingya Muslims were being ethnically cleansed in Myanmar as he called for a halt to a military campaign in Rakhine state. World • 13 Sep 17
UN chief urges Myanmar to halt attacks on Rohingya UN chief Antonio Guterres has acknowledged that Rohingya Muslims were being ethnically cleansed in Myanmar as he called for a halt to a military campaign in Rakhine state. World • 13 Sep 17
370,000 Rohingya refugees flee to Bangladesh Violence in Myanmar has led to 370,000 people belonging to the Muslim Rohingya minority fleeing to Bangladesh since 25 August, up from a previous estimate of 313,000, the UN said. World • 12 Sep 17
370,000 Rohingya refugees flee to Bangladesh Violence in Myanmar has led to 370,000 people belonging to the Muslim Rohingya minority fleeing to Bangladesh since 25 August, up from a previous estimate of 313,000, the UN said. World • 12 Sep 17
UN rights chief decries 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingya The United Nations human rights chief has described the treatment of the Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar as a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing." rohingya • 11 Sep 17
UN rights chief decries 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingya The United Nations human rights chief has described the treatment of the Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar as a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing." rohingya • 11 Sep 17
Rohingya militants declare humanitarian ceasefire Rohingya insurgents have declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting today, to enable aid groups to help ease a humanitarian crisis in northwest Myanmar. rohingya • 10 Sep 17
Rohingya militants declare humanitarian ceasefire Rohingya insurgents have declared a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting today, to enable aid groups to help ease a humanitarian crisis in northwest Myanmar. rohingya • 10 Sep 17
Rohingya continue to flee violence in Myanmar Myanmar has urged Muslims in the troubled northwest to cooperate in the search for insurgents, whose coordinated attacks on security posts and an army crackdown have led to one of the deadliest bouts of violence to engulf the Rohingya community in decades. World • 03 Sep 17
Rohingya continue to flee violence in Myanmar Myanmar has urged Muslims in the troubled northwest to cooperate in the search for insurgents, whose coordinated attacks on security posts and an army crackdown have led to one of the deadliest bouts of violence to engulf the Rohingya community in decades. World • 03 Sep 17
Thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar violence More than 2,600 houses have been burned down in Rohingya-majority areas of Myanmar's northwest in the past week, in one of the deadliest bouts of violence involving the Muslim minority in decades. World • 02 Sep 17
Thousands of Rohingya flee Myanmar violence More than 2,600 houses have been burned down in Rohingya-majority areas of Myanmar's northwest in the past week, in one of the deadliest bouts of violence involving the Muslim minority in decades. World • 02 Sep 17
Migrants swim ashore after being thrown overboard Seventeen Bangladeshi migrants have returned home after being thrown from a boat bound for Malaysia and forced to swim two hours to shore. News • 21 May 15
Migrants swim ashore after being thrown overboard Seventeen Bangladeshi migrants have returned home after being thrown from a boat bound for Malaysia and forced to swim two hours to shore. News • 21 May 15
