Rohingya
Myanmar’s Persecuted Rohingya Have an Unlikely New Ally
A shared desire for justice is bringing formerly divided Rohingya and Rakhine communities together, but there is a long way to go.
Myanmar Voters Head to Polls As Aung San Suu Kyi's Party Favored to Win
While the world's focus has been on the American outcome, Myanmar held its own national election.
Rohingya Trapped by 'Apartheid' Regime in Myanmar, Says Human Rights Watch
More than 130,000 Rohingya Muslims have been in internment camps for eight years in Rakhine State.
The Pandemic Has Made Life Worse for Rohingya Refugees in Indonesia
Accessing work and healthcare is increasingly challenging for those who sought a new life in the Muslim-majority nation.
Social Distancing is 'Impossible' for Rohingya Refugees
With over one million Rohingya in Bangladesh, health measures to stop COVID-19 are difficult to enforce.
Myanmar Said the Rohingya Lied. New Soldier Confessions Are Moment of Vindication.
Rohingya refugees react to the bombshell testimony from two deserters, which could be a game-changer in ongoing legal efforts to provide justice.
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Just Lost Another Human Rights Honor
“Our decision to exclude Aung San Suu Kyi formally from the community of Sakharov Prize laureates is a response to her failure and acceptance of ongoing crimes against the Rohingya community,” EU lawmakers said.
Two Former Myanmar Soldiers Say They Helped Kill Up to 180 Rohingya People
This is the first time former members of Myanmar's military have admitted mass atrocities against Rohingya and is seen as a "huge development" in human rights cases filed against the country's top generals.
Brands Declare Black Lives Matter, but Activists See a 'Double Standard' in Asia
Despite public shows of support for the movement for racial justice taking place around the world, some corporations have been complicit in racial violence in the world's most populous continent.
Malaysia Is Planning to Send a Boat Full of Rohingya Refugees Back Out to Sea
"Sending them back out to sea is just throwing them into a killing field."
‘A Nightmare Scenario’: Coronavirus Has Reached the World’s Biggest Refugee Settlement
And there's more bad news: it's nearly monsoon season, which will create “a witch’s brew of conditions in which the virus is sure to thrive.”
Coronavirus Is a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ on the Doorstep of the World's Biggest Refugee Camp
“Our assumption — which is an unfortunate, but reasonable one to make — is that once it’s in the camps, nearly everyone will get it.”