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Amnesty International accuses Burma of ‘racial segregation’ of Rohingya
Amnesty International has accused Burma of imposing stifling restrictions on the Muslim Rohingya minority, which amounts to "racial segregation" in an investigation published Tuesday...
Germany will allocate 20 million euros for helping Rohingya
Germany intends to allocate an additional 20 million euros to support the Rohingya Muslims, who were forced to flee from Myanmar to Bangladesh. German Foreign...
40,000 lone children among Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh
European Union Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides says more than 40,000 unaccompanied child refugees are among Rohingya Muslims who fled...
Boat carrying up to 45 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar capsized
A boat carrying up to 45 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar has capsized on its way to Bangladesh. Bangladeshi officials say the boat capsized near the...
Draft UN Security Council resolution pressures Myanmar over Rohingya crisis
The UN Security Council is weighing a draft resolution that would pressure Myanmar to address the violence that has driven hundreds of thousands of...
Over 600,000 Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar since August 25 — UN
The number of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar into Bangladesh since August 25 has reached 604,000, a UN spokesman said here on Wednesday. “Refugees have sought...
Pope Francis mourns plight of 200,000 Rohingya children fled their homes
Pope Francis on Monday mourned the plight of 200,000 Rohingya children stuck in refugee camps a month before he heads to Myanmar and Bangladesh,...
Myanmar ‘Rohingya propaganda’
The UN hosts a fundraising conference in Geneva to secure aid to address Rohingya refugees’ needs in Bangladesh. The conference focuses on the food crisis...
Living hell on earth — 600,000 Rohingya Muslims forced to flee...
The United Nations children’s agency has warned of the dire conditions of Myanmarese refugee children in overcrowded and squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh. UNICEF said...
Drone footage shows thousands more Rohingya Muslims entering Bangladesh
Thousands more Rohingya Muslims are continuing to fleeing large-scale violence in Myanmar and crossing into Bangladesh where more than half a million others are...
582,000 Rohingya refugees fled Myanmar into Bangladesh since August — UN
Some 582,000 Rohingya refugees have now fled Myanmar for Bangladesh since late August, the UN said on Tuesday. It warned that between 10,000 and 15,000...
12 people dead as boat carrying Rohingya sinks near Bangladesh
Funerals have been held for twelve Rohingya refugees killed in a boat accident in a river between Myanmar and Bangladesh. This happened when the...
UN says over 500,000 Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar violence — UN
The number of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's northern Rakhine State for Bangladesh has reached 536,000, with 14,000 having crossed the border in the last...
Number of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar reached 536,000 — UN
The number of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar's northern Rakhine State for Bangladesh has reached 536,000, with 14,000 having crossed the border in the last...
Deadly accident in Bangladesh-Myanmar outskirt waterway
According to the local commander of Bangladesh Border Guard, Lieutenant Colonel Ariful Islam, on Sunday, the vessel capsized close to Shah Porir Dwip, at...
At least 12 dead, many others missing in Rohingya boat capsize
At least 12 bodies recovered after boat with scores of Rohingyas on board capsizes off Bangladesh, officials said on Monday. "Bodies of 10 children, one...
Bangladesh plans to build the world’s biggest refugee camp for Myanmar’s...
A top United Nations official expresses concern over Bangladesh‘s plans to build the world’s biggest refugee camp for Myanmar’s Rohingya. Robert Watkins warns the...
Turkey to send $54 mln aid to Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar...
The Health Ministry will send aid material worth 196 million Turkish liras ($54 million) to Bangladesh for Rohingya Muslims who have crossed over from...
Over 2,000 Rohingya refugees arriving from Myanmar per day — IOM
It is estimated that refugees are still arriving from Myanmar to Cox's Bazar on the other side of the border in Bangladesh at a...
Bangladesh plans to relocate all Rohingya Muslims in new site
Bangladesh is set to expand a massive settlement under construction in its southernmost area to cope with the influx of Rohingya refugees fleeing violence...
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