Rohingya

• Saskatoon Burmese community protest for democracy in Myanmar

  In February, Myanmar's military seized control. Ever since, Burmese-Canadians in Saskatoon have protested the move and are calling on the Canadian government to step in.

  Canada

  Mar 27
• Bangladesh sends more Rohingya refugees to island despite human rights concerns

  More than 1 million Rohingya have fled waves of violent persecution in their native Myanmar and are currently living in overcrowded, squalid refugee camps in Cox's Bazar district.

  Politics

  Jan 30
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• UN expert voices human rights concerns as Rohingya denied vote during Myanmar election

  Thomas Andrews, a former U.S. congressman from Maine who is the U.N. special investigator on Myanmar, called for free and fair elections but expressed concerns about the denial of the vote to Rohingya Muslims and others based on race, ethnicity or religion.

  Politics

  Nov 2, 2020
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• Militant group hampering return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, official says

  Kyaw Tint Swe, Myanmar's minister for the office of the state counsellor, also said the militant group — the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, known as ARSA — and another insurgent group, the Arakan Army guerrilla force, have used Bangladesh as a sanctuary in their separate campaigns against the government.

  Politics

  Sep 29, 2020
• Canada to help with next steps in Rohingya case after Myanmar soldier confessions: Rae

  U.N. ambassador Bob Rae says Canada and the Netherlands will be making a joint submission to the International Criminal Court based on the legal issues that arise from the solders' confessions.

  World

  Sep 8, 2020
• 2 Myanmar soldiers admit to dozens of Rohingya killings: reports

  The reports said the men were taken to The Hague in the Netherlands, where they could appear as witnesses or face trial.

  World

  Sep 8, 2020
• First coronavirus death reported at Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

  The 71-year-old man died on May 31 while undergoing treatment at an isolation centre at the camps where over a million Rohingya live, officials said.

  World

  Jun 2, 2020
• Myanmar must prevent genocide against Rohingya, UN top court rules

  In a unanimous 17-0 decision on Thursday, the International Court of Justice rejected Myanmar's argument that the deaths of the Rohingya were part of an "armed military conflict."

  World

  Jan 23, 2020
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• China signs raft of agreements with Myanmar to accelerate infrastructure projects

  The two sides exchanged memoranda of understanding, letters and protocols covering 33 projects in the fields of information, industry, agriculture, security and the resettlement of internally displaced people in Myanmar's war-torn Kachin State, which borders China.

  Economy

  Jan 18, 2020
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• UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya

  The 193-member world body voted 134-9 with 28 abstentions in favour of the resolution which also calls on Myanmar’s government to take urgent measures to combat incitement of hatred against the Rohingya and other minorities in Rakhine, Kachin and Shan states.

  World

  Dec 28, 2019