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Fate of the Rohingyas – Part Two

By Naimul Haq DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 16 2018 (IPS) – With discussions underway between Bangladesh and Myanmar about the repatriation of more than a half a million Rohingya refugees, many critical questions remain, including how many people…

In Maungdaw, signs of recovery amid scenes of devastation

Frontier Myanmar:  In Maungdaw, signs of recovery amid scenes of devastation By MRATT KYAW THU  Life is slowly returning to normal for some residents of northern Rakhine, but everywhere are the remains of villages obliterated…

Myanmar, Bangladesh meet amid doubts about Rohingya repatriation plan

DHAKA/YANGON (Reuters) – Hamid Hussain, a 71-year-old Rohingya Muslim farmer, first fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in 1992. He went home the next year under a repatriation deal between the two neighbors, only to repeat the journey last September…

Grave concern over plans to repatriate 100,000 Rohingya to Burma

The potential return of 100,000 Rohingya to Burma without a clear understanding of their legal status, interim and/or final destination, or even whether they have volunteered for the return trip, is a matter of grave concern, says the International…

Rohingya insurgents say 10 found in Myanmar grave ‘innocent civilians’

YANGON (Reuters) – Rohingya Muslim insurgents said on Saturday that 10 Rohingya found in a mass grave in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state last month were “innocent civilians”, and not members of their group. Rohingya…

The Guardian view on returning the Rohingya: a bad deal, worsened by haste

Editorial Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed to repatriate the 650,000 refugees who have fled violence in Rakhine state within two years. Many are concerned – and rightly so The 650,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled what the…

Myanmar military admits mass murder of Rohingya

YANGON: Myanmar’s military admitted on Wednesday its soldiers had murdered 10 captured Muslim “terrorists” during insurgent attacks at the beginning of September. Local Buddhist villagers joined in the mass murder by digging the mass…

Refugees rise in Kachin, Shan states due to clashes

THE number of people displaced in the escalating clashes between government forces and ethnic armed groups in Shan and Kachin states rose to 1200, aid officials said Thursday. Some 1100 people from Kaing Tine, Kyaukphyu Lay,…

First Fundraising Campaign!

Christmas season is here! What better way to celebrating than #donatetoEquality to help us meet our #33dayschallenge! Contributors donating 100USD or more will be acknowledged in our Annual Report and will receive a soft copy through…

Myanmar bans UN rights envoy from country

The UN’s rights envoy for Myanmar said Wednesday the government had banned her from the country, adding her exclusion suggests something “awful” is happening in Rakhine state. UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee had been due to visit…