Tag Archives: Myanmar Ethnic Conflict

• Myanmar’s Suu Kyi rejects genocide claims at top UN court 11 December 2019 | Danny Kemp and Jan Hennop This post has 6 comments

  Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi rejected allegations of genocide against Myanmar in the UN's top court Wednesday, despite admitting the army may have used excessive force against Rohingya Muslims. ...

• Amnesty accuses Myanmar military of fresh ‘war crimes’ in Rakhine 29 May 2019 This post has no comments yet

  Myanmar's military is guilty of committing new "war crimes", extrajudicial killings and torture in its fight against ethnic Rakhine rebels, Amnesty International said Wednesday. ...

• Amnesty International strips Aung San Suu Kyi of highest honour 13 November 2018 | Dmitry Zaks This post has one comment

  Amnesty International on Monday stripped Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour over the Myanmar leader's "indifference" to the atrocities committed by the military against Rohingya Muslims. ...

• Myanmar burned Rohingya villages despite refugee deal 18 December 2017 This post has one comment

  Myanmar's army burned down dozens of Rohingya homes within days of signing a refugee repatriation deal with Bangladesh, showing the agreement was a mere "public relations stunt". ...

• Pope says his defence of Rohingya was understood in Myanmar 4 December 2017 | Philip Pullella This post has 2 comments

  Predominantly Buddhist Myanmar does not recognize the mostly Muslim Rohingya as an ethnic group with its own identity, but as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. ...

• Applaud Myanmar and Bangladesh for accord on Rohingya refugees 1 December 2017 | NS Venkataraman This post has 2 comments

  Bangladesh and Myanmar have exhibited extraordinary qualities of wisdom and understanding in reaching an accord for peaceful repatriation of the Rohingya refugees, ...

• Mass grave of 28 Hindus found in Myanmar, Rohingyas suspected 25 September 2017 This post has no comments yet

  Myanmar's army said Sunday that a mass grave of 28 Hindus had been discovered in violence-wracked Rakhine state, blaming the killings on Muslim Rohingya militants. ...

• The refugee crisis gripping Asia is make-or-break for Indian leadership 21 September 2017 | Nyshka Chandran This post has no comments yet

  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a daunting challenge as his administration looks to deport Rohingya refugees while fending off international criticism. ...

• Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but silent on army role 19 September 2017 | Antoni Slodkowski This post has 2 comments

  Aung San Suu Kyi condemned human rights violations in Rakhine state and said violators would be brought to book, but she did not address UN accusations of a campaign of ethnic cleansing. ...

• Al-Qaeda operative alleged to have come to India to train Rohingyas arrested in Delhi 18 September 2017 | Puneet Kumar Sharma Chirag Gothi This post has no comments yet

  A Bangladeshi-British al-Qaeda operative who allegedly came to India to train Rohingya Muslims, was arrested last evening in Shakarpur, Delhi Police's Special Cell said today. ...