Myamnar's Rohingya crisis

Updated: Thu, 26 Oct 2017

Robbed of childhood, Rohingya sketch out their trauma

"I ran past soldiers who shoved my neighbours into their houses. Then they set them on fire. I want people to know what happened. That's why I draw" - Shupira, 8.

Sex attacks leave Rohingya children fearful in Bangladesh's camps
"I'm ashamed of what happened. I had many dreams for the future, but they are lost with my purity." By Stefanie Glinski | Mon, 9 Oct 2017
Fleeing Rohingya carry one key asset: Solar panels
From keeping mobile phones charged to providing lights for security, "this solar panel saved my life," says one refugee in Bangladesh By Mushfique Wadud | Fri, 15 Dec 2017
No Rohingya woman safe as rapists run rampant - experts
"I can never get married again now that I was raped" By Stefanie Glinski | Thu, 19 Oct 2017
Bangladeshi hospital overwhelmed as refugees keep coming
The designated "Rohingya wing" is home to hundreds of wounded and sick refugees from across the border in Myanmar By Stefanie Glinski | Wed, 11 Oct 2017
Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar in new surge
Bangladesh, Myanmar trying to reach repatriation agreement By Reuters | Mon, 9 Oct 2017
Clandestine sex industry booms in Rohingya refugee camps
"At least 500 Rohingya prostitutes live in Kutupalong. Recruiters now have their eyes set on the newcomers" By Stefanie Glinski | Mon, 23 Oct 2017
Homeless Rohingya still backing Myanmar insurgency
"A militancy like this finds fertile ground because of the desperation of the community" By Reuters | Thu, 5 Oct 2017
Refugees in Malaysia plead 'Stop killing Rohingya'
Some 1,200 mostly Rohingya Muslims took to the streets of Malaysia's capital to appeal for an end to the violence By Beh Lih Yi | Wed, 30 Aug 2017
Pain and despair as Rohingya families watch from afar
"My parents may be dead, you know. They stayed back because it was home. Now suddenly there is no place to call home" By Anuradha Nagaraj and Zofeen T Ebrahim | Tue, 12 Sep 2017
Malala and Nobel laureates call on U.N. to stop Myanmar killings
"We urge you to take decisive actions to stop the violence against innocent civilians," Malala Yousafzai and 29 others, including British billionaire Richard Branson, said in an open letter to the U.N. By Umberto Bacchi | Wed, 13 Sep 2017
Mediterranean rescue ship sets sail to aid Rohingya
ASIA-ROHINGYA/AID:Mediterranean rescue ship sets sail to aid Rohingya - charity chief By Umberto Bacchi | Wed, 6 Sep 2017
Thailand urged to help Rohingya and avert new wave of boatpeople
Campaigners say the Rohingya are likely to start travelling after the monsoon in late November when the water is calmer By Beh Lih Yi | Thu, 28 Sep 2017
Myanmar army opens probe amid reports of killings of Rohinga
Myanmar is refusing entry to a U.N. panel that was tasked with investigating allegations of abuses By Reuters | Fri, 13 Oct 2017
Rohingya flee violence by boat, foot and truck
"The soldiers wanted to kill us all. They attacked our village, set houses on fire and cut the throats of young boys. I don't know how we managed to escape" By Stefanie Glinski | Tue, 17 Oct 2017
Desperate for news, Rohingya refugees tune in to "WhatsApp radio"
With few news sources in their own language and low levels of literacy, audio messages distributed on WhatsApp have become a community radio of sorts By Reuters | Thu, 26 Oct 2017
Midwives come to aid of pregnant Rohingya women in Bangladesh
"The sheer number of people pouring in, the magnitude of the situation is quite overwhelming" By Rina Chandran | Wed, 20 Sep 2017
How many internally displaced Rohingya are trapped inside Myanmar?
If aid organizations don’t even know how many or where people are, it's impossible to tailor an effective response to their needs By Elizabeth Rushing | Thu, 21 Sep 2017
Rohingya fleeing Myanmar violence at mercy of traffickers: UN
"The best way to minimise this risk is to have a functioning camp management system in the locations where they are settled" By Beh Lih Yi | Wed, 20 Sep 2017
Life-saving peanut paste for starving Rohingya as disaster looms
"We are talking about massive numbers of people who are arriving starving, with sick and wounded children, needing sanitation and shelter on a huge scale" By Beh Lih Yi | Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Don't demonise India over Rohingya deportation - minister
India is not a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, which spells out states' responsibilities towards refugees By Nita Bhalla | Tue, 29 Aug 2017
Rights groups slam 'outrageous' Indian plan to deport Rohingya
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar, where they face atrocities, including murder, rape and arson attacks By Rina Chandran | Thu, 17 Aug 2017