Myanmar still not safe for 688,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh to return: U.N. refugee chief
Arakan News Agency Myanmar has failed to put in place conditions for the safe return of 688,000 Rohingya refugees who fled an army crackdown six months ago, the U.N. refugee chief said Monday. The refugees are sheltering in makeshift camps in Bangladesh despite an agreement reached between Myanmar and Bangladesh allowing for their return to […]
Myanmar policeman who detained Reuters pair ‘did not know arrest procedures’
Arakan News Agency A police officer who said he was part of the team that detained two Reuters reporters in Myanmar in December told a court on Wednesday that he was not familiar with police procedures for recording arrests. Second Lieutenant Myo Ko Ko was the latest prosecution witness to give evidence in proceedings to […]
Bangladesh gives names to begin Rohingya repatriation
Arakan News Agency A Bangladesh Cabinet minister gave a list of 8,032 Rohingya refugees to his Myanmar counterpart on Friday to begin repatriations of the Muslim minority under a November agreement between the two countries. Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said list contained the members of 1,673 Rohingya families. He did not explain how the […]
Hundreds of Rohingya villages destroyed: Report
Arakan News Agency UN says Rohingya refugees threatened in Bangladesh by monsoons A Canadian special envoy to Myanmar who toured Northern Arakan State by helicopter said devastation is widespread, Canadian media reported Thursday. “The level of destruction, which you can see from the air, hundreds of villages which have been completely destroyed,” Bob Rae told […]
Cristiano Ronaldo voices support for Rohingya children
Arakan News Agency Real Madrid’s Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday shared a photo on Twitter to support Rohingya children. “One world where we all love our children. Please help. #Rohingya #Refugee,” he wrote, adding a link to a page by nonprofit Save the Children where people can make online donations to the cause. The […]
Canada’s Special Envoy to Myanmar update on Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency Canada’s special envoy to Myanmar, Bob Rae, says the government of Myanmar must start allowing full international access to northern Arakan. Myanmar’s government arranged an aerial tour of Northern Arakan State for diplomats and UN staff in an effort to show its ready to bring back Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled […]
Suu Kyi could be guilty of crimes against humanity
Arakan News Agency The United Nations Special Envoy on Human Rights in Myanmar, also known as Burma, has claimed that Aung San Suu Kyi could be complicit in the systematic persecution of the Rohingya people, in what bears all the hallmarks of genocide, reports Channel 4 News. In an interview with the Channel 4 News […]
Rohingya crisis: Dhaka urges the EU to put pressure on Myanmar
Arakan News Agency State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam made the request when Chair of the South Asia Delegation of the EU Parliamentary Standing Committee for Foreign Affairs Jean Lambert met him at the State Guest House Padma on Wednesday. Bangladesh has urged the visiting European Parliament delegation to encourage its member states […]
Myanmar still not safe for Rohingya to return: UN refugee chief
Arakan News Agency Myanmar has failed to put in place conditions for the safe return of 688,000 Rohingya refugees who fled an army crackdown six months ago, the UN refugee chief said Monday. The refugees are sheltering in makeshift camps in Bangladesh despite an agreement reached between Myanmar and Bangladesh allowing for their return to […]
16 arrested in Myanmar for killing Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Mr Johnson said he spoke to de facto Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi about the situation – but cast doubt that she understood “the full horror” of what had happened. The Foreign Secretary urged the Nobel Peace Prize victor to show “leadership” in response to the humanitarian situation in the country, […]
Rohingya solution lies in Myanmar, keep supporting BD: UNHCR
Arakan News Agency United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has reiterated that solution to the Rohingya crisis lies in Myanmar and sought significant support for Bangladesh which is severely affected by the crisis. “As we have repeatedly said, resolving this crisis means finding solutions inside Myanmar. However, while these are pursued, as they […]
Boris Johnson discusses Rohingya, elections in Thailand
Arakan News Agency British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson met Monday with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and other Thai officials and discussed neighboring Myanmar’s persecution of ethnic Rohingya Muslims and plans for elections in Thailand to end military rule. A statement from Britain’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office said their discussions also covered “cooperation on education, the […]
Myanmar minister orders Rohingya to leave no man’s land
Arakan News Agency A Myanmar government minister has told Rohingya refugees living in a makeshift camp on the Bangladesh border they should take up a government offer to return, warning they will face “consequences” if they stay where they are. A video circulated on social media apparently shows Myanmar’s Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Aung […]