Rohingya Muslims

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Singh also alleged that TRS government has been working in collusion with AIMIM workers to make Aadhar card, Voter ID card and Passport for Rohingyas living in the city. (Photo: ANI)

NRC should be implemented in Telangana to deport Rohingya Muslims: BJP MLA

'NRC should also be implemented here so that all Rohingyas can be deported out of India,' Singh added.

31 Aug 2019 8:36 PM

The army also detained nearly 275 people during a search operation to nab the members of the Rebel Army. (Photo:ANI)

Myanmar forces kill 6 suspecting rebel-links

Myanmar security forces shot dead at least six people in the perturbed western state of Rakhine for their links with rebel Arakan Army.

03 May 2019 10:19 AM

The company said it had taken steps to ban “hate figures, hate organizations and military officials” from Facebook in Myanmar. (Photo: Pixabay)

UN urges social media, investors to promote human rights in Myanmar

Myanmar denies allegations of mass killings and rape and says its military offensive.

06 Mar 2019 2:47 PM

Aung San Suu Kyi was globally hailed as a freedom fighter who stood up to her country's feared military junta while spending 15 years under house arrest. (Photo: File | AFP)

Amnesty International strips Aung San Suu Kyi of highest honour

Amnesty International said it was revoking Ambassador of Conscience Award it gave Suu Kyi in 2009 while she was still under house arrest.

13 Nov 2018 11:04 AM

A genocide against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims is still continuing, UN investigators said. (Photo: File | AP)

'Ongoing genocide' against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims: UN investigators

Report by UN investigators said top Myanmar generals, including the Commander-in-Chief, must be investigated and prosecuted for genocide.

25 Oct 2018 1:03 PM

The Centre holds Rohingya Muslims in the country as illegal immigrants and that their continued stay posed serious national security ramifications. (Representational Image | AP)

UP couple, ‘mastermind’ in Rohingya trafficking, arrested in Manipur

51-year-old Rashid Ali and his wife Khulakpam Tahir, Begum were arrested from Imphal's Yairipok Ningthounai Sabal Leikai locality.

20 Sep 2018 11:38 AM

Myanmar is facing international pressure over atrocities allegedly committed by its military in the crackdown that followed August 2017 attacks by Rohingya militants on security forces. (Representational Image/ AP)

Suu Kyi says handling of Rohingya could have been better

The army is accused of committing mass rape, killings and setting fire to thousands of homes.

13 Sep 2018 1:14 PM

The verdict was criticised by senior United Nations officials and governments including the United States, Britain and Bangladesh, as well as press freedom advocates in Myanmar and around the world. (Representational Image)

Myanmar says court was 'independent' in Reuters journalists' case

A judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching the law on state secrets and sentenced them to seven years in prison.

09 Sep 2018 1:57 PM

The ‘illiberal streak’ in our society is growing

Here in India, citizens are turning away tiredly from the daily outrage over who is an “urban Naxal” and who a “Maoist”.

08 Sep 2018 12:58 AM

As Bangladesh killings intensify, why is the world keeping quiet?

Global human rights bodies have spoken up, but only in the context of Rohingya Muslims, pressuring Bangladesh to permit their entry.

21 Jun 2018 12:36 AM

Sushma Swaraj calls on Myanmar Prez, hold bilateral talk

Ms Swaraj is here on a two-day visit for discussions on a number of bilateral and regional issues, including the situation in the Rakhine.

11 May 2018 2:19 AM

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali said delegates pledged solidarity with his country "in the face of the huge Rohingya influx with its humanitarian and security consequences." (Photo: ANI)

Islamic countries call Rohingya crisis 'ethnic cleansing'

The statement said the grouping will continue to work UN and other global platforms to address rights violations taking place in Myanmar.

07 May 2018 2:51 PM

A UN Security Council delegation is making a belated first visit to Myanmar to ratchet up pressure for a safe and dignified return of the Muslim minority. (Photo: AFP)

Myanmar army chief denies rape of Rohingya as UN visits

Launched in August 2017, that campaign drove around 700,000 Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh, fleeing burnt villages and army atrocities.

01 May 2018 1:14 PM

The government of Buddhist-majority Myanmar doesn’t recognize the Rohingya as an ethnic group, insisting they are Bengali migrants from Bangladesh living illegally in the country. It has denied them citizenship, leaving them stateless. (Photo: AFP)

UN council heads to Bangladesh and Myanmar to see Rohingya

The recent spasm of violence began when Rohingya insurgents staged series of attacks Aug 25 on about 30 security outposts and other targets.

27 Apr 2018 2:08 PM

Some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled over the border since August to escape a bloody military crackdown that has left a trail of torched villages in its wake as refugees allege murder and rape by Myanmar's armed forces. (Photo: File)

Conditions in Myanmar ‘not conducive’ for Rohingyas to return: United Nations

Myanmar and Bangladesh signed a repatriation deal in November but not one refugee has returned.

08 Apr 2018 5:46 PM

The minister of state for foreign affairs, Mohammed Shahriar Alam, said on Friday that Bangladesh was paying the entire roughly USD 280 million to build homes and fortify the muddy island in the Bay of Bengal from cyclones, and that it was mulling a formal request for international funds. (Photo: AP)

We don't see much help from foreign donors for Rohingya refugee island: B'desh min

Some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims crossed the border from Myanmar’s Rakhine state since August, and are in cramped camps at Cox’s Bazar.

27 Mar 2018 1:20 PM

It was a human rights issue as they are being butchered in Myanmar following ethnic war. (Photo: AFP)

Centre refuses to give assurance on Rohingyas

The ASG asked the court to take note of change of demography due to influx of refugees, destabilisationa and disintegration of society.

20 Mar 2018 2:01 AM

A direction was also sought to permit the remaining Rohingya refugees to cross over the border and enter India as BSF is thwarting their entry. (Photo: File)

Let us handle Rohingyas, government tells Supreme Court

The Centre denied the allegation that the BSF was using chilli powder and stun grenades to stop the refugees from entering India.

17 Mar 2018 1:41 AM

The Centre told Supreme Court said India is already facing serious problems of infiltration because of its porous border with other countries, which is the root cause of spread of terrorism in the country, which is taking thousands of lives of innocent citizens and security personnel. (Photo: File)

Don’t intervene in deportation of Rohingya Muslims: Centre urges SC

The Centre said it would not be in national interest for Supreme Court to issue a direction to stop Rohingya Muslims deportation.

16 Mar 2018 8:46 PM

Activist Rohit Choudhary had filed a Right to Information application seeking information on the number of Rohingya Muslims living in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI)

J&K: RTI reveals 27 Rohingya families staying illegaly, own sim cards

The petitioner also said, authorities need to find out how SIM cards were obtained, given that Rohingyas don't have citizenship documents.

13 Mar 2018 4:59 PM

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