Story Archive
2025-04-02
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2025-03-28
Human rights advocates appeal to the international community to ensure aid continues for the Muslim minority refugees.
2025-03-27
Observers say they are taking advantage of lax law and order situation to conduct moral policing.
2025-03-21
Ataullah Abu Jununi, head of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army rebel group, was near Dhaka for months before he was captured on March 18.
2025-03-19
Visas issued by New Delhi to Bangladeshis have dropped from 8,000 a day pre-August to 1,000, one report said.
2025-03-18
Their actions – murdering “informants,” forced recruitment and extortion for their cause – may be war crimes, Fortify Rights says.
2025-03-15
Amid fighting in Rakhine between Arakan Army and armed forces, immediate “dignified return” for refugees was difficult, António Guterres added.
2025-03-14
The secretary general called for more funding after aid for food rations was cut in half.
2025-03-08
Pro-democracy and ethnic minority insurgents have rejected an election held under military rule.
2025-03-07
One NGO said the reduced U.S. $6 a month per refugee was around 10 times lower than an adult’s minimum requirement.
2025-03-05
The displaced from Kyaukphyu are now in urgent need of assistance, aid workers said.
2025-03-04
BenarNews editor Mahbub Leelen writes about relatives he left behind after fleeing the country 10 years ago amid a spate of blogger killings.
2025-03-03
The new administration pledges to “eradicate every opportunity” for rights abuse by law enforcers.
2025-02-25
Former U.N. rights rapporteur for Myanmar explains that the court must remain impartial in Rohingya genocide case.
2025-02-21
The atmosphere has “reached a dangerous level,” says the brother of the late Avijit Roy.
