A new report claims Naypyidaw has been methodically oppressing the Muslim minority for decades
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Thailand Sends 1,300 Rohingya Back to Hell
Rohingya asylum seekers are being returned to Burma, which they fled after having endured violent persecution and sectarian bloodshed
Gunmen Target Burmese MP in Drive-By Shooting in Malaysia
Burma’s Buddhist-Muslim violence is spreading to other parts of Southeast Asia
Burma’s Rohingya Are Now Being Forced to Live in Squalid Ghettos Watched by Guards
Increasingly, for most Rohingya, the only solution is to flee the country
Reports of Rohingya Massacre as ASEAN Ministers Meet in Burma
Activists in western Arakan state say at least 10 killed, including women and children
Tourists Enjoy Thai Beaches Unaware of Trafficking Camps Just a Boat Ride Away
Near the glitzy resorts of Phuket, local officials collude in the horrific trafficking of Rohingya refugees from western Burma
Road Rage, Burma Style: Parking Dispute Sparks Violent Buddhist Riot
A Buddhist mob goes on the rampage and torches Muslim buildings in Arakan state after a row over a loading bay triggers long-standing ethnic and religious tensions
Burma Accused of ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims
Burma’s quasi-civilian government has been hit by allegations of “ethnic cleansing” and “crimes against humanity” this week as Human Rights Watch released its report into the sectarian violence that ravaged the …
In Burma, Satellite Images Show Extent of Religious Violence
The scale of devastation wreaked by last month’s communal riots in central Burma has been revealed by new satellite images. The remains of hundreds of smoldering homes scar three once thriving Muslim neighborhoods of Meiktila, …
State of Emergency Declared in Central Burma After Religious Riot
Communal violence has gripped Burma again, as a Buddhist mob clashed with local Muslims in the town of Meiktila, killing at least 20 and displacing thousands. The unrest, which forced President Thein Sein to declare a state of …
Horror at Sea: Adrift for Months, Starving Asylum Seekers Threw 98 Bodies Overboard
Thirty-two asylum seekers rescued by the Sri Lankan navy say they went without food for 21 days and were forced to throw dozens of dead overboard after their wooden vessel failed at sea
Pushed from Burma, Stateless Rohingya Flee by Boat
In the wake of bloody sectarian violence last year, more and more Rohingyas are betting what little they still have on a dangerous journey at sea
Burma’s Kachin War: Renewed Ethnic Strife Threatens Regional Stability
Despite talk of a cease-fire, the Burmese army is inching steadily toward Laiza, the rebel headquarters of the Kachin Independence Army