Rohingya
A Million Rohingya Refugees Are About to Be Cut Off From the World
In the world's largest refugee camp, the Bangladeshi government is moving to strip Rohingya of a essential lifeline: their cell phones.
Bangladesh Bans Phone Access for 1 Million Rohingya Refugees Just in Case They Sell Drugs
The authorities say the refugees have been “abusing” phone services to traffic meth. But many say the move will simply just isolate the already persecuted Rohingya community.
The World’s Biggest Refugee Camp Is Hit Hard by Monsoon Rains
This presents further complications to the Rohingya's vulnerable state.
A UN Official Compared Rohingya Living Conditions to Nazi Concentration Camps
“Let’s call it what it is,” he said.
Facebook in India Is Drowning in Anti-Muslim Hate Speech
In the social media platform's biggest market, Islamophobia is widespread.
Canada's parliament declares Rohingya crisis a genocide
A UN report this week found that crimes against humanity have been committed against Rohingya Muslims.
Myanmar tries to “whitewash” its Rohingya crimes by jailing journalists
“The court has rendered itself complicit in the government’s efforts to obscure the campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya."
Myanmar’s military is putting fake internet news about the Rohingya in real books
Many of the photographs used have been circulated on Facebook in recent years, part of a government push to supercharge hate speech towards the Rohingya.
The Myanmar military doesn’t want you to see where the Rohingya genocide took place
One million Rohingya refugees remain in Bangladesh as the U.N. accuses Myanmar of genocide
The U.N. just called for Myanmar’s military to be prosecuted for genocide
The report documents a harrowing list of crimes, including murder, imprisonment, torture, rape, sexual slavery, and persecution.
One Year on, the Rohingya Crisis in Bangladesh Has a New Problem
Dangers of drug addiction and early marriage among adolescents testify to a grim future of the community.