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SC seeks Centre's response on plea over detention of Rohingya refugees

A bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and also comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra asked Centre and others to file a reply on the plea

SC seeks Centre's response on plea over detention of Rohingya refugees
Updated On : 16 Aug 2024 | 1:33 PM IST

As ethnic armed group seized town in Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again

A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar's military government in the country's western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to have seized a town near the border with Bangladesh, marking the latest in a series of victories for foes of the country's military government. Members of the state's Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority, targets of deadly army-directed violence in 2017, appear to have been the main victims of fighting in the town of Buthidaung, where the Arakan Army claims to have chased out forces of the military government. There are contradictory accounts of who is to blame for the reported burning of the town, compelling its Rohingya residents to flee. The competing claims could not be verified independently, with access to the internet and mobile phone services in the area mostly cut off. Khaing Thukha, a spokesperson for the Arakan Army, told The Associated Press by text message from an undisclosed location that his group had seized Buthidaung after capturing all the .

As ethnic armed group seized town in Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
Updated On : 19 May 2024 | 7:47 AM IST

As govt denies softening policy, Rohingyas in Delhi say 'hopes dashed'

The Rohingya community tries to build a life in hardscrabble colony as home ministry denies they would be shifted to flats

As govt denies softening policy, Rohingyas in Delhi say 'hopes dashed'
Updated On : 23 Aug 2022 | 1:24 AM IST

Meta aims to address human rights impact amid Rohingya genocide row

The 83-page report, covering 2020 and 2021, includes insights and actions from human rights due diligence on products, countries and responses to emerging crises

Meta aims to address human rights impact amid Rohingya genocide row
Updated On : 15 Jul 2022 | 1:24 PM IST

Myanmar military put on UN blacklist for sexual violence against Rohingyas

The recent spasm of violence began when Rohingya insurgents launched a series of attacks last August 25 on about 30 security outposts and other targets

Myanmar military put on UN blacklist for sexual violence against Rohingyas
Updated On : 14 Apr 2018 | 1:54 PM IST

362 abandoned Rohingya villages demolished; HRW urges Myanmar to stop

HRW said satellite images revealed that the government has bulldozed dozens of Rohingya settlements

362 abandoned Rohingya villages demolished; HRW urges Myanmar to stop
Updated On : 23 Feb 2018 | 4:29 PM IST

Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeks

Myanmar officials have refused to comment on where the Reuters journalists were being detained or when they would be released.

Myanmar court remands Reuters journalists for 2 more weeks
Updated On : 27 Dec 2017 | 4:06 PM IST

Myanmar extends curfew in northern Rakhine for two more months

There will be a ban on assembly of more than five persons and going outside from dusk to dawn between 6 pm and 6 am

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Updated On : 27 Dec 2017 | 11:02 AM IST

Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi's portrait removed from display at Oxford College

International community has expressed concern over the exodus of Rohingyas Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh

Rohingya crisis: Suu Kyi's portrait removed from display at Oxford College
Updated On : 01 Oct 2017 | 10:37 AM IST

2,000 Rohingyas amass on Myanmar coast to join exodus to Bangladesh

Economic deprivation and tensions with Buddhist neighbours appear to be the main forces driving the recent exodus

2,000 Rohingyas amass on Myanmar coast to join exodus to Bangladesh
Updated On : 30 Sep 2017 | 8:59 PM IST

60 Rohingya refugees die after boat capsizes near Bangladesh: UN

Dozens of Rohingyas have already died trying to cross into Bangladesh

60 Rohingya refugees die after boat capsizes near Bangladesh: UN
Updated On : 30 Sep 2017 | 11:13 AM IST

Rohingya violence: US envoy to UN demands Burma prosecutions, weapons curb

Myanmar rejects the accusations and has denounced rights abuses

Rohingya violence: US envoy to UN demands Burma prosecutions, weapons curb
Updated On : 29 Sep 2017 | 9:52 AM IST