Thursday, April 25, 2024

Topic: Myanmar

Myanmar military resumes attacks against Rohingyas, at least 20 killed and dozens injured in airstrikes

More than 20 Rohingyan civilians have reportedly been killed in a Myanmar military bombing in Minbya province of Rakhine state.

India to halt Free Movement Regime with Myanmar, says Amit Shah

On Saturday, Amit Shah announced the discontinuation of unchecked movement on the presently porous Indian-Myanmar border. With the quashing of the Free Movement Regime...

Maldives file declaration to intervene in Rohingya genocide case at International Court of Justice

The Republic of Maldives on Wednesday filed a declaration of intervention at the International Court of Justice in an ongoing case against the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

Six years on, still no justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya

UN human rights chief Volker Türk, on Thursday, reiterated the call for accountability and justice for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya driven from their homes in Myanmar by security forces in 2017, in what has been described as “textbook” ethnic cleansing.

Bangladesh must suspend plans to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar: UN expert

Bangladesh must “immediately suspend” a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar, where they face “serious risks” to their lives and freedom, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Thursday.

India supplied Rs 421 crore in arms to Myanmar military, UN calls it ‘death trade’

Indian government-owned companies and private firms in the country have supplied Rs 421 crore ($51 million) worth of arms, dual-use items and raw materials to the military junta in Myanmar since generals staged their coup in February 2021, according to a new report