Myanmar Rohingya: Suu Kyi rejects genocide claims at UN court - BBC News

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Dec 11, 2019

Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has defended her country against allegations of genocide at the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Nobel Peace Prize laureate responded to widespread claims that Myanmar (formerly Burma) committed atrocities against Muslim Rohingya. In her opening remarks, she called the case against Myanmar "incomplete and incorrect". She said troubles in Rakhine, where many Rohingya lived, go back centuries. 

Link :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FzP7NXayr8

Myanmar Rohingya: Will Omar get justice for his murdered family?

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By Nick Beake 

BBC News, Myanmar

Sitting on the floor of his makeshift school in the sprawling refugee camp of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, 11-year-old Omar spoke softly as he remembered his mother and father.

"My parents loved me so much. They looked after me very well," he said.

He explained how his parents were murdered by the Myanmar army in August 2017. Three of his brothers and two of his sisters were also killed.

"When I wake up every morning I start crying. Then I wipe my tears away and I get ready to go to school," he said.

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh battle monsoon landslides and floods

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08-07-2019
 

Thousands of people have been relocated and at least one person has died after Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh were battered by heavy monsoon rain.

Weather warnings suggest the downpour is likely to continue.

According to UNICEF, more than 3,000 families have been affected. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it had relocated thousands of refugees in recent days.

The camps house more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees.

The Rohingya are a Muslim minority group who have fled Myanmar in their hundreds of thousands, fleeing persecution.

When misinformation online leads to death threats

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13 May 2019 

 Ethan Lindenberger, Tun Khin and Jessikka Aro have all had false information spread about them on social media sites, which has led to harassment and even death threats. They spoke about their stories as they came face-to-face with tech companies in Silicon Valley to try and tackle the problem. By Cody Godwin and Dave Lee -
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Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-48261087/when-misinformation-online-leads-to-death-threats?SThisFB&fbclid=IwAR244yHh68wJEn8lK1m9IQYyAdz8qR9oeCg8UnNXKXhp11RzBWzwTciYntI

Myanmar: Who are the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army?

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6 September 2017

More than 100,000 Rohingya people have fled their homes since 25 August. They are trying to escape violence, following a military counter-offensive against Rohingya militants who attacked police posts. 

The insurgents claim to be acting on the behalf of Myanmar's Rohingya - but who are they?

Who are Arsa?