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ETHNIC CLEANSING

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 17, 2019
U.S. imposes sanctions on Myanmar commander in chief over Rohingya abuses
The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions on the Myanmar military's Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing and other military leaders it said were responsible for extrajudicial killings of Rohingya Muslims, barring them from entry to the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2019
Myanmar blackout may be cover for gross human rights violations, U.N. investigator says
Myanmar's army may be committing gross human rights violations under cover of a mobile phone blackout in parts of Myanmar's Rakhine and Chin states, U.N. special rapporteur Yanghee Lee said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 4, 2018
Tribunal for crimes committed in Myanmar against Rohingya urgently needed, rights law group says
A human rights law group contracted by the U.S. State Department to investigate atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar said on Monday there was an urgent need to establish a criminal tribunal to bring those responsible to justice.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 14, 2018
Pence tells Suu Kyi violence against Rohingya 'is without excuse'
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence criticized Myanmar's military over the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in a meeting with national leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday and said those responsible should be held accountable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 12, 2018
Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees but U.N. warns against rushing
Myanmar officials said on Sunday the country was ready to receive more than 2,000 Rohingya Muslims sheltering in Bangladesh on Nov. 15, the first group from 5,000 people to be moved under a deal between the neighbors struck last month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2018
U.S. report blames Myanmar military for Rohingya mass atrocities but doesn't mention genocide
A U.S. government investigation has found that Myanmar's military waged a planned, coordinated campaign of mass killings, gang rapes and other atrocities against the Southeast Asian nation's Rohingya Muslim minority.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2018
Myanmar names panel to probe abuses targeting Rohingya in Rakhine
Myanmar has established a commission of inquiry to probe allegations of human rights abuses in conflict-torn Rakhine state, authorities said on Monday, as the country faces growing calls for accountability over accusations of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 13, 2018
U.N. readies to send teams to Myanmar's Rakhine after Rohingya return deal: official
The United Nations is preparing to send teams of experts into Myanmar's Rakhine state to begin work aimed at eventually repatriating Rohingya Muslims who fled violence last year, the regional head of the U.N. development agency said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 2, 2018
Myanmar not ready to take back over 700,000 Rohingya, Red Cross chief says
Conditions in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state are not ready yet for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled a military crackdown, the head of the International Committee of Red Cross said on Sunday after visit to the region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 11, 2018
Give us Myanmar citizenship to end exodus, award-winning Rohingya lawyer urges
Stateless Rohingya must be recognized as citizens of Myanmar and given identity documents so they can safely stay in the country instead of fleeing abroad like hundreds of thousands of members of their community, an award-winning lawyer said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 2, 2018
Seen as powerless to control military, Suu Kyi urges Myanmar to stay united amid 'challenges'
Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, called on Sunday for her people to remain united, saying the Southeast Asian country faces "challenges" at home and abroad, as she marked two years since her party swept to power in a historic vote.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 12, 2018
Myanmar builds military bases where Rohingya once lived and prayed: Amnesty
After driving nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims out of the country, Myanmar's military is building bases where some of their homes and mosques once stood, Amnesty International said on Monday, citing new evidence from satellite imagery.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 8, 2018
Myanmar police witness testifies arrested Reuters reporter's home was searched 'for news'
Police in Myanmar searched the family home of Reuters reporter Wa Lone looking for material "related to news" the night after he and a colleague were arrested on suspicion of violating the Official Secrets Act, an officer told a court on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 17, 2018
Bangladesh and Myanmar agree to finish Rohingya return in two years but forced repatriations worry U.N.
Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed on Tuesday to complete within two years the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled an army crackdown last year in Myanmar.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2017
Myanmar officials find 10 corpses in mass grave in Rakhine
Myanmar authorities have found 10 bodies buried in a mass grave on the edge of a village in Rakhine state, the military-run newspaper Myawady reported on Tuesday, a day after the army said it had launched an investigation at the site.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 29, 2017
U.N. panel seeks rare report from Myanmar regime on rapes and slayings of Rohingya women
A United Nations women's rights panel called on Myanmar on Tuesday to report within six months on rapes and sexual violence against Rohingya women and girls by its security forces in northern Rakhine state and measures taken to punish soldiers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Nov 20, 2017
Bangladesh says it's in talks on Rohingya repatriation deal but Myanmar insists refugees must prove residence
Bangladesh is in negotiations with Myanmar aimed at a deal to repatriate displaced Rohingya and Dhaka's foreign minister will address the matter at talks in Myanmar this week, the Bangladeshi foreign ministry said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 27, 2017
Aid officials: Myanmar's Rohingya crisis 'spinning out of control' in Rakhine
A combination of escalating violence, worsening health and poor access to conflict zones in Myanmar's Rakhine state is fueling a humanitarian crisis that is "spinning out of control," senior aid officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 25, 2017
Myanmar and Bangladesh agree to 'halt outflow' of Rohingya refugees and begin repatriations
Myanmar and Bangladesh on Tuesday agreed to cooperate on the repatriation of Rohingya refugees and took steps to boost border security as relations between the neighbors have been strained by the continuing flow of refugees into Bangladesh.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 20, 2017
Myanmar forces believed using rape as weapon of war against Muslim Rohingya women, girls
Rape is being used as a weapon of war in the Rohingya crisis, with no woman safe from the risk of sexual attack as Myanmar's Muslim minority is driven out of its homeland, according to experts in the field and those caught up in the crisis.

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