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ROHINGYA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2018
U.S. Rohingya report 'consistent' with U.N. findings of genocide by Myanmar regime: Nikki Haley
Findings of a U.S. State Department investigation into Myanmar's Rohingya crisis are "consistent" with those of a report by U.N. investigators released this week that called for Myanmar's commander-in-chief and other generals be tried for genocide, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018
Facebook bans Myanmar army chief, others in unprecedented move over spread of 'hate and misinformation'
Facebook said Monday it was removing several Myanmar military officials from the social media website and an Instagram account to prevent the spread of "hate and misinformation" after reviewing the content.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2018
Myanmar generals had 'genocidal intent' against Rohingya, must face justice: U.N. report
Myanmar's military carried out mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya with "genocidal intent" and the commander-in-chief and five generals should be prosecuted for orchestrating the gravest crimes under law, U.N. investigators said Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 23, 2018
U.N. warns of 'lost generation' of Rohingya children as half a million languish in refugee camps
The United Nations warned on Thursday of what it described as a lost generation of Muslim Rohingya children, with half a million in refugee camps in Bangladesh facing dangers including disease and floods and those still in Myanmar lacking access to proper education.
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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2018
Thai secretary to Myanmar's Rohingya panel quits, citing lack of progress
The Thai secretary to an international panel set up by Myanmar to advise on the Rohingya crisis has quit his post, dealing another blow to the credibility of a body meant to demonstrate the government's commitment to resolving the issue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 18, 2018
Myanmar police focused interrogation on Rohingya story, jailed journalist tells court
A Reuters reporter on trial in Myanmar said the police questioning after he and a colleague were arrested in December centered on their reporting of a massacre of Rohingya Muslims, not on secret state documents they are accused of obtaining.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2018
In apparent test of Myanmar democracy, jailed Reuters journalists to testify in court
Two jailed Reuters reporters on trial in Myanmar accused of obtaining secret state documents will testify in court from Monday, in a case that is seen as a test of press freedom in the fledgling democracy.
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 / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2018
Myanmar court set to rule on whether detained Reuters pair should be tried under secrets act
A Myanmar court will rule on Monday on whether to charge two Reuters reporters accused of obtaining secret documents, a decision that could either see them freed after nearly seven months in jail or move the landmark press freedom case to trial.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 5, 2018
Vigilante-style slayings sow fear inside Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is deploying thousands of extra police to Rohingya refugee camps in the south, officials said, after several mostly unexplained killings have sown fear among hundreds of thousands of people who have fled from neighboring Myanmar.
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
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2018
Hiding from traffickers in 'prison-like' tents, Rohingya girls dream of school
Trapped inside "prison-like" tents in Bangladesh's refugee camps because of fears they will be trafficked or sexually harassed, teenage Rohingya girls dream of going to school and playing outside, aid agencies said on Wednesday.
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
WORLD / Society
May 30, 2018
At least 40,000 pregnant Rohingya refugees face monsoon as donor funds run dry: U.N.
Setara had already gone into labor when armed men arrived at her village in Myanmar's Rakhine State last September.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2018
Bangladesh drug trafficking sweep leaves 86 dead, 7,000 in custody, including Rohingya
Bangladesh police have killed at least 86 people and arrested about 7,000 since launching a crackdown on drug trafficking this month, officials said on Monday, raising fears from rights activists of a Philippines-style war on drugs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 29, 2018
Witness says Myanmar police searched Reuters pair's phones without warrant
Police in Myanmar examined the mobile phones of two Reuters reporters accused of possessing secret documents without a search warrant after their arrests in December, an officer told a court on Monday, in what has become a landmark press freedom case.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Apr 30, 2018
Rohingya refugees plead for UNSC help but China and Russia expected to veto tough action
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh made emotional pleas to the U.N. Security Council on Sunday for help to return safely to their homes in neighboring Myanmar and for justice over the reason they fled — accusations of killings, rapes and arson.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2018
Myanmar 'seriously concerned' over war crimes prosecutor's move on Rohingya jurisdiction
The government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi expressed "serious concern" Friday over a move by the International Criminal Court prosecutor seeking jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh.
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.
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