In a remote village in Myanmar, local Buddhists and government troops killed 10 Rohingya Muslims and buried them in a shallow grave. The murders at Inn Din in September marked yet another chapter in a continuing series of atrocities carried out against the Rohingya in Myanmar's Rakhine state. But the...
Buddhist Villagers Confirm Role in Rohingya Killings
In a remote village in Myanmar, local Buddhists and government troops killed 10 Rohingya Muslims and buried them in a shallow grave. The murders at Inn Din in September marked yet another chapter in a continuing series of atrocities carried out against the Rohingya in Myanmar's Rakhine state. But the...
Rohingya Massacre: BBC Documentary Investigates
Warning: The video above contains distressing scenes including explicit descriptions of sexual violence. Evidence continues to mount that attacks on Rohingya Muslims by Myanmar's military have been part of an ethnic cleansing campaign against the minority population. Human Rights Watch recently described an August 2017 military operation in Myanmar's Rakhine...
Rohingya Massacre: BBC Documentary Investigates
Warning: The video above contains distressing scenes including explicit descriptions of sexual violence. Evidence continues to mount that attacks on Rohingya Muslims by Myanmar's military have been part of an ethnic cleansing campaign against the minority population. Human Rights Watch recently described an August 2017 military operation in Myanmar's Rakhine...
I Visited the Rohingya Refugee Camps. This Is What Bangladesh Does Right
Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have entered Bangladesh from Myanmar since September 2017. The Bangladeshi government’s plan to start repatriating them beginning this Tuesday, Jan. 22, has been postponed due to concerns about their safety. That the Bangladesh government agreed to the delay, speaks to its benevolent attitude toward the...
I Visited the Rohingya Refugee Camps. This Is What Bangladesh Does Right
Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have entered Bangladesh from Myanmar since September 2017. The Bangladeshi government’s plan to start repatriating them beginning this Tuesday, Jan. 22, has been postponed due to concerns about their safety. That the Bangladesh government agreed to the delay, speaks to its benevolent attitude toward the...
Tillerson: Rohingya Crisis Requires Credible Investigation
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has called for a credible investigation into the actions of Myanmar's security forces as Rohingya Muslims continue to flee ethnic violence in the Buddhist-majority country. Speaking in Myanmar this week, Tillerson said, "The recent serious allegations of abuses in Rakhine state demand a credible and...
Tillerson: Rohingya Crisis Requires Credible Investigation
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has called for a credible investigation into the actions of Myanmar's security forces as Rohingya Muslims continue to flee ethnic violence in the Buddhist-majority country. Speaking in Myanmar this week, Tillerson said, "The recent serious allegations of abuses in Rakhine state demand a credible and...