Rohingya

Rohingya

A member of the border guard force seen in Buthidaung township, Rakhine early last year. (Aye Chan Khaing/Myanmar Now)
British sanctions against Myanmar military are ‘toothless’, says UK-based pressure group
None of the 16 people subject to sanctions in the UK have had any assets frozen there, says Burma...
Published on Oct 20, 2020
The app referred to a Rohingya candidate as “Bengali Bamar” (Supplied)
Activists condemn EU-funded election app for ‘inflaming ethnic and religious nationalism’
The mVoter 2020 app lists candidates’ official ethnicity and religion, data that critics say is used to oppress minorities
Sep 30, 2020
Rohingya Muslims wait to cross the border to Bangladesh in November 2017 (Reuters) 
Military says it is probing ‘wider patterns’ of abuse against Rohingya 
After years spent arguing atrocity crimes were isolated and committed by rogue soldiers, statement marks change in rhetoric
Sep 15, 2020
A Rohingya trishaw driver from the Bumay village in Sittwe | Photo by Myanmar Now
Election commission accused of discrimination after rejecting Rohingya candidates
The five men are appealing the decision to bar them from running in the November poll
Aug 20, 2020
Arakan National Pary (ANP) campaigning in Pauktaw in Rakhine State on 1 November, 2015. Photo: DMG/Mizzima
With Rohingya disenfranchised, NLD takes on nationalists in southern Rakhine
Soe Win, a National League for Democracy (NLD) candidate, clutches the microphone and paces about as he shouts questions at a crowd of hundreds of Buddhist Rakhine residents in Sin...
Nov 6, 2015