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Rohingya stranded off the coast of Thailand in May. (Christophe Archambault/ AFP)

August 30th, 2018 - 03:00 GMT

Rohingya Group Calls for Independent and Impartial Investigation

The international community must find a way to initiate an independent and impartial investigation to bring the perpetrators of the Rohingya genocide to justice, according to the chairman of a prominent Rohingya group.

A Rohingya refugee reacts while holding his dead son after crossing the Naf river from Myanmar into Bangladesh in Whaikhyang on Oct. 9, 2017 (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP)

January 11th, 2018 - 07:33 GMT

Myanmar Military Admits to Killing 10 Rohingya Found in Mass Grave

Pope Francis carries the statue of baby Jesus during a mass on Christmas eve marking the birth of Jesus Christ on December 24, 2015 at St Peter's basilica in Vatican. (AFP)

December 25th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Pope Francis Compares Migrant Struggles to When Mary and Joseph Traveled To Bethlehem

Pope Francis with Aung San Suu Kyi (AFP)

November 28th, 2017 - 03:04 GMT

Rohingya Should Not be Stripped of Their Name: HRW Official on Pope Francis Visit

“We, Rohingya, wish that your journey brings love and peace and adds a voice against the suppression of voices" (AFP)

November 28th, 2017 - 09:29 GMT

Activist Urges Pope Francis to Call 'Rohingya' by Name

582,000 Rohingya have crossed from Myanmar's Rakhine into Bangladesh since late August, according to the U.N. (AFP/File)

October 23rd, 2017 - 12:48 GMT

Israel Denies Involvement in Myanmar's Crackdown on Rohingya

A senior UN human rights official on Monday said Myanmar's security operation in Rakhine state "seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing" (AFP)

September 11th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

UN: Myanmar Violence ‘Textbook Example of Ethnic Cleansing’

The Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar (AFP/File)

September 6th, 2017 - 09:59 GMT

Myanmar Allows Turkey to Deliver 1,000 Tons of Aid to Rohingya

Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's Rakhine state arrive near the Khanchon border crossing near the Bangladeshi town of Teknaf on September 5, 2017 (AFP)

September 6th, 2017 - 08:30 GMT

Is Criticism of Suu Kyi Over Rohingya Persecution Misplaced?

The Muslim minority in Myanmar is facing extreme persecution. (AFP/File)

August 15th, 2017 - 10:17 GMT

‘Genocide’ Fears for Rohingya Muslims as Myanmar Sends More Troops to Troubled State

Syrian president, Bashar al Assad

August 16th, 2012 - 05:40 GMT

Syria left out in the cold: Muslim leaders suspend country club membership