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• Myanmar, Bangladesh agree to stop 'outflow' of Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh Press TV 25 Oct 2017 -- Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed to immediately halt the "outflow" of Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh and take steps to return them to Myanmar, where the Muslims have been fleeing from because of government-sanctioned violence in the first place.
• US 'considering sanctions' against Myanmar Press TV 24 Oct 2017 -- The United States says it is considering sanctions against parties responsible for the atrocities against minority Rohingya Muslims in the Buddhist-majority Myanmar.
• US Revokes Aid to Myanmar Military, Eyeing Sanctions Over Rohingya Crisis Sputnik 24 Oct 2017 -- The United States has announced new restrictions concerning engagement with the Myanmar military over the violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Rakhine State. Washington is also weighing economic measures against those involved in the reported atrocities.
• Briefing by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Southeast Asia W. Patrick Murphy on Burma US Dept. of State 24 Oct 2017 -- Special Briefing by W. Patrick Murphy, Special Representative and Policy Coordinator for Burma
• UN migration agency delivers hygiene kits to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh UN News 24 Oct 2017 -- Soap, toothbrushes, water containers and liquid antiseptic are among the items the United Nations migration agency is distributing to the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees that have settled in sprawling camps that cover the Cox's Bazar district of southern Bangladesh.
• US Not Yet Classifying Violence Against Myanmar Rohingya as 'Ethnic Cleansing' VOA 24 Oct 2017 -- U.S. officials have declined to refer to violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as ethnic cleansing before they complete a review into the issue.
• US Lawmakers: Ethnic Cleansing Taking Place in Myanmar VOA 24 Oct 2017 -- U.S. lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to declare that ethnic cleansing is taking place against the Rohingya Muslim population in Myanmar – a majority-Buddhist nation also known as Burma, which has seen improved ties with Washington in recent years.
• Accountability for Human Rights Abuses in Rakhine State, Burma US Dept. of State 23 Oct 2017-- Burma in recent years has emerged from a half-century of authoritarian rule and undertaken a significant transition to an open, democratic society. The U.S. Administration supports this transition and the elected civilian government as important means to achieve peace, stability, and prosperity in the interests of all peoples of Burma and the U.S.-Burma partnership.
• UN opens key fundraising conference for Rohingya refugees Press TV 23 Oct 2017 -- The United Nations has opened a major fundraising conference aimed at securing aid for nearly one million persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh.
• Rohingya crisis: Donors pledge $344 million at UN-backed conference to support aid efforts UN News 23 Oct 2017 -- A United Nations-supported humanitarian conference today raised more than $344 million to fund critical relief programmes for Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh.
• UN group says over 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh Press TV 22 Oct 2017 -- Over 600,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh since violence against the persecuted minority erupted in Rakhine state in August, the United Nations say.
• Traumatized and Needy, Rohingya Children Make Up 60 Percent of Myanmar Refugees VOA 21 Oct 2017 -- Worn down and traumatized, children make up about 60 percent of the Rohingya refugees fleeing what aid groups call ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and heading to difficult conditions and an uncertain future in Bangladesh.
• Rohingya children refugees face hell on earth in Bangladesh camps: UNICEF Press TV 20 Oct 2017 -- The United Nations children's agency has warned of the dire conditions of Myanmarese refugee children in overcrowded and squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh.
• Rohingya crisis: UNICEF issues 'Child Alert,' outlines urgent action to save lives UN News 20 Oct 2017 -- Issuing a dire warning on the desperate situation of Rohingya refugee children, who now number more than 320,000 in Bangladesh, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for an end to the atrocities targeting civilians in Myanmar's Rakhine state, and immediate and unfettered access to all children affected by the violence there.
• 589,000 Rohingyas Have Fled to Bangladesh Since August 25 VOA 20 Oct 2017 -- The United Nations said Friday that 589,000 Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh since August 25.
• Thousands of Stranded Rohingya Refugees Allowed into Bangladesh VOA 20 Oct 2017 -- Aid agencies report nearly 7,000 Rohingya refugees stranded in dire conditions on the Bangladesh side of the border with Myanmar have been allowed to enter the country of refuge.
• Tillerson blames 'Myanmar military' over Rohingya Press TV 19 Oct 2017 -- US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said Washington holds Myanmar's military leadership responsible for a harsh crackdown on the Rohingya Muslims but stopped short of saying whether Washington would take any action to address the issue.
• UN migration chief urges more support for Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar or 'thousands will suffer' UN News 19 Oct 2017 -- The United Nations migration agency and its partners are supporting Bangladesh in coordinating assistance for the influx of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, including with clean water and sanitation, shelter, food and psychosocial care for the most vulnerable.
• Bangladesh Registers Thousands of Orphans in Rohingya Refugee camps VOA 19 Oct 2017 -- The Bangladeshi government has registered thousands of orphans in Rohingya refugee camps as officials and aid groups attempt to figure out a plan to deal with large numbers of unaccompanied minors.
• Tillerson: We Hold Myanmar Military Leadership Responsible for Rohingya Crisis VOA 18 Oct 2017 -- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday he holds the military leadership in Myanmar responsible for the current refugee crisis affecting the country's Rohingya Muslim population.
• Myanmar: Plight of refugees focus of top UN political official's meetings UN News 17 Oct 2017 -- Concluding a visit to Myanmar, the top United Nations political official has underscored the importance of accountability and non-discriminatory rule of law and public safety as part of the comprehensive approach needed to address the fears and distrust among communities in Rakhine.
• Nearly 300 Rohingya villages destroyed in Myanmar's Rakhine, says HRW Press TV 17 Oct 2017 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) says nearly 300 villages of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority have been burned in Myanmar since the outbreak of the latest military offensive in restive Rakhine state.
• WFP shelved Rohingya report under Myanmar pressure: The Guardian Press TV 17 Oct 2017 -- A report has revealed that the UN World Food Program (WFP) withdrew a critical report on spiraling food crisis in Myanmar's Muslim-populated areas under pressure from its government.
• Thousands of Rohingya refugees stranded near Bangladesh-Myanmar border - UN UN News 17 Oct 2017 -- The United Nations refugee agency is concerned about the humanitarian condition of up to 15,000 Rohingya refugees who are stranded in paddy fields near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
• UN humanitarian officials call for global solidarity ahead of pledging conference on Rohingya refugee crisis UN News 16 Oct 2017 -- Senior United Nations officials are urging the international community to come together in support of a 23 October pledging conference to "send a strong message to Rohingya refugees and their generous hosts in Bangladesh that the world is there for them in their greatest time of need." Since late August, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya trying to escape discrimination and persecution in Myanmar's Rakhine state have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh, sparking the world's fastest-growing humanitarian emergency, according to the United Nations.
• Bangladesh beefs up border security amid Rohingya concerns Press TV 15 Oct 2017 -- Bangladesh has stepped up security along its western border with India amid concerns that hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees could be pushed into its territory.
• UNSC must press Myanmar on refugee return process: EX-UN chief Press TV 14 Oct 2017 -- The former UN chief, Kofi Annan, has called on the Security Council (UNSC) to press Myanmar to facilitate the return of over 500,000 Rohingya Muslims, who were forced out of their homeland into Bangladesh amid a government-backed military crackdown.
• Burmese Army Opens Inquiry into Atrocities Against Rohingyas VOA 14 Oct 2017 -- Army officials in Myanmar say they have opened an internal probe into the behavior of Burmese troops in Rahkine State, where Myanmar military forces are accused of committing widespread atrocities
• Diplomats Urge Myanmar Authorities to Turn Promises Into Action VOA 13 Oct 2017 -- U.N. envoys from Britain and France called for Myanmar authorities to translate promises into action to end violence and create the conditions for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees.

• Myanmar 'starving out' Rohingya: UK-based rights group Press TV 13 Oct 2017 -- A UK-based rights group has accused Myanmar's government of intentionally starving Rohingya Muslims in a bid to force the persecuted minority group out of the country.
• UN ramps up aid delivery amid new surge of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh UN News 13 Oct 2017 -- The speed and scale of people fleeing Myanmar has triggered a humanitarian emergency in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of refugees now depend on humanitarian assistance for shelter, food, water and other life-saving needs, says the United Nations migration agency.
• Rohingya Humanitarian Emergency Grows as Refugees Continue to Flee VOA 13 Oct 2017 -- Aid agencies are increasing humanitarian operations to keep pace with the growing needs of the expanding Rohingya refugee population in Bangladesh. The United Nations says a recent surge of new arrivals there has pushed the number of people who have fled violence in neighboring Myanmar since late August to 536,000.
• Bangladesh Building Giant Camp for Rohingya Refugees VOA 13 Oct 2017 -- Bangladesh is pressing ahead with plans to combine two settlements for Rohingya refugees from Myanmar into one large camp that those inside will not be allowed to leave, according to a senior government official who emphasized the new facility would be temporary.
• Rohingya Muslims not native to Myanmar: Army chief Press TV 12 Oct 2017 -- Myanmar's army chief has said during a meeting with the US ambassador to the country that Rohingya Muslims subjected to persecution by government forces in western Rakhine state were not native to Myanmar.
• Disease outbreak 'real and present danger' UNICEF warns, launching latrine-building plan in Cox's Bazar UN News 12 Oct 2017 -- New latrines will be constructed in the Rohingya camps and settlements of Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district to provide sanitation coverage to some 250,000 people, averting a major disease outbreak, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported Thursday.
• Brutal attacks on Rohingya meant to make their return almost impossible - UN human rights report UNOHCHR 11 Oct 2017 -- Brutal attacks against Rohingya in northern Rakhine State have been well-organised, coordinated and systematic, with the intent of not only driving the population out of Myanmar but preventing them from returning to their homes, a new UN report based on interviews conducted in Bangladesh has found.
• UN: Myanmar's 'systematic' crackdown on Rohingya aimed at permanent expulsion Press TV 11 Oct 2017 -- The United Nations says Myanmar's "systematic" crackdown on the persecuted Rohingya Muslim community is aimed at permanently expelling them from their home in Rakhine state.
• UN tells Myanmar's Suu Kyi to halt violence against violence Press TV 11 Oct 2017 -- The United Nations human rights office has urged Myanmar's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to halt the persisting violence and discrimination against the Rohingya Muslim minority in the country.
• Attacks against Rohingya 'a ploy' to drive them away; prevent their return - UN rights chief UN News 11 Oct 2017 -- Brutal, well-organized, coordinated and systematic attacks have been carried out against the minority Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar, with the intention of not just driving them away but also preventing their return, a new United Nations human rights report has revealed.
• UN agencies launch cholera immunization campaign for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh UN News 10 Oct 2017 -- In a race to prevent a cholera outbreak among the more than half a million Rohingya refugee arrivals over the past six weeks in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh, United Nations agencies launched on Tuesday a massive immunization campaign.
• UN warns Bangladesh Rohingya camp plan runs risk of disease spread Press TV 07 Oct 2017 -- A top UN official says building a mega refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh would run the risk of health and security woes.
• Rohingya Crisis: Bangladesh Warns World Not to Overlook Security Threat Sputnik 07 Oct 2017 -- Bangladesh is constructing the largest refugee camp for the Rohingyas who have been entering the country after fleeing persecution in Myanmar. However, Bangladesh is also not in favor of housing them permanently in the country as it sees them as a "potential" security threat to the entire region.
• EU seeks 'de-escalation of tension' in Myanmar amid Rohingya crisis Press TV 06 Oct 2017 -- The European Union has called on Myanmar's authorities to adhere to international human rights obligations and give aid workers access to Rakhine state, which is home to Rohingya Muslims, known by the United Nations as the "most persecuted" minority in the world.
• UN slams Myanmar's denial of access to Rakhine Press TV 06 Oct 2017 -- The United Nations (UN) has slammed Myanmar's refusal to grant humanitarian access to Rakhine State as "unacceptable," saying the flight of terror-hit Rohingya Muslims out of the region continues.
• 145,000 Rohingya children face malnutrition Press TV 06 Oct 2017 -- About 145,000 Rohingya refugee children pouring into Bangladesh to stay safe from a brutal crackdown by the Myanmar government are now at risk of severe malnutrition, a UK charity has warned.
• UN seeks more funds to assist Rohingya amid world's fastest growing refugee crisis UN News 06 Oct 2017 -- United Nations agencies are seeking more funds to cope with the mass exodus of people fleeing violence in Myanmar into Bangladesh, which the top UN aid official described the world's fastest growing refugee crisis.
• Rohingyas: World's Fastest-growing Refugee Crisis VOA 06 Oct 2017 -- Aid agencies warn the mass exodus of Rohingyas is not over. Myanmar has seen more than one-half million refugees flee into neighboring Bangladesh since August 25.
• US Lawmakers Urge Full Media, Aid Access to Myanmar VOA 06 Oct 2017 -- U.S. lawmakers are calling for "full access" by journalists and aid workers to Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state.
• Bangladesh set to relocate all Rohingya to mega refugee camp: Official Press TV 05 Oct 2017 -- Bangladesh says it plans to expand a massive settlement under construction in its southernmost district to house nearly 900,000 persecuted Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar.
• Fleeing violence at home, Rohingya face crackdown in Bangladesh Press TV 05 Oct 2017 -- Bangladeshi forces have reportedly beaten a group of Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar on arrival in Bangladesh and have destroyed some 20 boats that carried them.
• HRW says Myanmar army raping and executing Rohingya Muslims Press TV 05 Oct 2017 -- Human Rights Watch says Myanmar's military "summarily executed" and sexually assaulted dozens of Rohingya Muslims during a raid on a village in the west of the country over a month ago.
• Bangladesh Awaits Myanmar's Response to Rohingya Repatriation Proposal Sputnik 05 Oct 2017 -- Bangladesh has proposed a plan for peaceful repatriation of Rohingya refugees but says it is not sure whether they will be persecuted again once they reach Myanmar.
• Rohingyas Hopeful India Will Not Send Them Back to Be 'Butchered' in Myanmar Sputnik 05 Oct 2017 -- India's apex court has asked the government to reply within ten days whether New Delhi can protect the Rohingya refugees, especially women and children.
• Bangladesh to Build One Central Camp for Rohingya Refugees VOA 05 Oct 2017 -- Bangladesh is building the world's largest refugee camp to house over half a million Rohingya who have fled Myanmar, officials said Thursday.
• US Lawmakers Urge Action on Myanmar VOA 05 Oct 2017 -- U.S. lawmakers are calling for "full access" by journalists and aid workers to Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state.
• Myanmar atrocities against Rohingya may be crimes against humanity: UN rights committees Press TV 04 Oct 2017 -- The United Nations committees for women's and children's rights say atrocities against Rohingya Muslims "at the behest of the military" in Myanmar may constitute crimes against humanity.
• Rohingya refugees living in 'dire' conditions, senior UN officials warn, appealing for assistance UN News 04 Oct 2017 -- The human tragedy unfolding in southern Bangladesh is staggering in its scale, warned two senior United Nations officials today as they wrapped up a mission to the Cox's Bazar with calls for a "significant increase in assistance" for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas have settled in the area after fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar.
• Myanmar wants its Rohingya refugees back: Bangladesh IRNA 03 Oct 2017 -- Bangladesh Foreign Minister said on Tuesday that in a meeting with Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the two agreed on creating a joint working group to oversee the process of Rohingya refugees returning home.
• 10,000 Rohingya waiting at border to cross into Bangladesh: Report Press TV 03 Oct 2017 -- Over 10,000 more Rohingya refugees fleeing a military crackdown at home in Myanmar's Rakhine State have amassed near a crossing point with Bangladesh awaiting entry into the neighboring country.
• Russia Concerned Over Conflict in Myanmar, Calls on Sides to Exercise Restraint Sputnik 03 Oct 2017 -- Vladimir Putin said that Russia is concerned over the conflict in Myanmar, calls to settle the crisis in a political way.
• Top UN relief official urges support for scaling up response to Rohingya refugee crisis UN News 03 Oct 2017 -- With over half a million Rohingya refugees having fled their homes in Myanmar since violence erupted in late August, the top United Nations humanitarian official has underscored that the solution to the crisis needs to be found within Myanmar.
• Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh at Risk as Diarrheal Diseases Spread VOA 03 Oct 2017 -- Aid agencies are scaling up efforts to contain an outbreak of diarrheal diseases that could have serious health consequences for many of the more than one-half million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who are living in squalid, overcrowded conditions in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
• UN finds 'unimaginable' suffering on visit to Myanmar's Rakhine Press TV 02 Oct 2017 -- A United Nations team visiting the violence-ridden state of Rakhine in western Myanmar says the scale of suffering of remaining Rohingya Muslims in the area is far beyond imagination.
• Bangladesh, Myanmar to form 'working group' on refugee crisis Press TV 02 Oct 2017 -- Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to set up a "joint working group" tasked with paving the way for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, who have fled a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar's Muslim-majority Rakhine State.
• World Food Programme: International community should 'rally' for Rohingya relief Press TV 01 Oct 2017 -- The World Food Programme (WFP) says the international community should "rally" for the relief operation for Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
• In Bangladesh, UN food relief agency chief urges support amid massive Rohingya influx UN News 01 Oct 2017 -- The head of the United Nations food relief agency called today for an end to the "horrors" driving Rohingyas by the tens of thousands from their homes in Myanmar into neighboring Bangladesh.
• US, Bangladesh Officials to Meet, Focus on Rohingya Crisis VOA 01 Oct 2017 -- U.S. and Bangladeshi officials will meet in Washington for talks this week focusing on regional security challenges, with the South Asian country dealing with an influx of Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar

September

• UN warns of humanitarian 'nightmare' in camps hosting Rohingya refugees Press TV 30 Sep 2017 -- The United Nations has warned of a humanitarian "nightmare" in the refugee camps on the Bangladeshi border, which are sheltering over half-a-million Rohingya Muslims fleeing horrifying state-backed violence at home in Myanmar.
• US says Myanmar's 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingya Muslims shames Suu Kyi govt. Press TV 29 Sep 2017 -- The US has accused Myanmar of the "ethnic cleansing" of minority Rohingya Muslims, saying the violent bloodshed in Rakhine state had shamed the government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
• UN chief calls on Myanmar to end military operations against Rohingya Press TV 29 Sep 2017 -- United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has denounced Myanmar for creating a humanitarian "nightmare" for the country's Rohingya Muslims, calling on the government of Aung San Suu Kyi to "halt" military operations and allow "unfettered access" for humanitarian aid in the Southeast Asian country's conflict-wracked western region.
• India Rules Out Mediation Between Myanmar, Bangladesh on Rohingya Issue Sputnik 29 Sep 2017 -- The Indian government has denied reports that it is interested in mediating between Myanmar and Bangladesh to resolve the Rohingya crisis.
• Myanmar to UN: 'No Ethnic Cleansing, No Genocide' of Rohingyas Here Sputnik 29 Sep 2017 -- Myanmar has rejected accusations of "a humanitarian and human rights nightmare," the violent crackdown on the Rohingya minority allegedly authorized by the country's government, and blamed the current crisis on "terrorists."
• Half a million Rohingya arrive in Bangladesh; UN agencies rush to provide shelter, clean water UN News 29 Sep 2017 -- The United Nations refugee agency announced today that it has started distributing plastic sheeting and essential relief items to Rohingyas arriving in from Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh, as part of a massive effort to cut the time refugees spend in the open.
• Aid Groups Demand Unfettered Access to Myanmar Conflict Zone VOA 29 Sep 2017 -- Calls are mounting for Myanmar to resume access for aid groups in northern Rakhine state, more than a month after attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents prompted an army operation that sent nearly 500,000 people fleeing to Bangladesh.
• Amnesty urges UNSC to impose arms embargo on Myanmar Press TV 28 Sep 2017 -- Amnesty International has called on the United Nations Security Council to spare no efforts to end the brutal crackdown against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, suggesting the imposition of a "comprehensive arms embargo" on the Southeast Asian country.
• Rohingya refugee crisis a 'human rights nightmare,' UN chief tells Security Council UN News 28 Sep 2017 -- Noting that the humanitarian crisis that has resulted in displacement of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas from Myanmar not only provides a "breeding ground" for radicalization, but also puts vulnerable people – including young children – at grave risk, United Nations Secretary-General called for "swift action" to prevent further instability and find a durable solution.
• Israel refuses to stop arms sales to Myanmar despite Rohingya massacre Press TV 27 Sep 2017 -- The Israeli regime will not put an end to its sale of ammunition to Myanmar in light of incontrovertible evidence and United Nations data that the Southeast Asian nation's military has perpetrated various forms of atrocities, including systematic rape and expulsions, against Rohingya Muslims.
• UN: Longer-term plans needed to manage Rohingya influx into Bangladesh Press TV 27 Sep 2017 -- The United Nations says longer-term plans are needed to manage the influx of Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled from Myanmar's Rakhine state to neighboring Bangladesh.
• India Braces Itself for Influx of Refugees, Seals Its Borders With Myanmar Sputnik 27 Sep 2017 -- India fears that Rohingyas fleeing Rakhine province in Myanmar may enter its territory through the countries' mutual border, which lacks a protective fence. In response, a team led by the head of the Department of Internal Security of the Ministry of Home Affairs was sent to the region by Home Minister Rajnath Singh last week.
• UNHCR: Risk of Terrorism 'Very, Very High' if Rohingya Crisis Persists VOA 27 Sep 2017 -- The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, warned Wednesday of a high risk of terrorism in Myanmar and the region if the Rohingya crisis remains unresolved.
• HRW sees 'crimes against humanity' in Myanmar treatment of Rohingya Press TV 26 Sep 2017 -- Human Rights Watch has accused Myanmar of committing "crimes against humanity" in Rakhine State, calling on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to act on the issue by imposing sanctions and an arms embargo against the government.
• Myanmar Braces for Turmoil as Rohingyas Prepare Major Ambush on State Forces Sputnik 26 Sep 2017 -- The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army has disclosed plans to launch a fresh ambush on Myanmar military similar to the one on August 25 this year.
• UN rights experts urge Member States to 'go beyond statements,' take concrete actions to help Rohingya UN News 26 Sep 2017 -- A month on from counter-terror operations following attacks on police outposts in Myanmar's Rakhine province, seven United Nations rights experts have called on the Government to stop all violence against the minority Muslim Rohingya community as well as on the global community to "go beyond" statements and take action to save them.
• Activist Group Accuses Myanmar Military of 'Crimes Against Humanity' VOA 26 Sep 2017 -- The activist group Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused the Myanmar military of committing "crimes against humanity" as hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims flee violence in Rakhine State.
• China Unlikely to Back Tougher UN Actions Against Myanmar VOA 26 Sep 2017 -- The United Nations will focus its attention this week on the Rohingya humanitarian crisis and what has been described as "ethnic cleansing" in Myanmar's Rakhine state, although analysts say China is unlikely to support any actions that would put pressure on Yangon and its military.
• UN urges escalated aid delivery to 'deeply traumatized' Rohingya refugees Press TV 25 Sep 2017 -- The UN refugee agency has warned that Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh from "unimaginable horrors" in Myanmar will face huge hardships and worsening conditions unless aid efforts are intensified.
• In Bangladesh, UN refugee chief warns influx of Rohingya outpaces capacities to respond UN News 25 Sep 2017 -- The United Nations refugee chief today called for ramped-up support for an estimated 436,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in the last month, warning that the massive influx of people seeking safety far outpaces capacities to respond.
• Mass Graves of Slain Hindus Found in Northern Myanmar VOA 25 Sep 2017 -- Mass graves of dozens of slain Hindus have been found in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state, according to government officials.
• Why Myanmar's Government Won't Negotiate With Rohingya Insurgents VOA 25 Sep 2017 -- When the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army offered a month-long cease-fire on September 10 with the stated purpose of facilitating aid through the conflict zone in Rakhine State, Myanmar's response was swift.
• UN official says Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh need 'massive assistance' Press TV 24 Sep 2017 -- The head of the UN refugee agency says Bangladesh needs "massive international assistance" to feed and shelter over 430,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar in recent weeks.
• UNHCR: Bangladesh Needs 'Massive International Assistance' for Rohingya VOA 24 Sep 2017 -- The head of the U.N. refugee agency says Bangladesh needs "massive international assistance" to feed and shelter the Rohingya who have fled Myanmar.
• Despite Suu Kyi's claims, army still burning Muslim villages: Amnesty Press TV 23 Sep 2017 -- Amnesty International says Myanmar's military and vigilante Buddhist mobs continue to set fire to Rohingya Muslim villages in Rakhine State, contradicting claims by de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi that army operations have ended there.
• Seven countries urge UNSC meeting on Myanmar violence against Rohingyas Press TV 23 Sep 2017 -- Seven countries have called on the UN Security Council to convene a meeting to discuss the ongoing atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
• Border Guards Stop Rohingyas From Entering India VOA 23 Sep 2017 -- India has stepped up security along its largely porous eastern border with Bangladesh and is using pepper spray and stun grenades to block Rohingya Muslims, who are fleeing violence in their homeland of Myanmar, Indian officials said Saturday.
• Doctors Without Borders warns Bangladesh refugee camps on brink of 'health disaster' Press TV 22 Sep 2017 -- Doctors Without Borders has warned that refugee camps in Bangladesh are on the brink of a "health disaster" amid an influx of Rohingya Muslims from neighboring Myanmar.
• Bangladesh urges 'safe zones' for Rohingya in Myanmar Press TV 22 Sep 2017 -- Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for the establishment of safe zones inside Myanmar to protect the Rohingya Muslims who are fleeing a government-sanctioned crackdown to seek refuge in her country.
• UN scales up response as number of Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar nears 500,000 UN News 22 Sep 2017 -- With the number of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar arriving in south-east Bangladesh edging towards half a million, United Nations agencies are stepping up delivery of life-saving aid to two official refugee camps, where the health concerns are quickly growing.
• UN Agencies Ramp Up Aid for Rohingya Refugees VOA 22 Sep 2017 -- The United Nations estimates some 429,000 Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar for Bangladesh since August 25. As the number edges toward half-a-million, U.N. agencies are increasing life-saving assistance to desperate people living in squalid settlements.
• World oblivious to suffering of other minorities in Rakhine, says Myanmar Vice-President UN News 20 Sep 2017 -- Informing world leaders that the violence, suffering and mass displacement in Myanmar's Rakhine province affects not just Muslim and Rakhine communities, but also other minority groups – to which most of the world has been oblivious – the country's Vice-President stressed his Government's deep concern over the situation.
• Ship carrying aid for persecuted Rohingya Muslims attacked in Myanmar Press TV 21 Sep 2017 -- An attack on an aid shipment in Myanmar's violence-hit state of Rakhine has hampered desperately needed relief efforts for Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution.
• In Myanmar, Conspiracy Theories Hound Rohingya Crisis Coverage VOA 21 Sep 2017 -- Conspiracy theories have hounded media coverage of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, which many view as biased against the largely Buddhist country.
• Aung San Suu Kyi appeals to int'l community to help Myanmar find peace People's Daily 20 Sep 2017 -- The State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi is calling for international support to bring peace back to her country as Rakhine state in the north has been besieged by violence. But there also comes a warning that too many cooks may spoil the broth.
• UN agency warns Rohingya Muslim refugees 'at mercy' of traffickers Press TV 20 Sep 2017 -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM), a subsidiary agency of the United Nations, has warned about the plight of Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar, saying they are "at the mercy" of human traffickers in Bangladesh and other areas.
• Suu Kyi's speech draws international reactions Press TV 20 Sep 2017 -- World countries continue to hold Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi responsible over widespread reports of deadly violence and ethnic cleansing against minority Muslims in the Southeast Asian country following her first speech to address the issue.
• Briefing on U.S. Humanitarian Assistance in Response to the Crisis in Rakhine State US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2017 -- Special Briefing by Simon Henshaw, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migratione
• US Vice President Condemns 'Terrible Savagery' Against Rohingya Muslims VOA 20 Sep 2017 -- Vice President Mike Pence spoke out, in the strongest terms to date, of any senior U.S. official on the Rohingya crisis, condemning what he termed a "historic exodus" of the Rohingya people from Myanmar to Bangladesh in the face of violent attacks.
• UN chief urges Myanmar to halt military campaign against Rohingya Press TV 19 Sep 2017 -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on Myanmar to put an end to its military campaign against Rohingya Muslims just hours after the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, failed to allay international concerns over the ongoing ethnic cleansing in Myanmar.
• UN mission asks for more time to probe mass killing of Rohingya Muslims Press TV 19 Sep 2017 -- The head of an investigation team in the UN Human Rights Council has asked for more time to look into allegations of mass killing of persecuted Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
• Myanmar leader defends handling of crimes against Rohingya Muslims Press TV 19 Sep 2017 -- Myanmar's leader has finally broken her silence only to defend how her government is dealing with the massive human rights violations committed against Rakhine-based Rohingya Muslims, which the UN says amount to ethnic cleansing. Aung San Suu Kyi fell short of singling out the military in the globally-condemned violence, which has triggered a massive exodus of Muslim refugees to Bangladesh.
• UN scaling up assistance as number of Rohingya refugees grows to over 400,000 UN News 19 Sep 2017 -- As the number of Rohingya who have fled to Bangladesh surpasses 400,000, United Nations agencies are scaling up their efforts to assist the displaced and Secretary-General António Guterres renewed his call on the authorities in Myanmar to take steps to address the crisis.
• Mixed Reaction to Aung San Suu Kyi's Speech on Rohingya Crisis VOA 19 Sep 2017 -- Aung San Suu Kyi's first speech on the weeks-old Rohingya crisis in Myanmar was a nationally televised event that many hoped would signal a new direction or perhaps an inspiring attempt to mend the conflict with the power of oratory.
• Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Addresses Rakhine Crisis VOA 19 Sep 2017 -- Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivered a highly anticipated national speech Tuesday, addressing her country's crisis in Rakhine state, where ongoing violence has led about 400,000 ethnic Rohingya to flee to neighboring Bangladesh in recent weeks.
• Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi to Give National Address on Rakhine Crisis VOA 18 Sep 2017 -- Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is scheduled to give a highly anticipated national speech Tuesday addressing her country's crisis in Rakhine state, where ongoing violence has led about 400,000 ethnic Rohingya to flee to neighboring Bangladesh in recent weeks.
• Buddhists to Rohingya: Leave, or we will kill you all Press TV 17 Sep 2017 -- Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in northwestern Myanmar are pleading for safe passage from two remote villages besieged by Buddhist extremists.
• Fleeing violence at home, Rohingya Muslims face difficulties in India, Nepal, Bangladesh Press TV 17 Sep 2017 -- There seems to be no end in sight to the plight of Rohingya Muslims as those members of the community who have fled persecution in Myanmar are now facing difficulties in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
• UN-supported campaign to immunize 150,000 Rohingya children against deadly diseases UN News 17 Sep 2017 -- As thousands of Rohingya refugees – including many children – having fled violence in Myanmar continue to arrive in Bangladesh, a United Nations-supported vaccination campaign has been initiated to prevent the spread of potentially deadly diseases.
• UN says over 400,000 Rohingya have entered Bangladesh as Dhaka seeks help Press TV 16 Sep 2017 -- The United Nations says so far more than 400,000 desperate Rohingya Muslims have fled the violence in Myanmar and crossed into neighboring Bangladesh, as Dhaka pleads for global help to cope with the humanitarian crisis.
• Bangladesh protests Myanmar airspace violations Press TV 16 Sep 2017 -- Dhaka has protested the repeated violations of its airspace by Myanmar as tensions escalate between the two sides on the crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, which has triggered an exodus of refugees into Bangladesh.
• Bangladesh Government to Build Camp for 400,000 Rohingya Muslim Refugees VOA 16 Sep 2017 -- The Bangladesh government plans to construct a large camp to house some 400,000 Rohingya Muslims who have poured in from neighboring Myanmar over the past three weeks, officials said.
• Myanmar Leader's Silence on Rohingya Disappoints, Angers VOA 15 Sep 2017 -- For more than 20 years, Aung San Suu Kyi has stood as a human rights icon. Known as "The Lady," she was admired and respected around the world as she endured house arrest and the repression of Myanmar's military government.
• Satellite imagery reveals Myanmar's 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingyas: Amnesty Press TV 15 Sep 2017 -- Amnesty International has released satellite imagery that shows how the Myanmar government has been pushing ahead with its "ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya Muslims by burning their villages as part of a "scorched earth" strategy.
• Amnesty International Releases Evidence of 'Ethnic Cleansing' By Burmese Forces RFE/RL 15 Sep 2017 -- Amnesty International says it has gathered evidence of an "orchestrated campaign of systematic burnings" by Burmese security forces and "vigilante mobs" targeting dozens of Rohingya Muslim villages -- a campaign the human rights group describes as "ethnic cleansing."
• Amnesty International Claims 'Evidence' of Ethnic Cleansings' of Rohingya Sputnik 15 Sep 2017 -- The organization has analyzed fire-detection data, satellite imagery and photos and videos from the ground. According to Amnesty International, the evaluation of its information has revealed that an orchestrated campaign to burn the villages of the Rohingya Muslim minority has been ongoing across the region for almost three weeks.
• Rohingya crisis one of the fastest growing in recent years, warns UN refugee agency UN News 15 Sep 2017 -- The humanitarian situation in parts of Bangladesh sheltering hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees continues to deteriorate, making the crisis one of the fastest growing refugee crises of recent years, according to the United Nations.
• Observers: Mass Exodus of Nearly 400,000 Rohingya Refugees Appears Unstoppable VOA 15 Sep 2017 -- U.N. and international agencies report the mass exodus of Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar appears unstoppable as nearly 400,000 have arrived in Bangladesh in the last three weeks.
• Overwhelmed Aid Groups Scale Up Response to Rohingya Crisis VOA 15 Sep 2017 -- As the number of Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar to the relative safety of Cox's Bazar in southern Bangladesh reaches nearly 400,000, aid groups are escalating their response to an increasingly urgent humanitarian crisis.
• UN chief urges Myanmar authorities to stop violence against Rohingya Press TV 13 Sep 2017 -- The United Nations chief has called on Myanmar's authorities to halt the ongoing campaign against the persecuted Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.
• EU parliament calls on Myanmar to halt violence against Rohingya Muslims Press TV 14 Sep 2017 -- Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have demanded that Myanmar's military immediately end the ongoing violence against the persecuted Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, adding to global pressure against the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
• Myanmar Rejects Bangladesh's Initiative on Safety Zone Along Border - Official Sputnik 14 Sep 2017 -- A senior Myanmari official told the Myanmar Times newspaper that the government had rejected Bangladesh's initiative to create a safe zone on Myanmar's border to ensure the safety of Rohingya refugees.
• UNICEF scales-up relief for Rohingya facing critical 'shortages of everything' UN News 14 Sep 2017 -- Amid an acute shortage of humanitarian supplies for the thousands of Rohingya arriving every day in Bangladesh, having fled violence in Myanmar, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is undertaking a "massive" scale-up of its emergency operations to ensure that those most vulnerable are not endangered further.
• Emergency Supplies En Route to Rohingya Children VOA 14 Sep 2017 -- Trucks carrying emergency supplies to children affected by the Rohingya refugee crisis are making their way to Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of members of Myanmar's Rohingya community have fled for safety, the U.N.'s children's agency said Thursday.
• With Refugee Camps Overwhelmed, Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar Sleep on Roadsides VOA 14 Sep 2017 -- Overwhelmed and underfunded, aid agencies in Bangladesh are at a breaking point. But nearly three weeks into Rakhine State's bloody conflict and the humanitarian crisis shows no signs of relenting.
• UN chief calls for action on Myanmar and DPR Korea; launches reform initiatives UN News 13 Sep 2017 -- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today reiterated his call for Muslims from Myanmar's Rakhine state to be granted nationality or at least a legal status that would allow them to lead a normal life, while also urging the international community to help provide assistance for the nearly 380,000 people who have fled into Bangladesh.
• UNSC Expresses 'Deep Concern' Over Rohignya Crisis in Myanmar Sputnik 13 Sep 2017 -- After the UN Security Council held closed consultations on the violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, the president of the UNSC voices the states' concern over the situation in the country.
• UN Chief Assails 'Ethnic Cleansing' of Myanmar's Rohingyas VOA 13 Sep 2017 -- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday the displacement of hundreds of thousands of members of Myanmar's Rohingya community can only be described as ethnic cleansing.
• Explainer: Who Are Myanmar's Rohingya? VOA 13 Sep 2017 -- Rohingya Muslims have long been seen as one of the world's most persecuted minority groups. Despite having a long history in Myanmar, the mostly Muslim group is not officially recognized by the government, which considers them illegal migrants from neighboring Bangladesh. They are also subject to intense societal and governmental discrimination in Buddhist-majority Myanmar.
• UN and partners aiding 'unprecedented' flow of refugees from Myanmar UN News 12 Sep 2017 -- The flow of desperate Rohingya fleeing across the border from Myanmar into Bangladesh is unprecedented in terms of volume and speed, United Nations humanitarian agencies said today, amid calls for international support for the emergency response.
• Bangladesh offers land to shelter Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing Myanmar Press TV 11 Sep 2017 -- Bangladesh has agreed to free land for a new camp to shelter some of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled an escalation of violence in Myanmar.
• UN human rights chief points to 'textbook example of ethnic cleansing' in Myanmar UN News 11 Sep 2017 -- The United Nations human rights chief today lashed out at the treatment of the Rohingya in Myanmar which has led to more than 300,000 people fleeing to Bangladesh in the past three weeks, as security forces and local militia reportedly burn villages and shoot civilians.
• UN asks for aid to tackle Rohingya crisis unfolding in southern Bangladesh Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- The United Nations has appealed for aid to tackle a humanitarian crisis unfolding in southern Bangladesh, where the number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar has neared 300,000.
• Reactions continue to Myanmar crackdown on Rohingya Press TV 10 Sep 2017 -- World countries continue to harshly react to a deadly crackdown by Myanmar's government on minority Rohingya Muslims in a western state in the country.
• Rohingya Militants Group Declares Ceasefire in Myanmar for 1 Month Sputnik 10 Sep 2017 -- A group of extremist Muslim insurgents has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Myanmar for a month starting Sunday.
• U.S. State Department Expresses Concern Over Plight of Rohingya Refugees RFE/RL 09 Sep 2017 -- The U.S. State Department has expressed concern over the plight of the tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have crossed into Bangladesh since fresh violence erupted in neighboring Burma late last month.
• Bangladesh Hosting of Rohingya US Dept. of State 09 Sep 2017 -- "We are very concerned by the United Nations announcement on September 8 that an estimated 270,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh since August 25 following allegations of serious human rights abuses in Burma's Rakhine State, including violent attacks and mass burnings of villages."
• Rohingya Insurgents Call for Humanitarian Cease-fire VOA 09 Sep 2017 -- Rohingya insurgents in Myanmar have called for a monthlong cease-fire starting Sunday in order to allow humanitarian aid to reach those affected by the conflict.
• Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Asia Patrick Murphy on the Situation in Burma US Dept. of State 08 Sep 2017
• UN scales up response as 270,000 flee Myanmar into Bangladesh in two weeks UN News 08 Sep 2017 -- The United Nations migration agency today confirmed that 270,000 people have fled violence in Myanmar for safety in Bangladesh over the past two weeks, and the number of new arrivals continues to increase.
• UN: 270,000 Rohingya Have Fled Myanmar for Safety in Bangladesh VOA 08 Sep 2017 -- U.N. agencies report about 270,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled violence and persecution in mainly Buddhist Myanmar over the past two weeks in search of refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. Unconfirmed media reports say more than 1,000 may have been killed by the Myanmar army since August 25 when violence erupted in that country's northern Rakhine state.
• US won't say whether considering sanctions against Myanmar Press TV 07 Sep 2017 -- The United States has expressed concerns about the deadly violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar but refused to address calls for international sanctions against the country.
• Some 164,000 Rohingya refugees fled fresh violence in Myanmar: UN Press TV 07 Sep 2017 -- The latest estimates by the United Nations show a fresh bout of violence against the Rohingya minority Muslims that erupted in Myanmar two weeks ago has forced a record number of people to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.
• US Deeply Concerned About Rohingya Crisis VOA 07 Sep 2017 -- The United States is expressing deep concerns and says it is in close contact with Myanmar's government on the situation in that country's northwestern Rakhine State, where tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have been forced to flee across the border to Bangladesh.

August

• Rohingya Muslim villagers blockaded in Myanmar's Rakhine Press TV 22 Aug 2017 -- Buddhists in a village in Myanmar's troubled state of Rakhine have imposed a blockade on hundreds of Rohingya Muslims living in the area, effectively barring them from work and shopping for their basic needs while imposing restrictions on people's access to drinking water.
• Bangladesh border guards block Myanmar Rohingya refugees Press TV 19 Aug 2017 -- Bangladeshi coast guards have refused to allow in scores of Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine, where the government continues with a deadly push against members of the minority.
• Bangladesh intensifies border patrols to deter fresh inflow of Rohingya refugees Press TV 17 Aug 2017 -- Bangladesh has ramped up patrols on its border with Myanmar, following reports that about 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar had crossed into the country in the past two weeks.
• Rights Activists Call on India to Not Deport Rohingyas, but Solve Issue VOA 17 Aug 2017 -- Human rights groups are calling on India to take a lead in addressing the crisis faced by tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar after a senior minister said New Delhi plans to identify and deport those living in the country.
• Bangladesh sees new influx of Rohingya Muslims Press TV 16 Aug 2017 -- Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh in recent days, following a fresh military build-up in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine.
• India set to deport all Rohingya Muslims regardless of UN registration: Official Press TV 14 Aug 2017 -- A senior Indian official has described thousands of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslims living in India as illegal refugees, saying the New Delhi government aims to deport them.
• Myanmar govt. imposes fresh curfews in Muslims-majority state Press TV 12 Aug 2017 -- Myanmar has reportedly declared new curfews in northern Rakhine state, where over a million of Rohingya Muslims live, as it has deployed hundreds of troops in the restive region to beef up its military presence.
• Myanmar deploys 500 soldiers to Rakhine, military sources say Press TV 11 Aug 2017 -- Myanmar has deployed 500 soldiers to the Muslim-majority northern part of Rakhine state amid fears of another wave of crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
• India 'to deport 40,000 Rohingya Muslims' Press TV 11 Aug 2017 -- India is planning to deport tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims it says are living in the country illegally.
• UN rights expert urges restraint in security operation in Myanmar's Rakhine state UN News 11 Aug 2017 -- A United Nations human rights expert has expressed alarm over reports that an army battalion has flown into Rakhine state in western Myanmar to help local authorities boost security in the region.
• 6 killed in fresh clashes in Myanmar's Rakhine Press TV 03 Aug 2017 -- At least six people have been killed in a fresh outbreak of violence in the Muslim-populated state of Rakhine in northwest Myanmar.
• Truth Elusive in Case of Assassinated Lawyer in Myanmar VOA 01 Aug 2017 -- After the prominent lawyer U Ko Ni was gunned down in broad daylight as he departed Yangon's airport on January 29, authorities moved quickly, arresting four suspects and later holding a rare news conference to share details about the investigation.

July

• Myanmar Moves to Amend Controversial Online Defamation Law VOA 25 Jul 2017 -- Amid mounting pressure from diplomats and the media, Myanmar's parliament is soon expected to amend a heavily criticized law that has been used to restrict freedom of expression online.
• Back from visit to Myanmar, independent UN rights expert says situation 'worsening' UN News 24 Jul 2017 -- While no one expects an overnight transition to democracy in Myanmar, there has to be real progress on human rights, an independent United Nations expert today said, highlighting reported killings, tortures, and an "ongoing humanitarian crisis" for the Rohingya people and other minorities.
• Myanmar Grapples With Legacy of Independence Hero 70 Years After Assassination VOA 19 Jul 2017 -- Long lines wrapped around the block of downtown Yangon's historic Secretariat building on Wednesday, with schoolchildren, adults and groups of friends waiting to get a rare glimpse of Myanmar's history.
• Over 80,000 Rohingya kids 'wasting' from hunger in Myanmar: UN Press TV 17 Jul 2017 -- The United Nations has warned that tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslim children under the age of five are in dire need of treatment for "acute malnutrition" in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine.
• Myanmar's New Leaders Still Step Softly Around Military VOA 14 Jul 2017 -- An escalating war of words between Myanmar's powerful but sensitive military and a senior official in de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi's government shows just how lightly Myanmar's new leaders must tread amid the country's volatile transition to democracy.
• Myanmar slammed for refusing visa to UN mission investigating abuse of Rohingya Press TV 12 Jul 2017 -- A Human Rights Watch representative has criticized Myanmar for refusing to give visas to a UN team probing abuse of Rohingya Muslims, saying the refusal amounts to "a slap in the face" of victims.
• UN calls on Myanmar to grant citizenship to Rohingya Press TV 07 Jul 2017 -- The UN refugee agency has called on Myanmar to grant citizenship to the persecuted Rohingya Muslims.
• In Myanmar, UN refugee chief calls for solutions to displacement and exclusion UN News 06 Jul 2017 -- Concluding his first visit to Myanmar, the United Nations refugee chief today appealed for inclusive and sustainable solutions to protracted displacement and statelessness.
• EU urges Myanmar to protect free speech amid crackdown on journalists Press TV 03 Jul 2017 -- The European Union has urged Myanmar to protect journalists from "intimidation, arrest or prosecution" after a number of journalists were detained across the Southeast Asian country.

June

• Myanmar to deny entry to UN staffers investigating plight of Rohingya Muslims Press TV 30 Jun 2017 -- Myanmar says it will refuse entry to the members of a United Nations fact-finding mission tasked with investigating allegations of crimes by Myanmar's security forces against Rohingya Muslims.
• Myanmar Rebels Accuse Army of Arresting Journalists to Hide Reality of War VOA 28 Jun 2017 -- The arrests of three journalists who visited a ceremony held by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) in northern Myanmar this week are part of a deliberate attempt to block information about the conflict, a spokesman for the group said, alleging that dozens of similar cases have occurred this year with civilians.
• Reports: US Secretary of State to Take Myanmar, Iraq Off Child Soldiers List VOA 26 Jun 2017 -- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to take Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, and Iraq off a list of countries that use or recruit child soldiers, in an announcement set for Tuesday, according to media reports.
• Wreckage of missing Myanmar military aircraft found: military sources People's Daily 07 Jun 2017 -- The wreckage of the missing Myanmar military aircraft has been found on sea off Dawei township in southern Tanintharyi region late on Wednesday, according to military sources.

May

• Aung San Suu Kyi Opens Second Round of Myanmar Peace Talks VOA 24 May 2017 -- The second round of peace talks under Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, called "21st Century Panglong", commenced in the capital Naypyitaw Wednesday amid a cloud of frustration over the lack of progress made since the first conference held under her leadership in August.
• Xi says China willing to assist Myanmar in peace progress People's Daily 17 May 2017 -- President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China is willing to continue to provide Myanmar with assistance in its internal peace progress.
• Bangladeshi police detain Rohingya refugees headed to Malaysia Press TV 10 May 2017 -- Bangladeshi security forces have detained more than a dozen members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslim community and two men accused of attempting to smuggle them into Malaysia by boat.
• Myanmar: Displaced Rohingya at risk of 're-victimization' warns UN refugee agency UN News 04 May 2017 -- The tens of thousands of members of Myanmar's Rohingya community who fled inter-communal violence in north of the country and sought refuge in Bangladesh remain highly vulnerable and risk being "re-victimized even in exile" unless urgent action is taken, a senior United Nations refugee protection official has warned.
• Myanmar rejects UN probe into crimes against Rohingya Press TV 03 May 2017 -- Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected a decision by the United Nations' rights council to investigate allegations of killings, rape and torture by army forces against Rohingya Muslims in the county's troubled Rakhine State.

April

• Myanmar to resume peace talks with rebels in May Press TV 25 Apr 2017 -- The government of Myanmar says it will go to peace talks with ethnic groups next month in a fresh attempt to end decades of war in the country.
• Myanmar oil pipeline deal reached in Beijing People's Daily 11 Apr 2017 -- China and Myanmar on Monday signed an agreement on a crude oil pipeline to send oil from Myanmar's Kyaukpyu Port to Yunnan.
• Myanmar begins shutting down displacement camps in Rakhine Press TV 11 Apr 2017 -- Myanmar authorities begin shutting down three displacement camps in the beleaguered Rakhine State, where persecuted Rohingya Muslims are mainly based.
• As Myanmar Rebuffs International Spotlight, Rohingyas Suffer VOA 11 Apr 2017 -- In the ramshackle refugee camps that dot the landscape of Bangladesh's borderlands with Myanmar, the prospect of an imminent return home for the Rohingya people is growing ever dimmer.
• Myanmar rejects ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims Press TV 06 Apr 2017 -- Myanmar's government has refused to recognize as ethnic-cleansing the ongoing persecution of Rohingya Muslims, who have been subject to a heavy-handed crackdown by the country's military over the past months.

March

• Myanmar's Rohingya Insurgency Strikes Pragmatic Note VOA 30 Mar 2017 -- The Rohingya Muslim insurgency, whose sneak attacks in October killed nine border guard officers in Myanmar's northern Rakhine State, issued a detailed list of demands this week that struck a far more pragmatic note while describing the use of violence in the past as self-defense.
• Myanmar Voters Get to Judge Economic Success in By-Elections VOA 29 Mar 2017 -- Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) is facing a crucial test in regional by-elections, with voters getting their first chance at the polls to judge the government's economic performance since taking office in 2015.
• Myanmar Silences Radical Monk, but Legacy of Hatred Speaks for Itself VOA 28 Mar 2017 -- The Myanmar nationalist monk Wirathu has long used vile language to make a point.
• Myanmar army chief defies UN calls, defends crackdown on Rohingya Press TV 27 Mar 2017 -- Myanmar's army chief has defended an ongoing crackdown against the persecuted Rohingya Muslims minority in Rakhine State after the UN pledged to probe a campaign of killing and torture by security forces there.
• India Bags Myanmar Torpedo Order Worth $38 Million Sputnik 27 Mar 2017 -- India has agreed to supply lightweight torpedoes to Myanmar in a US$ 37.9 million-contract which is said to be evidence of a growing arms race between Myanmar and Bangladesh. The torpedoes will be manufactured by government-owned Bharat Dynamics and private company L&T.
• Russia Supplies to Myanmar First Three Yak-130 Combat Trainers Sputnik 21 Mar 2017 -- Russia has completed the delivery of the first batch of Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft to Myanmar, the contract will be fully executed in 2017, Mikhail Petukhov, deputy director of Russia's Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), told Sputnik.
• Rohingya Refugees Worried About Bangladesh's Relocation Plan VOA 21 Mar 2017 -- Bangladesh has proposed moving an influx of refugees from Myanmar to an isolated island that only emerged from the sea 11 years ago, partially floods at high tide and disappears completely for three months during the annual monsoon season.
• Myanmar extremist Buddhists protest Rohingya citizenship plan Press TV 19 Mar 2017 -- Hundreds of extremist Buddhists in Myanmar have staged a protest against a government plan to grant citizenship to some members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim community.
• EU seeks UN probe into crimes by Myanmar military against Rohingya Muslims Press TV 16 Mar 2017 -- The European Union has called on the United Nations to urgently send an international fact-finding mission to Myanmar to investigate widespread crimes being committed by the government armed forces against persecuted Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State.
• Myanmar must allow Rohingya Muslims to leave camps, return home: Annan commission Press TV 16 Mar 2017 -- A panel led by former UN chief Kofi Annan says Myanmar needs to close the squalid camps in Rakhine State, where thousands of persecuted displaced Rohingya Muslims have been trapped for nearly five years, and allow them to return home.
• UN Human Rights Council discusses situations in DPRK, Iran, Myanmar and Burundi UN News 13 Mar 2017 -- At respective interactive dialogues today on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Burundi, Iran and Eretria, senior United Nations independent human rights experts called on the governments to take immediate steps to ensure human rights protection in their respective countries.
• UN expert warns Myanmar may be trying to 'expel' all Rohingya Muslims Press TV 13 Mar 2017 -- The UN special rapporteur on Myanmar has expressed concern that the Southeast Asian country may be seeking to "expel" all members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim community from its territory.
• UN Report Warns Myanmar May Try to Expel Rohingya VOA 13 Mar 2017 -- A new report presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council accuses Myanmar of "institutionalized discrimination and long-standing persecution" of its mainly Muslim Rohingya population amid appeals by a government representative to the international community to support Myanmar "in its efforts to promote democracy and human rights."
• Over 20,000 Myanmar refugees enter China amid fighting between army, rebels: Beijing Press TV 09 Mar 2017 -- Thousands of people from Myanmar have fled into China following recent intense clashes between the military and armed ethnic rebel groups, a senior Chinese official says.
• Thousands flee as clashes erupt in Myanmar-China border town Press TV 07 Mar 2017 -- Thousands of people are fleeing a town in Myanmar bordering China after dozens of people were killed in a recent intense fighting between the military and armed ethnic rebel groups.
• Dozens killed as intense fighting erupts in Myanmar-China border town Press TV 06 Mar 2017 -- At least 30 people have been killed in fresh intense fighting between Myanmar's military forces and ethnic armed groups near the border with China.
• Indian Navy to Set Up Met Facilities for Myanmar Navy Sputnik 02 Mar 2017 -- In recent past, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are playing the China card to get best techno-commercial defense deals from India.
• Into Myanmar's Stalled Peace Process Steps China VOA 02 Mar 2017 -- Myanmar's government is meeting with an alliance of ethnic rebel groups this week to try to revive a peace process that has stalled after months of increased fighting in the country's north.
• Suu Kyi aide dismisses UN pressure over abuse of Rohingya Press TV 01 Mar 2017 -- A close aide to Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has dismissed mounting international pressure over the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state despite evidence provided by the UN of murder, rape and torture at the hands of government forces.

February

• 160 have died in clashes between Myanmar military, ethnic armed groups Press TV 28 Feb 2017 -- At least 160 people have died in about three months of clashes between Myanmar's military and ethnic armed groups near the border with China.
• UN rights expert calls on Myanmar authorities to protect Rohingya population UN News 27 Feb 2017 -- Concluding a four-day visit to parts of Bangladesh where she met with members of Myanmar's Rohingya community who fled the violence there following attacks on a border post in early October and the ensuing military operations, a United Nations expert called for urgent action by the Government of Myanmar to end the suffering of the Rohingya population in the country.
• Myanmar's Suu Kyi says killing of top Muslim lawyer 'great loss' Press TV 26 Feb 2017 -- Myanmar's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi has described the daylight assassination of her adviser U Ko Ni, a prominent Muslim lawyer and critic of Myanmar's powerful military, a "great loss" for the country's struggle for democracy.
• No peace with Myanmar government in sight, powerful rebel group warns Press TV 23 Feb 2017 -- The head of Myanmar's most powerful ethnic rebel group has threatened to derail the government's wobbling push for peace as fierce fighting in the country's restive borderlands has reached a critical point.
• Myanmar Rohingya Not Returning, Despite Halt in Crackdown VOA 22 Feb 2017 -- Many Rohingya Muslims who fled alleged killings and other rights abuses during a Myanmar military crackdown in northern Rakhine state say they are not willing to return to their homes, despite last week's announcement that the military operation in the region has ended.
• UN Special Rapporteur visits Rohingya camps in Bangladesh Press TV 21 Feb 2017 -- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has visited Rohingya Muslims refugee camps in Bangladesh, where thousands of people have taken shelter after fleeing an ongoing persecution and military crackdown in Myanmar.
• Myanmar 'ends military ops in troubled Muslim-majority state' Press TV 16 Feb 2017 -- Government officials in Myanmar say the army has ended the "clearance operations" in the country's troubled Rakhine State, where a four-month, all-out military crackdown targeted ethnic Rohingya Muslims.
• Malaysian ship carrying aid for Rohingya arrives in Bangladesh Press TV 14 Feb 2017 -- A Malaysian ship has arrived in Bangladesh, carrying humanitarian aid for thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have escaped persecution in neighboring Myanmar.
• Myanmar police to probe allegations of abuse against Muslim Rohingyas Press TV 13 Feb 2017 -- Myanmar's police are to conduct a "departmental enquiry" to determine whether law enforcement officers have committed human rights violations against the Muslim Rohingyas in the Buddhist-majority country.
• Myanmar crackdown has allegedly killed 1,000 Rohingya: UN officials Press TV 08 Feb 2017 -- More than 1,000 Rohingya Muslims have allegedly been killed in Myanmar amid the army's intensified crackdown on members of the minority group, two senior United Nations officials have disclosed the horrifying fact.
• Myanmar Wants 'Firm Evidence' of Abuses Against Rohingya VOA 07 Feb 2017 -- The government of Myanmar says it needs "firm evidence" rather than allegations before it investigates U.N. reports of abuses against the Rohingya community by its security forces.
• Rohingya, Rights Groups Resist Bangladesh Refugee Relocation Plan VOA 07 Feb 2017 -- Since the Bangladesh government announced it has begun a process to relocate the country's Rohingya refugees to a remote island in Bay of Bengal, a new tension has gripped refugee Mohammad Eliyas.
• Violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity - UN special adviser UN News 06 Feb 2017 -- The scale of violence against the Rohingya community in Myanmar's Rakhine state documented in a recent United Nations human rights report is a level of dehumanization and cruelty that is "revolting and unacceptable," the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide said today, underlining the Government's responsibility to ensure that populations are protected.
• Myanmar army, police 'gang rape' Rohingya women systematically: HRW Press TV 06 Feb 2017 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Myanmarese government forces have committed "rape and other sexual violence" against women and girls of the Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority while carrying out their so-called counter-militancy operations in the western province of Rakhine.
• UN says Myanmar army killed, raped in Rohingya ethnic cleansing IRNA 04 Feb 2017 -- The Myanmar Army forces have committed mass killing and raping Muslims since Oct 2016 which is likely to be crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) announced.
• UN rights chief urges end to rights violations against Rohingya Muslims Press TV 03 Feb 2017 -- A report by the UN human rights office says Myanmar's months-long crackdown on its Rohingya Muslims has likely killed hundreds of people, in a campaign that could amount to crimes against humanity and "ethnic cleansing."
• UN report details 'devastating cruelty' against Rohingya population in Myanmar's Rakhine province UN News 03 Feb 2017 -- In a report issued today, the United Nations human rights arm said that the widespread human rights violations against the Rohingya population by Myanmar's security forces in the country's northern Rakhine state indicate the very likely commission of crimes against humanity.
• New UN Report Highlights Harsh Abuses Against Myanmar Rohingya VOA 03 Feb 2017 -- Thousands of Rohingya children, women, and men are victims of mass gang rapes, killings, beatings, disappearances and other acts of cruelty at the hands of Myanmar's police and security forces, says a new U.N. report.

January

• Bangladesh to relocate Rohingya refugees to remote island Press TV 30 Jan 2017 -- Authorities in Bangladesh have controversially decided to encamp tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from neighboring Myanmar at a remote offshore location.
• Myanmar: UN rights expert condemns killing of prominent Muslim lawyer UN News 30 Jan 2017 -- A United Nations human rights expert today strongly condemned the brutal murder of a respected Muslim lawyer and constitutional law expert in Myanmar, who was also the legal adviser to the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD).
• Is the Rohingya Situation Improving in Myanmar? VOA 30 Jan 2017 -- Since 2012, the violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has displaced thousands of people. According to the United Nations Human Rights Council, that number has surpassed 140,000.
• Prominent Muslim lawyer gunned down in Myanmar Press TV 29 Jan 2017 -- A prominent Muslim lawyer and adviser to Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party has been assassinated along with a taxi driver outside the country's busiest airport.
• Myanmar Shrugs Off International Pressure Over Rohingya Crackdown VOA 26 Jan 2017 -- Myanmar has been under growing international pressure over its months-long, brutal security operations in Rohingya Muslim communities in Rakhine State, and last week saw another barrage of criticism from Malaysia and a United Nations human rights rapporteur.
• Tensions Rise After Myanmar Fences Border With India Sputnik 25 Jan 2017 -- The boot is on the other foot for India. It has happily overlooked concerns by neighbours while fencing its borders but is now worried after Myanmar has undertaken a similar measure.
• UN rights expert 'deeply concerned' about reprisals against those she met on official visit to Myanmar UN News 24 Jan 2017 -- A United Nations expert warned today about possible reprisals against the people she met during her recent visit to the country, noting that she was particularly struck by the fear of some she spoke to "who were afraid of what would happen to them after talking to me."
• Myanmar defies OIC call to stop atrocities against Rohingya Press TV 21 Jan 2017 -- Myanmar has defied a call by Muslim governments to stop atrocities against Rohingya Muslims, slamming instead Malaysia for hosting a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
• UN criticizes Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims Press TV 20 Jan 2017 -- A United Nations rapporteur tasked with evaluating Myanmar's handling of the plight of Rohingya Muslims has criticized the country for its poor performance.
• Bangladesh urges Myanmar to end violence against Rohingya Muslims Press TV 12 Jan 2017 -- Bangladesh has urged Myanmar to end months of persecution and violence that have forced thousands of Rohingya Muslims in the northwestern Rakhine State to flee across the border.
• At least 65,000 Rohingya Muslims flee from Myanmar to Bangladesh: UN Press TV 09 Jan 2017 -- At least 65,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled persecution and violence in Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh since the army launched a crackdown in the northwestern Rakhine State early October, the United Nations says.
• UN special envoy arrives in Myanmar for probe Press TV 09 Jan 2017 -- A United Nations (UN) special envoy has arrived in Myanmar to begin an investigation into a brutal and deadly military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in the country.
• UN to probe Myanmar crackdown on Rohingya Press TV 06 Jan 2017 -- The United Nations is conducting a probe into a harsh military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar following reports of rapes, killings, and torture against the minority group in the Buddhist-dominated country.
• UN rights expert to assess potential abuses in northern Myanmar UN News 06 Jan 2017 -- An independent United Nations expert will assess the human rights situation in Myanmar starting next week, it was announced, following increasing concerns about civilians in Kachin State and the escalating violence in Rakhine State.
• Rights groups slam Myanmar abuse cover-up Press TV 05 Jan 2017 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) and other rights groups have accused Myanmar of trying to cover up abuses perpetrated by the country's government forces against Rohingya Muslims in the western state of Rakhine.
• Myanmar Arrests Officers Over Rohingya Abuse VOA 02 Jan 2017 -- Myanmar arrested several police officers Monday who had been filmed beating Rohingya civilians, a rare government acknowledgement of abuse against the Muslim minority.
• Activists: Defamation Cases Surge in Myanmar VOA 02 Jan 2017 -- When the National League for Democracy took office in Myanmar in April, many activists, journalists and civil society groups hoped the change to a democratic government would mark a turning point for freedom of expression, following decades of repressive army rule.
• Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Vow Never to Return to Myanmar VOA 01 Jan 2017 -- Authorities in Dhaka have demanded that Myanmar repatriate tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who crossed the border to escape what they say is persecution, and are now living illegally in Bangladesh.