Myanmar

Pope Francis: 'The Presence Of God Is Also Called Rohingya'

12:48pm December 01, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"Pope Francis was visibly moved as he met the refugees who fled a military crackdown in Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh," NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Pope Francis shakes hands with Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi as they meet at Naypyitaw's presidential palace in Myanmar on Tuesday.

In Myanmar, Pope Calls For Unity And Tolerance, But Doesn't Mention Rohingya

9:53am November 28, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Francis, on a visit to the Southeast Asian country, was advised against talking specifically about the persecuted Muslim minority for fear of causing a backlash against Myanmar's Christians.

In this image provided by L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis arrives in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday.

Pope Arrives In Myanmar, But What Will He Say About The Rohingya?

11:30am November 27, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Francis, on a visit to Yangon before traveling to Bangladesh later this week, hasn't said whether he will address the crisis described by the United Nations as "a textbook case of ethnic cleansing."

Tents are seen in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh where Rohingya Muslims live, after crossing over from Myanmar into Bangladesh. More than 620,000 Rohingya have fled Rakhine for neighbouring Bangladesh since late August 2017.

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Myanmar, Bangladesh Announce Tentative Deal To Repatriate Rohingya Refugees

7:59am November 23, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Myanmar says it is ready to accept refugees back into the country, but many details of the deal are unclear.

A Rohingya refugee boy looks on at Balukhali refugee camp in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia on Wednesday. An estimated 618,000 Muslim Rohingya have fled mainly Buddhist Myanmar since a military crackdown was launched in Rakhine in August. Refugees desc

U.S. Denounces Violence Against Rohingya As 'Ethnic Cleansing'

3:51pm November 22, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

"Those responsible for these atrocities must be held accountable," Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a statement Wednesday. Targeted sanctions against Myanmar are a possibility.

Rohingya refugees wait for medical treatment at a 'Doctors Without Borders clinic in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

How Do You Help Refugees Who Are Too Traumatized To Talk?

3:47pm November 16, 2017

by Courtney Columbus

That's the dilemma for health workers in Bangladesh as they try to treat the physical and mental health issues among the Rohingya who've fled violence in their homeland of Myanmar.

Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh wait to receive food distributed by a Turkish aid agency at a refugee camp on Saturday.

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U.N. Rights Chief: Myanmar's Treatment Of Rohingya Includes 'Almost ISIS-Type Crimes'

3:14pm October 24, 2017

by Fatma Tanis

The violence includes "some of the most awful crimes we have ever seen," including beheadings and cutting children's throats, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein tells NPR.

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Rohingya Muslim refugees wait to receive food distributed from a Turkish aid agency at Thaingkhali refugee camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh on Saturday.

Amid Rohingya Crisis, White House Mulls Sanctions On Myanmar's Military

2:13am October 24, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The State Department says it is considering using the Global Magnitsky Act to freeze assets and deny visas for the country's top generals.

Bangladesh is struggling to accommodate 500,000-plus Rohingya who have poured across the border in less than two months. It isn't recognizing them as refugees and would prefer to see them repatriated.

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For Half A Million Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar, Bangladesh Is A Reluctant Host

4:00pm October 16, 2017

by Michael Sullivan

Bangladesh is struggling to accommodate 500,000-plus Rohingya who have poured across the border in less than two months. It isn't recognizing them as refugees and would prefer to see them repatriated.

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Rohingya children wait for food handouts at Thangkhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Thursday.

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Boat Carrying Rohingya Refugees Capsizes Off Bangladesh

9:21am October 09, 2017

by Scott Neuman

At least 12 people are dead and 30 others missing, many of them children. Meanwhile, the situation in refugee camps in Bangladesh grows dire.