Myanmar

Calls for release of man arrested photographing transfer of Rohingyas
Bangladesh authorities under pressure from rights activists including Bianca Jagger over detention of Abul Karam
Kaamil Ahmed
01, Jan, 2021 @6:30 AM

David Arnott obituary
Other lives: Buddhist human rights activist and founder of the Online Burma Library
Colin Archer
28, Dec, 2020 @9:47 PM

Bangladesh moves more Rohingyas to remote island despite rights concerns
Activists say the island of Bhasan Char is not safe and that the refugees are being moved against their will
Veena Thoopkrajae in Bangkok
28, Dec, 2020 @7:15 AM

British banks under pressure over £45m loans to firm with links to Myanmar military
Campaigners say £45m deals are a breach of firms’ human rights responsibilities
Jamie Doward
20, Dec, 2020 @6:35 AM

Bangladesh begins moving Rohingya families to remote island
Operation to move 2,500 families begins despite safety concerns and lack of consent from refugees
Kaamil Ahmed and Redwan Ahmed
04, Dec, 2020 @5:12 AM

Aung San Suu Kyi's party returns to power in Myanmar
Election result is likely to further entrench divisions within the country, particularly resentment within minority communities
Rebecca Ratcliffe, south-east Asia correspondent
13, Nov, 2020 @4:00 AM

Aung San Suu Kyi expected to keep power in Myanmar election
‘Mother Suu’ remains popular despite coronavirus, conflict in Rakhine state and genocide charges
Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent
08, Nov, 2020 @9:51 AM

Myanmar minorities, including Rohingya, excluded from voting in election
Rights groups say poll, which Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD is expected to win, is ‘fundamentally flawed’
Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent, and Cape Diamond
06, Nov, 2020 @9:41 AM

Paula Sowerby obituary
Other lives: Local government officer in Middlesbrough who as a child was interned in a Japanese prisoner of war camp in Burma
Adrienne Dolphin
04, Nov, 2020 @5:29 PM

'Thrown to the wolves': how Covid-19 laws are being used to silence garment workers
Campaigners report job losses and jailing of those airing grievances – and urge global fashion brands to stand up for workers’ rights
Tansy Hoskins
26, Oct, 2020 @7:15 AM

‘I have to do this’: Myanmar garment workers forced into sex work by Covid
Factory closures due to fashion industry order cancellations have pushed many former employees into often dangerous work
Lorcan Lovett and Nay Chi Nway
22, Oct, 2020 @6:15 AM

Gang violence erupts in Bangladesh Rohingya camps forcing families to flee
Fighting leaves seven dead as rival factions fight for control of drugs trade and terrorise vulnerable refugees
Kaamil Ahmed
09, Oct, 2020 @6:15 AM
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