Dec 26, 2012 | Report
Life for the RohingyaSince the ethnic fighting broke out in June, much of the Rohingya population have fled their homes, fearing more attacks. Lindsay MurdochThe Sydney Morning HeraldDecember 25, 2012 They scavenge for grass and plants to eat and live in...
Dec 18, 2012 | Report
By Francis Wade Several minutes into President Obama’s speech at Rangoon University in early November, Burmese state television channels that were broadcasting the historic occasion – the first visit to Burma by a U.S. president – cut their simultaneous translations....
Dec 17, 2012 | Report
Valerie Amos, the co-coordinator for United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief, told the UN News Centre that conditions for thousands of displaced Rohingya IDPs camps in western Burma are “dire” and called on the government...
Dec 17, 2012 | Report
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Dec 16, 2012 | Report
By Jonah Fisher BBC News, Rakhine state, Burma Six months of sectarian violence has driven more than 100,000 people from their homes in western Burma. Rakhine Buddhist and Rohingya Muslim communities that have lived separately for generations are now forcibly...
Dec 16, 2012 | Report
Source: Refugees InternationalCountry: Myanmar Despite an abundance of natural resources, Rakhine State is the second-poorest state in Burma. The simmering tension that exists between the Rakhine and stateless Rohingya communities has been stoked by poverty for...
