Rappler's latest stories on Rakhine
Myanmar finds soldiers guilty in Rohingya atrocities court martial
The rare action against military members comes as Myanmar faces charges of genocide at the United Nations' top court over a brutal 2017 crackdown against the Rohingya
UN warns of 'intensified fighting' in Myanmar's Rakhine state
The United Nations calls on the two parties to 'take urgent measures to spare civilians'
Myanmar ships 800 freed Rohingya prisoners back to Rakhine
A Navy vessel transports hundreds of freed prisoners from Yangon to western Rakhine state, where most Rohingya live under tight movement restrictions and in conditions Amnesty International has condemned as 'apartheid'
Myanmar sends nearly 200 Rohingya captured at sea to Rakhine camps
The nearly 200 arrested Rohingya Muslims are taken to either Thechaung camp or transported further north to Ngakhuya camp in Maungdaw township
Aung San Suu Kyi party official killed in Myanmar's Rakhine
The National League for Democracy's Ye Thein, party chairman in Buthidaung township, had been held for weeks by the Arakan Army
Number of hostages 'killed' as Rakhine rebels, Myanmar army clash
The insurgents and army blame each other for the deaths of hostages
Rakhine rebels abduct dozens after storming Myanmar bus – army
State-backed Global New Light of Myanmar says a bus was flagged down by a man before 18 rebels in sportswear emerged from the forest and ordered passengers off at gunpoint
Myanmar says holding court martial after Rohingya atrocities probe
The report describes grisly violence at the hands of soldiers and Buddhist vigilantes, who allegedly attacked villagers with guns, knives, rocket launchers and grenades before dumping bodies into pits and dousing them with acid
200,000 Rohingya rally to mark 'Genocide Day' in Bangladesh camps
The rally marks two years since the Rohingya fled a violent crackdown by Myanmar forces
Security tightened as Myanmar delegation visits Rohingya camps
Some 740,000 Rohingya who fled a crackdown by Myanmar's military in 2017 in Rakhine state still fear for their safety if they return to Myanmar
Internet cutoff in Myanmar's Rakhine enters fifth week
Authorities say the internet was being used to coordinate operations while rights groups allege the blackout permits troops to act with impunity
Internet blackout imposed on Myanmar's restive Rakhine state
Internet services are being used to coordinate illegal activities, said Myanmar's Ministry of Transport and Communications
Amnesty accuses Myanmar military of fresh 'war crimes' in Rakhine
Army spokesman Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun denies all allegations by Amnesty International, saying the military's operations were within the law and they 'avoided harming civilians'
9 cops killed in attack in Myanmar’s Rakhine
One cop is injured, while another one is missing
Bangladesh protests to Myanmar over new arrivals from troubled state
Bangladesh's foreign ministry summons Myanmar's ambassador late Tuesday, February 5, to protest over the arrivals from Rakhine
Myanmar's Rakhine rebels attack police posts in pre-dawn raids
Ethnic Rakhine rebels carried out pre-dawn attacks on 4 police stations near Myanmar border with Bangladesh
Myanmar forces conduct 'clearance operations' after 2 killed in Rakhine state
The operations come after two ethnic Rakhine Buddhist men were found dead
Rally to mark 1 year since arrest of Myanmar Reuters journalists
Supporters will gather in downtown Yangon as Reuters invites people from around the world to post photos on social media of the 'thumbs up' gesture that became a symbol of the pair's court appearances
Rohingya say prayers of thanks after repatriation halted
None of the 720,000 Rohingya who fled Myanmar after a military crackdown in August last year volunteer to return
Aung Suu Kyi promises 'transparency' over Rohingya atrocities
Once hailed as a global rights champion, Suu Kyi has fallen from grace due to her failure to speak up following a brutal military crackdown on Myanmar's Rohingya minority
U.S. documents systematic violence against Myanmar Rohingya
(UPDATED) The State Department releases the report just as the United States announces $185 million in new funding for Rohingya refugees during a meeting on Myanmar at the United Nations
Suu Kyi defends court decision to jail Reuters reporters
(UPDATED) 'They were not jailed because they were journalists' but because 'the court has decided that they had broken the Official Secrets Act,' says Aung San Suu Kyi
ICC can rule on Rohingya deportations from Myanmar
The International Criminal Court's 'pre-trial chamber...decided by majority the court may exercise jurisdiction over the alleged deportations of the Rohingya people from Myanmar to Bangladesh'
Rohingya protest for 'justice' on crackdown anniversary
(UPDATED) The Rohingya exodus continues today, as refugees continue to trickle over the border throughout this year
Reuters reporters to face Myanmar trial for 'breaking' secrecy law
(UPDATED) Myanmar nationals Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been held in custody for nearly 7 months for pre-trial hearings
Myanmar downgraded in U.S. trafficking report
The annual Trafficking in Persons report says Myanmar slipped backward on its trafficked person's index to Tier 3 for failing to protect Rohingya Muslims fleeing a military crackdown in Rakhine state
Myanmar sacks top general involved in Rohingya crackdown
The military says in a Facebook post that Major General Maung Maung Soe, the former head of the western command in Rakhine, has been 'purged' for poor performance
[OPINION] Myanmar is now erasing the Rohingya's very name
News organizations are being prohibited from using the word 'Rohingya' in their shows
UN signs Myanmar access deal amid Rohingya repatriation fears
United Nations agencies will initially carry out assessments in Rakhine state, which has been largely closed to outsiders since the Rohingya crisis began
Security Council asks Myanmar to cooperate with UN investigators
The UN Security Council is also urging Myanmar to take steps to end decades of discrimination against the Muslim Rohingya, who are denied citizenship rights in the Buddhist-majority country
One family, 4 countries – the dispossession of the Rohingya
A story of a Rohingya family torn apart by brutality and with nowhere to go
Q and A: The 'Rohingya' word
'Definitely the term is divisive,' says sociologist Su-Ann Oh, who has done fieldwork in refugee camps on the Thai-Burmese border since 2005
Scepticism as Myanmar announces repatriation of first Rohingya family
(UPDATED) Bangladesh and Myanmar are supposed to begin repatriation in January but the plan is repeatedly delayed as both sides blame the other for a lack of preparation
Conditions in Myanmar 'not conducive' to Rohingya return – UN
(UPDATED) The United Nations says Myanmar must still address 'critical issues of freedom of movement, social cohesion, livelihoods, and access to services'
Boat carrying dozens of Rohingya arrives in Malaysia
It has been rare for Rohingya migrants to attempt the sea routes south since Thai authorities clamped down on regional trafficking networks in 2015
Rohingya returnees won't be kept in camps 'forever' – Myanmar official
Myanmar has been trumpeting its readiness to take back refugees, who are massed across the border in Bangladesh, and built reception centers and transit camps for returnees
Myanmar events 'bear hallmarks of genocide': UN rapporteur
'I am becoming more convinced that crimes committed... bear the hallmarks of genocide, and call in the strongest terms for accountability,' says the report to the UN Human Rights Council
3 bombs rock capital of Myanmar's Rakhine state
(UPDATED) One is detonated in the compound of the state government secretary's home, while the two others explode in front of an office in the city and on a road leading to a beach
Myanmar denies report of mass graves in Rakhine
Myanmar denies the allegation, saying it launched a proportionate crackdown on Rohingya rebels
Myanmar pillories U.S. diplomat for 'personal attack' on Suu Kyi
One-time Suu Kyi ally Bill Richardson was one of 5 foreign members handpicked by Myanmar's civilian leader to serve on the committee
UN chief concerned about deal on return of Myanmar's Rohingya
'We believe it would be very important to have UNHCR fully involved in the operation to guarantee that the operation abides by international standards'
Myanmar security forces took part in killing 10 Rohingya – army
(UPDATED) The Facebook post gives the first confirmation of a mass Rohingya grave inside Rakhine state following an army crackdown on militants from the minority group
Bangladesh targets 100,000 for first Rohingya repatriation
Bangladesh sends the list of names to Myanmar authorities so repatriations could start in late January under an accord between the two governments
HRW: Myanmar burned Rohingya villages despite refugee deal
Human Rights Watch says dozens of buildings were burned the same week Myanmar and Bangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding on November 23
6,700 Rohingya killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF
The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says 'at least 6,700 Rohingya, in the most conservative estimations, are estimated to have been killed, including at least 730 children below the age of 5'
Possible 'elements of genocide' in Myanmar: UN rights chief
Speaking before a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the abuses against the Rohingya, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein condemns 'widespread, systematic and shockingly brutal' attacks against the Rohingya
'Strong resolution' needed on Myanmar at UN meet – Amnesty
Amnesty urges members to keep the pressure on and says authorities in Myanmar are committing crimes against humanity that are continuing on a 'daily basis'
Pope Francis says he 'wept' while meeting Rohingya refugees
'I wept, I tried to do it in a way that it couldn't be seen. They wept too. I told myself 'I cannot leave without saying a word to them,'' says Pope Francis after his visit to Bangladesh
#GiftofHope: Atom Araullo on why Filipinos should care about the Rohingya
'Just trust in our capacity to care. Ang mga Pilipino, malaki ang mga puso niyan. Puwede nating suportahan ang mga kababayan natin dito habang sinusuportahan ang mga mamamayang nakakaranas ng karahasan at pambubusabos,' says journalist and UNHCR advocate Atom Araullo
Pope Francis refers to 'Rohingya' after meeting refugees
'Today the presence of God is also called Rohingya,' the Pope says after an emotional encounter with refugees who have fled violence in neighboring Myanmar.
