MYANMAR’S FORCED ROHINGYAS CONSCRIPTION
Myanmar’s military has been conscripting at least 100 Rohingyas to fight for the embattled junta, nearly seven years after killing thousands of Muslim Rohingyas in what the UN called “textbook ethnic cleansing.” It is now understood these men have been ordered to report for military training, despite being denied citizenship Continue Reading
Myanmar – Aung San Suu Kyi Arrested Again!
Responding to the arrest of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians and Government officials amid reports of a military coup underway in Myanmar, Amnesty International has called for their immediate release. Aung San Suu Kyi was among the top ranking government officials recently arrested following a coup Continue Reading
Amnesty: The Crisis of Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest and most crowded nations, plans to go ahead with work to develop an isolated, flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal to temporarily house tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in neighboring Myanmar, officials say. Dhaka says the Rohingya are not welcome, Continue Reading