U.N. orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
The world court order for what it calls "provisional measures" came in a case brought by the African nation of Gambia.
Rohingya crisis
International court to probe crimes against Rohingya
Prominent rights group said the decision will give fresh hope to victims that those responsible for brutal crimes will be brought to justice
U.S. sanctions Myanmar generals over mass killings of Rohingya
The sanctions bar those targeted and their immediate families from traveling to the United States
Myanmar frees Reuters reporters jailed for reporting on Rohingyas
Rights groups, Western governments, the U.N. and journalist associations alike had condemned their imprisonment; they won a Pulitzer in April
Reuters reporters get 7-year terms in Myanmar "official secrets" case
Ruling is seen as instance of press crackdown amid widespread international condemnation of Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims
Investigators call for genocide prosecutions over slaughter of Rohingyas
Investigation for UN human rights body finds crimes against Muslims in Myanmar "similar in nature, gravity and scope" to previous genocides
Facebook's struggle with hate speech in Myanmar
"It led to riots. People died. I mean this really is a life and death situation"
Myanmar groups accuse Facebook of failing to curb hate speech
Rights groups say the social-media giant hasn't stopped speech that incites violence against the Rohingya
U.N. blames Facebook for spreading hatred in Myanmar
Facebook said in a statement there is "is no place for hate speech or content that promotes violence"
Peace prize laureates accuse Myanmar leaders of genocide
Critics say Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient, is complicit in humanitarian crisis
Weaponizing social media: The Rohingya crisis
"Technology is like a bomb in Myanmar," where viral propaganda fuels a campaign the U.N. calls ethnic cleansing
"Technology is like a bomb": Social media weaponized in Rohingya crisis
CBSN Originals documentary exposes how cheap cellphones and social media expose millions to propaganda targeting a vulnerable minority
Artist helps Rohingya women face sexual violence, past and present
Dibarah Mahboob works with refugees who fled attacks, including rape, in Myanmar, only to find threat had followed them to Bangladesh
U.N. warns of "major new emergency" in Rohingya refugee crisis
Filippo Grandi also warned that conditions aren't right for Rohingya Muslims to voluntarily return to Myanmar
Rohingya refugees allege gov't abuse "crueler" than killing
Expert says Myanmar using starvation as "time-honored way of doing genocide, and one of the easiest ways"
AP finds mass graves, latest evidence of Rohingya genocide
Evidence growing of what looks like genocide against long-persecuted ethnic Muslim minority in mainly Buddhist nation, AP says
Bill Richardson bails on "whitewash" Rohingya panel
As U.N. says still unsafe for Muslim refugees to return to Myanmar, veteran U.S. diplomat calls panel a "cheerleading operation" for Aung San Suu Kyi
Crisis continues for Rohingya Muslims languishing at refugee camp
The Bangladeshi government refuses to issue birth certificates to Rohingya babies born at the world's largest refugee camp
Rohingyas describe bloody massacre at hands of Myanmar troops
While officials won't allow media to verify survivors' tales of gruesome executions, evidence is mounting of orchestrated war crimes
Aid group says shocking number of Rohingyas killed in 2 months
Doctors Without Borders says at least 6,700 Rohingyas killed in just 2 months in crackdown by security forces
U.S. "deeply concerned" by arrest of journalists in Myanmar
Reuters employees charged with violating Official Secrets Act over "secret" documents related to Rohingya crisis
Pope utters word he had avoided in emotional meeting with refugees
Pope Francis asked for forgiveness from refugees in Bangladesh for the hurt and persecution they have endured
Pope breaks recent silence over what U.N. calls "ethnic cleansing"
Pope Francis says it's "imperative" for world to provide assistance with Asia's worst refugee crisis in decades
Pope dives into Rohingya crisis upon arrival in Myanmar
All ears on leader of Catholic Church as he meets civilian and military leaders in nation accused of "ethnic cleansing" of Muslim minority
U.S. declares "ethnic cleansing" against Rohingya in Myanmar
"It is clear that the situation in northern Rakhine state constitutes ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya," wrote Sec. Tillerson in a statement on Wednesday
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Gunman kills six people in rare mass-shooting in Germany
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3 U.S. firefighters killed in Australia identified
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