Rohingya Muslims

More than 6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar in one month: MSF

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed by Myanmar security forces in one month following a government-led crackdown in the country's Rakhine state in late August, according to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

Myanmar, Bangladesh sign deal to repatriate Rohingya Muslims

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Bangladesh and Myanmar have signed a deal for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, who have taken shelter in the border town of Cox's Bazar after a brutal crackdown by the military.

Arbaeen pilgrims participate in collection of aid for Rohingya refugees

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Tents have been set up by the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) on the paths of Arbaeen pilgrims to collect aid for Rohingya Muslim refugees.

Iranian jurists, lawyers urge UN action on ethnic violence against Rohingya Muslims

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - A number of Iranian jurists and lawyers called on the United Nations secretary general to push for an end to the ongoing military crackdown and ethnic violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

14,000 Lone children among Rohingya refugees

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Nearly 14,000 children who have lost one or both parents are among the more than half a million Rohingya Muslim refugees who crossed in Bangladesh to escape violence in Myanmar, an official said Sunday.

UN urges Myanmar's Suu Kyi to stop violence against Rohingya Muslims

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - A senior United Nations human rights official called on Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday to stop the violence and discrimination against the Muslim Rohingya minority.

Bodies of Rohingyan children murdered by Burmese police found on river bank

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - A video which had emerged shows the bodies of Rohingya Muslim children had washed up on a river after being shot dead by police in Burma.

Iranian aid handed out to Rohingyas in Bangladesh border with Myanmar

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Forty tons of Iran's relief aid has reached the Bangladesh border with Myanmar, where tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims are stranded after fleeing what has been called "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing" by the UN.

Iran’s amb. to Bangladesh:

Global action needed to end massacre of Rohingya Muslims

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iran’s ambassador to Bangladesh underlined that global action is necessary for an end to the crime committed against the oppressed Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar.

Iran, Bangladesh share stances on helping Rohingya in Myanmar

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iran and Bangladesh have the same stances as regards giving relief and supporting oppressed Muslims of Rohingya in Myanmar, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific Affairs said.

UNICEF says 240,000 Rohingya kids in dangerous situation

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - UNICEF has warned that more than half the nearly 400,000 Rohingya refugees who fled from Myanmar are children in dire condition.

IRGC condemns mass killing of Muslims in Myanmar

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the ongoing killing in Myanmar amid the indifference of human rights groups has all the signs of an organized plot against Muslims.

Zarif urges immediate global action to save Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a letter to the UN chief on Friday expressed regret over the alarming condition of the Rohingya Muslim community in Myanmar.

Iran's Parliament speaker urges UN fact-finding committee on Myanmar

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iran’s Parliament Speaker voiced readiness to take immediate actions toward stopping the mass killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and sending humanitarian aid to the oppressed people.

Islamic countries to form contact group for Rohingya crisis in Myanmar: Iranian envoy

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is set to form a contact croup to help put an end to the ongoing atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Iran’s ambassador to the UN says.

Iran urges Islamic countries to act for preserving rights of Rohingya Muslims

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Ghasemi voiced concern over the deteriorating situation of Muslims in Myanmar and urged the Islamic world to act for preserving the rights of the Muslims.

Five children drown as Rohingya boats sink off Bangladesh

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - At least five children drowned when boats carrying Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar sank early on Wednesday (Sep 6), Bangladesh border guards said.

Ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims new humanitarian tragedy: Iranian official

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Parliament's General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says that genocide against Muslims in Myanmar is a humanitarian catastrophe. He calls for immediate humanitarian reliefs and political and international support.

Iranian FM criticies global silence on Myanmar ethnic cleansing

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - In a tweet posted on Wednesday, Iranian FM Zarif criticies the global silence over the violence practiced against Muslims in Myanmar.

OIC condemns renewed violence targeting Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) condemned the renewed outbreak of violence affecting the Rohingya Muslim community in Rakhine State, Myanmar, which has caused thousands to flee their homes to neighboring Bangladesh.

Rohingya Muslims flee to Bangladesh as fresh violence erupts in Myanmar

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - About 1,000 persecuted Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar's western Rakhine state have fleed to neighboring Bangladesh after coming under fire from military soldiers.

3,500 of Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar for Bangladesh

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Thousands of Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh since Myanmar announced a military buildup in violence-hit Rakhine state earlier this month, according to community leaders.

Myanmar: UN rights expert urges restraint in security operation in Rakhine state

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - A United Nations human rights expert expressed alarm over reports that an army battalion has flown into Arakan state in western Myanmar to help local authorities boost security in the region.

Myanmar deploys more troops to Rakhine amid ongoing crackdown on Rohingya Muslims

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Myanmar is imposing new curfews and deploying more troops to Rakhine state, the government confirmed on Saturday, after the UN expressed alarm at reports of a military build-up in the region where authorities are accused of widespread rights abuses.

World Islamic body OIC tells Burma to protect rights of Rohingya minority

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Myanmar must protect the rights of its Rohingya Muslim minority, the chief of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Thursday, urging the southeast Asian nation to join hands with Muslim-majority neighbours in tackling a refugee crisis.

Iranians rally in Tehran in support of Palestinians, Rohingyas

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iranian people from all walks of life staged a massive demonstration in the capital on Friday to condemn the recent Israeli crimes against the Palestinian nation and also the atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

80,000 Rohingya children wasting from hunger in Myanmar: UN

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - More than 80,000 children under the age of five living in majority-Muslim areas of western Myanmar are “wasting” and will need treatment for acute malnutrition over the next year, the World Food Programme has warned.

Rohingyas fall victim to UN’s corporate-dominated agenda

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Strategist and activist supporting Rohingya rights in Myanmar says a document recently revealed about UN mission in Myanmar shows how its humanitarian goals are ignored by the corporate-dominated agenda of the UN.