White House Curbs Immigration for 6 Nations in Election-Year Push

COLLEEN LONG and NOMAAN MERCHANT / The Associated Press Jan 31, 2020 Immigrants from Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania face restrictions in obtaining certain visas, but not a travel ban. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Indians Rise Up Against Hindu Supremacy

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 27, 2019 As Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to isolate the nation’s Muslims, people of all faiths take to the streets to protest his authoritarian rule. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Myanmar Military Used Facebook to Incite Violence Against the Rohingya

Ilana Novick Oct 15, 2018 Ethnic cleansing against a minority group was helped by social media. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Myanmar Court Gives Reuters Reporters 7 Years in Jail

VICTORIA MILKO and AUNG NAING SOE / The Associated Press Sep 3, 2018 The verdict against the two men under the country's colonial-era Official Secrets Act is met with international condemnation. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had been reporting on the government's brutal crackdown on Rohingya Muslims. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Deadly Risk From Landslides Is Rising

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Sep 3, 2018 Waterlogged hillsides are dangerous. For those who live on them, or further downhill, they can be life-threatening. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. Report: Myanmar Generals Should Be Prosecuted for Genocide

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Aug 27, 2018 A fact-finding mission cites "human rights violations" that amount to "the gravest crimes under international law." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Homeless Bangladeshis Brace for Floods

Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Jun 13, 2018 As the monsoon season begins, the country is already experiencing some of the fastest-recorded sea level rises in the world, according to a report by the U.K.'s Environmental Justice Foundation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

700,000 Rohingya Refugees Returning to Myanmar Face Bitter Choices

Ilana Novick / Truthdig May 10, 2018 They’ve suffered war and rape, only to be met now with the threat of monsoons and an uncertain future back home. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Human Rights Champion’ John McCain Silent on Efforts to End War Crimes in Yemen

Adam H. Johnson / Truthdig Mar 14, 2018 When will the senator acknowledge Saudi Arabia's abuses in the poorest country in the Arab world and act? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

High-Profile Member Quits Panel on Rohingya Refugee Crisis

FOSTER KLUG / The Associated Press Jan 24, 2018 An upset Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico, calls the advisory body a “whitewash and a cheerleading operation” for Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rohingya Who Fled Myanmar Facing Crisis in Asia

Vijay Prashad / AlterNet Jan 17, 2018 Some are languishing in overcrowded refugee camps, while others have been sold into slavery, according to U.N. officials. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pope Meets Refugees and Says a Taboo Word: ‘Rohingya’

Nicole Winfield and Julhas Alam / The Associated Press Dec 1, 2017 In a Bangladesh meeting, Francis asks for forgiveness from a people being persecuted in Myanmar. In doing so he speaks the group's name, which he had been advised to avoid. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )