Asia
More Than 300,000 Rohingya Refugee Children ‘Outcast and Desperate’, Unicef Says
One in five children under the age of five is estimated to be acutely malnourished, requiring medical attention
NEARLY 340,000 Rohingya children are living in squalid conditions...
Cut Suu Kyi’s Name from Children’s Book: Critics
Widespread criticism over Aung San Suu Kyi’s response to violence against the Rohingya Muslims, described by the UN as “ethnic cleansing”, has triggered calls...
Rohingya Refugees Lose Jobs After Modi Government Calls Them ‘Security Threat’
Life has become more miserable for the Rohingya refugees after losing jobs in Delhi, Jammu and Punjab. Employers are afraid the government might deport them any time and the...
Human Rights Body Urges Myanmar to Free Detained Journalists
Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, who work for Reuters, were arrested on December 12 in Yangon and face 14 years in...
Big Brother Watching: China’s ‘Thought Police’ Surveils, Strikes Fear in Muslim Minority
Mass disappearance of Uighur Muslims has instilled fear in the hearts of the marginalised ethnic community in China
NEW DELHI — Thousands belonging to a minority...