Asia
China’s Uighur Muslims Struggle Under ‘Police State’
Beijing says the restrictions and heavy police presence seek to control the spread of Islamic extremism and separatist movements, but analysts warn that Xinjiang...
US Urges Myanmar to Allow UN Inquiry Into Crimes Against Rohingya
U.N. Human Rights Council established the inquiry in March, but Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto leader of Myanmar’s civilian government and also...
UNHCR Chief Urges Unity In Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Filippo Grandi meets with communities in restive Rakhine state to better understand their needs and challenges.
MAUNGDAW, Myanmar – The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi,...
Scars of Rohingya Refugees
Doug Bock Clark
WHILE reporting on the Myanmar army’s recent violence against the Rohingya, I listened to the stories of dozens of refugees. Many of...
Mob in Western Myanmar Kills Rohingya Despite Police Guards
YANGON, Myanmar (AP):  A mob in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State killed a member of the Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority and injured six others who...