The Rohingya maintain they are indigenous to western Myanmar with a heritage of over a millennium and influence from the Arabs, Mughals, and Portuguese.

May 3, 2024 · The Rohingya have endured decades of persecution and discrimination in Myanmar, prompting over 1 million Rohingya refugees to flee violence in successive waves of displacement …

Violent extremist organisations such as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and the Rohingya Solidarity Organization are losing ground in Rakhine after the recent killing of Rohingya Leader …

Jul 3, 2026 · What is the Rohingya crisis? When hundreds of thousands of terrified Rohingya refugees began flooding onto the beaches and paddy fields of southern Bangladesh in August 2017, it was the …

Jul 16, 2026 · Rohingya, term commonly used to refer to a community of Muslims generally concentrated in Rakhine (Arakan) state in Myanmar (Burma), although they can also be found in …

Sep 30, 2025 · Conditions inside Myanmar’s Rakhine state – ancestral home of the Rohingya – are described as the worst in decades, with civilians caught between junta forces and ethnic armed groups.

6 days ago · Members of the persecuted minority group from Myanmar set off in search of a better life weeks ago, but news of their boats sinking only emerged recently. More than 500 are feared dead.

Jul 16, 2026 · U.N. agencies say more than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal.

Jun 2, 2026 · As the world approaches nine years since the mass displacement of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar into Bangladesh, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has appealed to the international …

Jul 13, 2026 · Five years ago, Myanmar’s military launched a sweeping campaign of massacres, rape, and arson against the Rohingya, a Muslim minority who have lived for generations in Myanmar’s …