Rohingya

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Bill Richardson says Aung San Suu Kyi 'doesn't deserve credit' for releasing two jailed journalists

Following the recent release of two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, former UN Ambassador and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson spoke to Marco Werman about Aung San Suu Kyi and the dark realities of the government of Myanmar.

Bill Richardson says Aung San Suu Kyi 'doesn't deserve credit' for releasing two jailed journalists
A Rohingya refugee helps children cross the mud after crossing the Naf River at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.

In Myanmar, fake news spread on Facebook stokes ethnic violence

In Myanmar, fake news spread on Facebook stokes ethnic violence
A Rohingya man walks with a basket at Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on Oct. 13, 2017.

Wild elephants kill four Rohingya refugees taking shelter in Bangladesh

Wild elephants kill four Rohingya refugees taking shelter in Bangladesh
A Rohingya refugee girl at a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Myanmar's critics call Rohingya-only enclaves '21st-century concentration camps'

Myanmar's critics call Rohingya-only enclaves '21st-century concentration camps'
Rohingya refugees arrive under the cover of darkness by wooden boats from Myanmar to the shore of Shah Porir Dwip, in Teknaf, near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, Sept. 27, 2017.

More than half of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are kids. Many are fleeing Myanmar alone.

More than half of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are kids. Many are fleeing Myanmar alone.
A group of people heading to a demonstration are going up a stairway in downtown Chicago.

Rohingya in Chicago make an emotional plea to the US: 'Help our people'

Chicago is home to more than 1,000 Rohingya Muslims who have settled there in the last five years. And from over 8,000 miles away from Myanmar, they want their voices to be heard.

Rohingya in Chicago make an emotional plea to the US: 'Help our people'
A placard with the picture of Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing her of crimes against humanity, is seen at a rally near the Myanmar embassy in Jakarta.

Aung San Suu Kyi's silence on Rohingya ethnic cleansing could be political pragmatism

The Nobel laureate shares power with the military and the ethnic majority in Myanmar doesn't recognize the Rohingya people as having legitimate status.

Aung San Suu Kyi's silence on Rohingya ethnic cleansing could be political pragmatism
Rohingya refugees walk through water after crossing from Myanmar by boat through the Naf River in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Sept. 7, 2017.

Myanmar’s gruesome purge of Rohingya Muslims appears unstoppable

Myanmar’s army looks determined to rid the nation of the Rohingya ethnic minority. The United Nations estimates 270,000 Rohingya people have fled in the last two weeks alone.

Myanmar’s gruesome purge of Rohingya Muslims appears unstoppable
Inani Beach, an 11-mile beach on the Bay of Bengal, makes up part of Cox's Bazar 75-mile sea beach — one of the longest beaches in the world.

You're welcome to visit the longest beach in the world — unless you're a refugee

The beach at Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh runs uninterrupted for 75 miles along the Bay of Bengal, enough to make it the world’s longest, according to the government’s tourism board. Bangladesh is hoping to boost tourism there, but locals worry that development is being hampered by hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.

You're welcome to visit the longest beach in the world — unless you're a refugee