Aug 17 U.S. intensifies sanctions on Myanmar forces for rights abuses By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The United States intensified its sanctions against Myanmar on Friday, blacklisting four commanders and two units of security forces for their alleged role in violent campaigns against Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 4:29 A new lust for elephant skin jewelry could decimate Myanmar’s giants By Nsikan Akpan The poaching of African elephants, where they are murdered for their ivory tusks, is well-documented. But halfway around world in Myanmar, their cousins are 10 times more endangered and facing a new serious threat. Poachers are taking the skin of… Continue watching
Jul 06 Support family or go to school? Rohingya refugee teen juggles competing demands By Aditi Malhotra, The Teacher Project Salamat Khan Bin Jalil Khan, 19, a Rohingya Muslim refugee, has missed crucial time in school so that he can help support his family, including sending money to his parents back in Myanmar. Continue reading
May 29 U.S. report says ethnic cleansing of Rohingya persists in Myanmar By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Ethnic cleansing targeting Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has not stopped despite growing condemnation from the international community, the Trump administration said Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 6:57 The Rohingya are still fleeing persecution in Myanmar. What can be done to stop it? Rohingya Muslims have suffered innumerable atrocities in Myanmar, only to face poverty, desperation and human trafficking as refugees in Bangladesh. John Yang talks with Skye Wheeler of Human Rights Watch for a broader look at their plight. Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 8:07 Before they agree to go home, the Rohingya have some demands By Tania Rashid They escaped a campaign of murder, repression and rape by Myanmar's military and militant Buddhist monks. Now hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims refugees in Bangladesh await the political deal that would allow a return to their homeland. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 22:34 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 10, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday March 10, President Trump accepts an invitation to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and a new documentary on Hedy Lamarr. Also, the worsening plight of the Rohingya in Myanmar. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 5:43 After massacres, Rohingya in Myanmar are dying from neglect By PBS News Hour The Rohingya, an ethnic Muslim minority who have been targeted by pogroms in Myanmar, are suffering through another lethal strategy: the denial of healthcare, food and humanitarian aid. After visiting Myanmar for a fourth time, columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote for… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 8:06 Rohingya who fled ethnic cleansing face effects of trauma By PBS News Hour Now that more than half a million Rohingya, a Muslim minority, have fled Myanmar from rape, murder and other forms of ethnic cleansing to bordering Bangladesh, humanitarian aids are trying to assess the psychological tolls among the survivors. From depression… Continue watching
Jan 26 These 10 humanitarian crises got the least attention last year By Larisa Epatko North Korea’s missile program dominates news coverage, but the humanitarian situation there is equally dire, according to a report released this week by aid organization CARE. Continue reading