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
Dec 25 Pope Francis offers Christmas blessings to children 'wherever peace and security are threatened' By Molly Finnegan Speaking to an estimated crowd of 50,000 from a balcony above the Vatican's St. Peter's Square, the pope called for a two-state solution in the Middle East, and an end to conflicts on the Korean Peninsula, in Myanmar, Syria, Yemen,… Continue reading
Dec 21 U.S. levies sanctions against Myanmar general for violence against Rohingya Muslims By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press In all, the Trump administration announced penalties against 13 people worldwide. Continue reading
Dec 14 6,700 Rohingya shot, burned or killed by other violent means in Myanmar, report says By Larisa Epatko An estimated 6,700 ethnic Rohingya people were killed during a bloody month-long crackdown in Myanmar following an insurgent attack, according to a Doctors Without Borders report released Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 01 Pope Francis apologizes to Rohingya for 'indifference of the world' By Larisa Epatko “The presence of God today is also called ‘Rohingya,’” Pope Francis said while meeting with members of the the Muslim minority in Bangladesh. Continue reading