Rohingya

News Digest (Sep. 01, 2018): Amin Mekki Madani dies, Ahmed Al-Dai Bushara Joudah, Peter Biar Ajak, Darfur United, Bobi Wine…

This is our last Weekly News Digest, a selected compilation of recent stories we publish each Saturday during Summertime. Today: Sudanese human rights defender Dr Amin Mekki Madani has died; Darfur United Men’s Team in Los Angeles; El Jareeda and El Tayyar newspapers confiscated;...

Myanmar: RSF condemns illogical refusal to free Reuters reporters

Two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, have been detained in Myanmar since Dec. 12, 2017, and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the international community to step up the pressure on Myanmar. RSF wrote on their website: The two journalists are paying for the...

Rohingya Crisis: UNHCR offers ‘mental health first aid’ to traumatised refugees

Rohingya refugees have been fleeing violence in Myanmar at a staggering rate – and the numbers keep growing. Last month UNHCR published a video to show their work, offering ‘mental health first aid’ to traumatised refugees. More than 600,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar...

Myanmar : Stop aux massacres des Rohingyas en Birmanie!

Ce qu’il se passe actuellement en Birmanie est une catastrophe humaine et humanitaire. Amnesty International vient de lancer une pétition : De nombreuses informations font état d’homicides commis par les forces de sécurité du Myanmar, et les images satellites montrent que des...