Country report: Myanmar October 2026
By H. H. Hlaing People extinguish a fire in a building that was destroyed in a bombardment carried out by Myanmar’s military in Thabeikkyin Township in Mandalay Region of Central Myanmar on April 19, 2025. Getty Images Since gaining independence in 1948, Myanmar has experienced prolonged conflict between the Bamar-dominated government and ethnic minority groups, including the Rohingya. The persecution of the Rohingya intensified under the military rule of General Ne Win, who
Genocide Watch
Oct 29
1,500 Rohingya refugees deported to Myanmar from Malaysia
By AFP and AP October 5, 2026 Malaysia continues mass refugee deportations despite warnings from the UN about unsafe conditions in an active war zone. A bus carrying Myanmar nationals being repatriated from Malaysia to the war-torn country heads towards the naval base in Lumut, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, on September 29, 2026 [AFP] Nearly 1,500 Myanmar refugees and migrants deported from Malaysia have arrived in their war-ravaged country under an opaque repatriation sc
Al Jazeera
Oct 21
Malaysia: Press Myanmar Junta Leader to End Abuses
By Human Rights Watch October 6, 2026 Halt Plans to Deport Thousands to Danger Myanmar nationals to be repatriated from Malaysia sit inside a bus, at Lumut, Malaysia, September 29, 2026. © 2026 Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters (Bangkok) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should press Myanmar’s junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing, to end human rights abuses during his visit to Kuala Lumpur on October 7, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. The Malaysian government should also halt plan
Human Rights Watch
Oct 14
Amnesty condemns Malaysia's deporting refugees to Myanmar
By Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia September 30, 2026 Joint Statement by Amnesty International Malaysia and Asylum Access Malaysia Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM) and Asylum Access Malaysia (AAM) strongly condemn the Malaysian government’s deportation of 1,476 Myanmar nationals as the first phase of a broader arrangement to return 5,000 people to Myanmar. We are dismayed by the fact that the government decided to proceed with deportations despit
Malaysia Begins Repatriation of Asylum Seekers to Myanmar
By Jonathan Head September 29, 2026 The repatriation represents a striking shift in Malaysia's attitude towards the refugees The Malaysian government has started repatriating around 5,000 asylum seekers from Myanmar, under a controversial deal agreed with Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing. Three ships from the Myanmar navy are scheduled to leave Malaysia later today carrying the first 1,476 returnees. Human rights groups have condemned the repatriation, saying the retu
BBC News
Sep 28
Myanmar military invited to arms fair organized by Informa
The Myanmar military has been invited to the Tri-Service Asian Defense & Security Exhibition, Conference and Networking Event, running in...
Justice for Myanmar
Sep 5, 2022
UN expert calls for action against Myanmar military
GENEVA (24 August 2022) – Five years after Myanmar forces began a genocidal attack against Rohingya men, women, and children in Rakhine...
United Nations
Aug 25, 2022
Genocide Watch Report: Islamophobia in Asia
The past two decades have witnessed a dramatic global rise in Islamophobic attitudes and anti-Muslim violence in Asia and around the world.
Genocide Watch
Jul 25, 2022
‘Slow death’ in Myanmar camps for 130,000 Rohingya
In its new briefing, the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) provides evidence that the genocidal act known as ‘slow death’...
Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK
May 24, 2022
Myanmar: Engage ICC For Perpetrator Accountability
Fortify Rights August 19, 2021 New report finds Myanmar’s National Unity Government can grant jurisdiction to ICC. The National Unity...
Fortify Rights International
Aug 21, 2021
Myanmar: Coup Leads to Crimes Against Humanity
6 Months After Takeover, Urgent Need for Targeted Sanctions, Arms Ban Women cry after seeing the body of their relative killed on March...
Human Rights Watch
Jul 30, 2021
Bangladesh: Rohingya Refugees on Island Fear Monsoon
June 7, 2021, 12:16PM EDT | Human Rights Watch Bangladeshi navy sailors intake Rohingya refugees as they disembark from a navy vessel...
Human Rights Watch
Jun 13, 2021
