In light of a new report, refugees in Bangladesh share harrowing tales of sexual assault, shootings by rebels and junta ...

Intense conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has worsened the plight of the Rohingya, a persecuted and stateless Muslim minority, pushing increasing numbers to flee by boat.

International news outlets generally devote little attention to religious freedom almost anywhere around the world, except for large-scale tragedies such as the repression of Muslim Uyghurs in western ...

This document has been updated multiple times since its original publication in June 2021 to reflect newly passed state paid leave programs, new data on state programs, and modified duration and ...

The Arakan Army strives for legitimacy in Rakhine State by governing captured areas but faces international recognition hurdles, Rohingya tensions and severe humanitarian crises.

Myanmar completed four years of military rule. On this day in 2021 General Min Aung Hlaing ousted the National League for ...

Bhutan’s king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, is in India this week. He went to the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on Tuesday and ...

The Mae La refugee camp was first established 40 years ago on the Thai-Myanmar border, and today many refugees living there do not know life anywhere else. Without a right to work in Thailand, the ...

Comment: The prioritising of profit has long since been signalled when the brief of Sheryl Sandberg, Mark Zuckerberg’s then chief operating officer, combined the firm’s business and editorial function ...

Four years after Myanmar’s military coup sparked gunfighting, torture, rape and arson in Rakhine state, young Rohingya men ...

Myanmar's embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, ...