Rohingya Muslims

"They are our brothers and sisters, and they've been suffering for years," the pontiff said.

A Bangladeshi fisherman was killed after a Myanmar patrol boat thought it was under attack.

Human Rights Watch is the latest group to denounce violence committed against the marginalised Rohingya Muslims.

Human rights violations included mass gang-rape, killings of babies and young children and brutal beatings.

The remote island in the Bay of Bengal is engulfed by several feet of water at high tide, and has no roads.

A gunman shot the lawyer as he attempted to enter a taxi outside Yangon International Airport.

OIC says measures should be taken to avoid genocide of people like the ones in Cambodia and Rwanda.

Up to 22,000 Rohingya have fled from Myanmar's Rakhine state in the past week, says UN agency.

16-month-old Mohammed Shohayet drowned with family during journey to Bangladesh to flee alleged persecution.

Human rights groups slam government report on treatment of Rohingya Muslims in terror crackdown.

Heads of security forces had previously stated that armed personnel were following the rule of law.

In a letter, they told Myanmar government to lift all restrictions that are placed on humanitarian aid to Rakhine State.

At least 6 Bangladeshi nationals were left injured after Myanmar forces fired at the fishing trawler.

The UN body said an additional 2,400 people are internally displaced in northeast Myanmar.

Islamist groups like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State have referred to the plight of the Rohingya in their material.

The commission, headed by Vice President Myint Swe is expected to deliver a complete report by 31 January.

Myanmar must strengthen efforts to diffuse tension, says UN Special Adviser.

Rohingya flee Rakhine state following alleged crackdown by government forces, which Myanmar denies.

The statement came after Myanmar said Kuala Lumpur should not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.

Kuala Lumpur has been increasingly critical of the Myanmar government for not doing much to protect Rohingyas.

China says both countries should work together to maintain peace and security on their shared border.

Myanmar's armed forces are allegedly killing men and children, raping women and burning villages.

Dhaka summons Myanmar's envoy to Bangladesh, urges serious action over Rohingya crisis.

On Sunday, four ethnic groups had launched a series of attacks on military outposts and police stations in the Shan state in Myanmar.

Soldiers are deployed to Rohingya following attacks on police blamed on sympathisers of Muslim minority.

It also launches special awareness programmes to tackle Rohingya influx.

Only international condemnation has prevented all out war against the Muslim minority.

Aung San Suu Kyi says the response is based on the 'rule of law'.

There has been an upsurge in violence between the army and the persecuted minority group in the Rakhine state.

Myanmar's military has imposed a lockdown on restive Rakhine state crippling food and medicine supplies.