Rohingya refugees filed a $150 billion lawsuit against Facebook over its failure to curb misinformation and hate speech on its platform, which “amounted to a substantial cause, and eventual perpetuation of, the Rohingya genocide” in Burma, also known as Myanmar. Lawyers in the United Kingdom and the United States launched legal campaigns against Facebook’s parent…
Rohingya Sue Facebook for $150 Billion Over Failure to Curb Burma Hate Speech
Will the Coup in Burma Be a Turning Point for the Rohingya People
Commentary The coup d’état in Burma (also known as Myanmar), earlier this year, may have dismantled the fragile foundations of the country’s democratic government, but the ensuing rise of a fervent pro-democracy civilian movement could be a turning point for the Rohingya population. Burma was thrown into disarray on Feb. 1, when the Tatmadaw, Burma’s…
‘This Is Like a Nightmare’: Thousands Displaced as Floods Hit Bangladesh Rohingya Camps
Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods in refugees camps displacing thousands of Rohingya Muslims in southeastern Bangladesh this week, U.N. and other officials said on Friday, with further heavy rainfall expected. At least six Rohingya, including three children, died in landslides and flooding while 15 Bangladeshis were killed and more than 200,000 stranded…
‘Devastating’ Fire at Rohingya Camp in Bangladesh Kills 15, Leaves 400 Missing—UN
DHAKA—At least 15 people have been killed in a massive fire that ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, while at least 400 remain missing, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. “It is massive, it is devastating,” said UNHCR’s Johannes Van der Klaauw, who joined a Geneva briefing virtually from Dhaka, Bangladesh. “We…
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