Rohingya

For many years, Rohingya Muslims have been fleeing their homes in Myanmar to find refuge here in New Zealand. Rashid Ansorali is one of them. He tells Liz Garton about his journey and why he now helps…

The UN's handling of a 2017 "genocidal" crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar was a "systemic failure" because of a lack of any unified strategy or support from the Security Council, a report says.

Analysis - The 100,000 Rohingya accepted into Malaysia is a small drop in the human wave of 700,000 who have fled a violent crackdown by the Burmese military, Foreign Editor Graeme Acton writes.

Myanmar's army has replaced the general in charge of Rakhine state where an army operation drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh.

The refugees, mainly children, died after a boat packed with Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized near the Bangladesh coast, officials say.

At least 14 Rohingya people - all women and children - have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Bangladesh, police say.

Myanmar's top general has blamed Rohingya people for the crisis that has led to hundreds of thousands crossing into Bangladesh.

The security operation targeting Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar "seems a textbook example of ethnic cleansing", the UN human rights chief says.

The Kofi Annan-led Advisory Commission on Myanmar's Rakhine State has urged the government to grant birth certificates and citizenship to Rohingya children born there.

Authorities have promised to take action over a video that appears to show police officers beating members of an ethnic minority.

Aung San Suu Kyi is discussing the plight of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims with regional leaders, as a rights group accuses the army of mass atrocities.