Rohingya

Rights groups have sharply criticised Suu Kyi's reluctance to speak out on the Rohingya's plight

Burmese government’s treatment of Rohingyas under Suu Kyi should be seen through the lens of cultural genocide

Police say 21 Rohingya fled a detention centre at about 1 am after sawing through an iron bar in their communal cell

Authorities said a cooking stove caused the blaze at the Bawdupa camp near the state capital Sittwe

The country has been plagued by insurgencies by ethnic minority groups since independence from Britain

The government does not recognise the term Rohingya and insists the minority group does not face official persecution

Suu Kyi has never visited the refugee camps that house some 140,000 people, mainly Rohingya

Thein is contesting elections in Mandalay which is home to leading Ma Ba Tha monk self-styled as 'Burmese bin Laden'

Four Rohingya women, aged from 14 to 28, said they were attacked by a group of men on Monday evening

Myanmar's Muslims are facing increasing marginalisation under the current quasi-civilian government