Myanmar Crisis

A boy reported by local media to be as young as five was among people killed

Forces open fire in a confrontation in central town of Aungban as they tried to clear a protesters’ barricade

Mainly Buddhist Myanmar denies the Muslim Rohingya are its citizens and considers them foreigners

Several journalists have been arrested in Myanmar this year, fuelling fears of an erosion of the press freedoms

Scholars urge international organisations to play its role in resolving their situation