Rohingya Archives - Pime Missionaries

January 8, 2018 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Burma, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Current Events, Myanmar, Peace, Rakhine State, Refugees, Religious Persecution, Rohingya, Tatmadaw, Yangon

Peace in Myanmar

Peace in Myanmar Rohingya refugees gathered for food aid at the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on October 19, 2017. Assistance, rehabilitation, and resettlement of refugees are the goals of the latest government initiative which included thousands of people at an interreligious event called by Aung San Suu Kyi. Cardinal Charles Maung Bo […]

March 28, 2017 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Catholic, Mission World, Muslim, Myanmar, PIME, PIME Missionaries, Rakhine State, Rohingya

Myanmar and the Rohingya

The Myanmar Government “mops up” evidence of violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority – This is the accusation leveled by activists and international NGO’s that criticize the findings published by an investigative government commission. Following the investigation, the “independent” panel denied violence, adding: “The presence of mosques is evidence that persecution is not going on.” […]

March 21, 2017 | By PIMEMissionariesUSA | In Bangladesh, Catholic, Dhaka, Isis, Mission World, Myanmar, PIME, PIME Missionaries, Rohingya

Isis and the Rohingya

The investigations into the massacre of July 1 in Dhaka are uncovering direct links with the Islamic State. It is feared that the “fighters” returning from Syria and Iraq might find a new breeding ground among the Rohingya refugees, who are still coming in from Myanmar. Written by: Stefano Vecchia In Bangladesh the investigations of […]

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