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January 23, 2020

Myanmar
The Rohingya Crisis

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority group, have fled persecution in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, fueling a historic migration crisis.

A group of Rohingya refugees after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, September 1, 2017.

August 4, 2020

Rohingya
The Rohingya Refugee Crisis, With Meenakshi Ganguly

Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director at Human Rights Watch, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the abuses against Muslim Rohingya from Myanmar.

Podcast A Rohingya refugee stands next to a pond in the early morning at the Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar.

October 5, 2017

Global
The World Next Week: October 5, 2017

The Rohingya crisis worsens, a Russian opposition leader faces prison time, and the IMF and World Bank hold their seasonal forecast on the world economy.

Podcast 20171005_TWNW

September 13, 2023

United Nations
What Is the UN General Assembly?

The General Assembly hosts a much-watched debate of world leaders annually. Its 2023 meeting is expected to emphasize climate change, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, and the war in…

A large UNGA sign is photographed in front of the United Nations buildings.

January 31, 2022

Myanmar
Myanmar’s Troubled History: Coups, Military Rule, and Ethnic Conflict

The 2021 coup returned Myanmar to military rule and shattered hopes for democratic progress in a Southeast Asian country beset by decades of conflict and repressive regimes.

A person in a crowd of protesters holds up an image of Myanmar General Min Aung Hliang with a red x drawn over the general's face.