the latest ethnic group to flee a burmese army on the attack. same burmese army which killed this woman's eldest son. he was 22. caught in artillery fire on his village six weeks ago. the only words his mother can get out — her son's name. and his dad watched his son die. he bears the scars, physical and otherwise. translation: imagine how you'd feel if this happened to your own child. i have lost him. i won't see him again. these children had nearly forgotten what a decent meal tastes like. they have just emerged from a month—long trek through the jungle to safety. they were living in land controlled by kachin rebels, who have been fighting for independence for decades. but the burmese army calls the rebels terrorists and are now trying to drive them out, at any cost, it seems. seng ja worked as a sunday school teacher in her christian village, and explained why she fled her home. translation: on 11 april, four fighter jets fired on the village. we also heard that the army had raped women and tortured old people nearby, so we left. the stories

the latest ethnic group to flee a burmese army on the attack.e burmese army which killed this man's eldest son. he was 22. caught in artillery fire on his village six weeks ago. the only words his mother can get out, her son's name. and his dad watched his son die. he bears the scars, physical and otherwise. translation: imagine how you would feel if this happened to your own child. i have lost him. i won't see him again. these children had nearly forgotten what a decent meal tastes like. they had just emerged from a month—long trek through the jungle to safety. they were living in land controlled by kachin rebels who had been fighting for independence for decades. but the burmese army calls the rebels terrorists and are now trying to drive them out, at any cost, it seems. this woman worked as a sunday school teacher in her christian village and explained why she fled her home. translation: on april the 11th, four fighter jets fired on the village. we also heard that the army had raped women and tortured old people nearby, so we left. the storie

this has led to conflict with the burmese military. the armyes — but villagers say whole communities have been forced to flee. 0ur myanmar correspondent nick beake has this exclusive report. the depth of the burmese jungle. where mothers clamber for safety. and elephants carry the few possessions people had time to gather. it is the latest scramble for survival in myanmar. where children are forced to hide from their own country's militaryjets. and these are not rohingya families. but the people of kachin state. the latest ethnic group to flee a burmese army on the attack. the same burmese army which killed this man's eldest son. he was 22. caught in artillery fire on his village six weeks ago. the only words his mother can get out, her son's name. and his dad watched his son die. he bears the scars, physical and otherwise. translation: imagine how you would feel if this happened to your own child. i have lost him. i won't see him again. these children had nearly forgotten what a decent meal tastes like. they had just emerged from a month—long

this has led to conflict with the burmese military. the armynsists it only targets armed enemies, but villagers say whole communities have been forced to flee. our myanmar correspondent, nick beake, has this exclusive report. the depths of the burmese jungle. where mothers clamber for safety. and elephants carry the few possessions people had time to gather. it is the latest scramble for survival in myanmar. where children are forced to hide from their own country's militaryjets. and these are not rohingya families. but the people of kachin state. the latest ethnic group to flee a burmese army on the attack. the same burmese army which killed this woman's eldest son. he was 22. caught in artillery fire on his village six weeks ago. the only words his mother can get out, her son's name. and his dad watched his son die. he bears the scars, physical and otherwise. translation: imagine how you would feel if this happened to your own child. i have lost him. i won't see him again. these children had nearly forgotten what a decent meal tastes like. th

this was last september, when the burmese army and buddhist mobs were attacking rohingya muslim communitiesred detailed evidence proving the military‘s offensive in rakhine state had been weeks in the planning. the myanmar army's commander in chief, min aung hlaing, is one of 13 officers named in the report. they're accused of orchestrating rape and murder, and driving out more than 500,000 rohingya people. the military, which still holds huge power here, has always claimed it was responding to attacks on the police by rohingya insurgents, and rejects accusations of ethnic cleansing. but the stories of those who made it across the border to bangladesh, and now live in the world's biggest refugee camp, tell another story. the international criminal court is looking at whether myanmar can be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. so far, myanmar‘s refused to co—operate, and aung san suu kyi's government insists a new, burmese—led investigation is the best way to uncover the truth. it's now three days since 12 teenage boys and their football coach disappeared in a cave network in northern tha

this was last september when burmese army and buddhist mobs were attacking rohingya muslim communitiesng, is one of 13 top officers named in the report. they are accused of orchestrating rape and murder. and driving out more than 1.5 million rohingya people. —— halfa —— half a million. the military, which still holds huge power here, has always claimed it was responding to attacks on the police by rohingya insurgents and rejects accusations of ethnic cleansing. but the stories of those who made it across the border to bangladesh and now live in the world‘s biggest refugee camp tell another story. the international criminal court is looking at whether myanmar could be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. so far, myanmar has refused to co—operate and aung san suu kyi‘s government insists a new burmese led investigation is the best to uncover the truth. in a moment we‘ll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news... the doctor at the centre of the gosport hospital death scandal breaks her silence. her husband reads a statement on her behalf. firefighters tackling a

what it calls detailed, new evidence of the extent of the burmese military‘s crimes against the rohingya people in myanmar. it accuses the army'smander in chief and 12 others of orchestrating rape and murder and driving out more than half a million rohingyas. six european countries have agreed to accept more than 200 migrants stranded for nearly a week on a rescue ship in the mediterranean. but italy's interior minister has accused charity—run rescue ships of operating a "taxi service" for migrants. as temperatures are continuing to rise, many are basking in the sun. the met office though has issued a heat health alert. and a fire has devastated parts of saddleworth moor in the north west of england. danny savage reports from blackpool. on the pennine moors east of manchester, uplands are on fire. smoke can be seen for miles. it has been burning since sunday. firefighters are trying to put out the blaze. 30 foot flames coming straight towards us. as a result, visibility and air quality has deteriorated in surrounding villages and towns. most of britain is basking under blue skies, but large parts of greater manchester are shrou

what it calls detailed, new evidence of the extent of the burmese military‘s crimes against the rohingya people in myanmar. it accuses the army'smander in chief and 12 others of orchestrating rape and murder and driving out more than half a million rohingyas. six european countries have agreed to accept more than 200 migrants stranded for nearly a week on a rescue ship in the mediterranean. but italy's interior minister has accused charity—run rescue ships of operating a "taxi service" for migrants. now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. hello there and welcome to tuesday in parliament. on this programme, the foreign secretary is back in the commons having missed the vote on heathrow. and comes under pressure over his support for donald trump. this is somebody who can only be described as a serial child abuser, putting children into concentration camps is not acceptable. a former head of the armyjoins calls for a big boost in defence spending. 2% spent on defence is a derisory amount. and a minister predicts growing calls for longer prison sentences. as you give more voice to citizens, as you give more voice to victims, i thin

what it calls detailed new evidence of the extent of the burmese military‘s crimes against the rohingya people in myanmar. it accuses the army'smander in chief and 12 others of orchestrating rape and murder and driving out more than 500,000 rohingyas. and six european countries have agreed to accept more than 200 migrants stranded for nearly a week on a rescue ship in the mediterranean. this is bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. since the beginning of this year, the reigning government has not upa year, the reigning government has not up a number of environmental scientist and campaigners. 0ne respected conservationist was found hanged in his cell in what the authorities said was a suicide. what on earth is going on? make yesterday ‘s kaveh madani, a scientist invited back to iran, academic post in london to be the head of the environment department. he got caught up in the crackdown and fled iran in april. why has environmental activism become so dangerous? kaveh madani, at joining kaveh madani, atjoining me from california, welcome to hardtalk. kaveh madani, atjoining