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the headlines: after myanmar‘s military is accused of genocide against the rohingya, the un securityouncil calls for accountability. innocent human beings were raped, murdered and burned alive for no other reason than their religious and ethnic identity. the whole world is watching what we will do next and if we will act. air pollution may damage the brain and cause a massive drop in intelligence. a shock warning from china. hello. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: the beat goes on. britain's prime minister looks for business in africa ahead of the brexit deadline. and a final farewell to the queen of soul. fans in detroit pay their last respects to the legendary aretha franklin. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in new york, where the un security council is holding an open meeting on myanmar — just a day after a un investigation accused the country's military leaders of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide against rohingya muslims. the inq
the headlines: after myanmar‘s military is accused of genocide against the rohingya, the un securityouncil calls for accountability. innocent human beings were raped, murdered and burned alive for no other reason than their religious and ethnic identity. the whole world is watching what we will do next and if we will act. air pollution may damage the brain and cause a massive drop in intelligence. a shock warning from china. hello. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: the beat goes...
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for a year now in this bleak landscape the rohingya have been suffering.iving harrowing accounts of the brutality they say they suffered at the hands of the myanmar military. today we met rashid. he says they murdered 12 of his relatives. translation: they made the men stand and the women and children squat on the ground. then they opened fire and killed the men. then they took the women inside the house and set it on fire. he is convinced it was genocide and so while he welcomed today's call for the top generals to be tried for that crime, he thinks it is all too late for so many. translation: ifjustice is done then people who are living will see it. but what about those who were slaughtered 7 my mother, my brothers, my nephews, my uncles, can they bring them back? they can't do it. tula toli is the village in myanmar from which rashid fled. the killing, rape and arson here is said to be have been part of a co—ordinated campaign by the army. you know it is not only about justice for victims, but it is also deterring future activity. if we allow this to go
for a year now in this bleak landscape the rohingya have been suffering.iving harrowing accounts of the brutality they say they suffered at the hands of the myanmar military. today we met rashid. he says they murdered 12 of his relatives. translation: they made the men stand and the women and children squat on the ground. then they opened fire and killed the men. then they took the women inside the house and set it on fire. he is convinced it was genocide and so while he welcomed today's call...
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but she hasn'tjust remained treatment of the rohingya.treatment of the rohingya. but she hasn'tjust remained silent, she's actually come out, using the political capital that she has built up political capital that she has built up overthe years, political capital that she has built up over the years, to bright cover for the military campaign. up over the years, to bright cover forthe military campaign. —— up over the years, to bright cover for the military campaign. —— to provide cover. so she's actually complicit in the genocidal campaign. she has denied and deflected international attention which allowed the military to carry out theircampaign. and even allowed the military to carry out their campaign. and even recently, if you days ago, we have aung san suu kyi saying she worked with the military and they are sweet individuals. and again, she'sjust providing them more cover. and it's incredibly disappointing. the report does distinguish between the roles of civilians and military nsaids, in the end, the people who gave the orders that
but she hasn'tjust remained treatment of the rohingya.treatment of the rohingya. but she hasn'tjust remained silent, she's actually come out, using the political capital that she has built up political capital that she has built up overthe years, political capital that she has built up over the years, to bright cover for the military campaign. up over the years, to bright cover forthe military campaign. —— up over the years, to bright cover for the military campaign. —— to provide...
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nations says military leaders in myanmar should be investigated for genocide against the country's rohingya muslims. west midlands police name a man they want to speak to, in connection with the murder of a mother and her daughter on the streets of solihull last night. food prices are expected to rise in the coming months, as farmers feel the effects of this year's extreme weather. also today. thousands of people join europe's biggest street festival on its second day. music and dancing came to a stop for 72 seconds at the notting hill carnival, to remember the victims of the grenfell tower fire. and coming up in half an hour on bbc news, weather world. this time we're in scotland. and we'll discover what scientists are doing to help protect one of scotland's most famous products. whiskey. good evening. un human rights investigators say military leaders in myanmar should be investigated for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and have called for them to be referred to the international criminal court. the investigators named six top generals, including the commander in chief o
nations says military leaders in myanmar should be investigated for genocide against the country's rohingya muslims. west midlands police name a man they want to speak to, in connection with the murder of a mother and her daughter on the streets of solihull last night. food prices are expected to rise in the coming months, as farmers feel the effects of this year's extreme weather. also today. thousands of people join europe's biggest street festival on its second day. music and dancing came to...
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the inquiry found reports of rder, rape, and torture against the rohingya. hundreds have been forced to flee to bangladesh. a warning, there are distressing accounts and flash photography. reporter: for a year in thisnd ineak ape, the rohingya have been sufferg, bereaved, uprooted, lost. giving harrowing accounts of ths brutality ay they suffered maat the hands of the myan military. today we met rashid. he saythey murdered 12 of his relatives. >> they made the men stand and the women d children squat on the ground. then they opened fire and killed the men. then they took the women inside the house and set it on fi. reporter: he is convinced it was genocide, and so while he welcomes today's call for the top generals to be tried for the crime, he thinks it is all too late for so many. >> if justice is done, then people who are living will see it. but what about those who were slaughtered? my mother, my brother, my nephew, my uncles. can they bring them they can't do it. reporter: this is the village in mar from which rashid fl the killing, rape, and arson here
the inquiry found reports of rder, rape, and torture against the rohingya. hundreds have been forced to flee to bangladesh. a warning, there are distressing accounts and flash photography. reporter: for a year in thisnd ineak ape, the rohingya have been sufferg, bereaved, uprooted, lost. giving harrowing accounts of ths brutality ay they suffered maat the hands of the myan military. today we met rashid. he saythey murdered 12 of his relatives. >> they made the men stand and the women d...
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for a year now in this bleak landscape the rohingya have been suffering.d, uprooted, lost, giving harrowing accounts of the brutality they say they suffered at the hands of the myanmar military. today we met rashid. he says they murdered 12 of his relatives. translation: they made the men stand and the women and children squat on the ground. then they opened fire and killed the men. then they took the women inside the house and set it on fire. he is convinced it was genocide and so while he welcomed today's call for the top generals to be tried for that crime, he thinks it is all too late for so many. translation: ifjustice is done then people who are living will see it. but what about those who were slaughtered 7 my mother, my brothers, my nephews, my uncles, can they bring them back? they can't do it. tula toli is the village in myanmar from which rashid fled. the killing, rape and arson here is said to be have been part of a co—ordinated campaign by the army. you know it's not only about justice for victims, but it's also deterring future activity. if w
for a year now in this bleak landscape the rohingya have been suffering.d, uprooted, lost, giving harrowing accounts of the brutality they say they suffered at the hands of the myanmar military. today we met rashid. he says they murdered 12 of his relatives. translation: they made the men stand and the women and children squat on the ground. then they opened fire and killed the men. then they took the women inside the house and set it on fire. he is convinced it was genocide and so while he...
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reporter: thcrimes inflicted the rohingya last year are still destroying countless young lives. we meet a 15-year-old. she was forced into sex work after arriving in bangladesh and now says it is the only way toe. surv >> i want nothing else but to go back to myanmar. i want to get my country back.t i have lts of relatives there. i hate it here. i loved life in myanmar. i want to go back anget married there and have a nice family. if i keep doing this, my life will be destroyed. reporter: aung san suu kyi's myanmar claims it wants to bring these children back. plenty doubt that. the fear is they will be forgotten, and the dangers they face ignorat the world simply accepts this precarious circle of life. bbc news, on the myanmar-bangladesh border. of young peoplt in particula you can understand why amnesty international says that the rohingyas are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. president trump is continuing to fight back after two of his former aides admitted or were convicted of crimes this week. during a fox interview, he spoke of his former lawyer michael
reporter: thcrimes inflicted the rohingya last year are still destroying countless young lives. we meet a 15-year-old. she was forced into sex work after arriving in bangladesh and now says it is the only way toe. surv >> i want nothing else but to go back to myanmar. i want to get my country back.t i have lts of relatives there. i hate it here. i loved life in myanmar. i want to go back anget married there and have a nice family. if i keep doing this, my life will be destroyed. reporter:...
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obviously, the rohingya have been generationally stateless.he citizenship law changes in 1992, their situation -- has become worse and they hatch been able to, be sustainably educated or have access to, to, medical services. their movement has been curtailed. but, what has happened. with villages burning. and the mothers and the girls, that i spoke to, who have themselves experienced rape, was one girl in a community center, i melt. jazmine, who had, just, very matder of factually said, she rown into a fire.d brother elder brother being dismembered and shot in front of her. as a mother, i wouldn't want to return back to that. so of course, the solution does relight, it, it takes place in myanmar. and -- but the u.n. needs to be able to get unrestrict eaccess o make sure the rohingya people can happen in a humane dignified way. >> they're not alug now. we read the myanmar government is making it really difficult for any humanitarian aid inside. any investigations by the u.n., inside their country. look, i just wanted -- wondered, it's so receiv
obviously, the rohingya have been generationally stateless.he citizenship law changes in 1992, their situation -- has become worse and they hatch been able to, be sustainably educated or have access to, to, medical services. their movement has been curtailed. but, what has happened. with villages burning. and the mothers and the girls, that i spoke to, who have themselves experienced rape, was one girl in a community center, i melt. jazmine, who had, just, very matder of factually said, she...
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they're responding to a un report detailing atrocities against the rohingya minority. bbc news, it's time for more from the money and power season which looks at how money, and its power,
they're responding to a un report detailing atrocities against the rohingya minority. bbc news, it's time for more from the money and power season which looks at how money, and its power,
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a year after violence in myanmar prompted hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims to flee the countrye un secretary general has said those responsible must be held to account. the security council met overnight to discuss a report published on monday which called for myanmar‘s military leaders to face charges including genocide. the actor and un goodwill ambassador cate blanchett recently visited bangladesh where thousands of rohingya muslims have been forced to flee. she's been speaking to our correspondent nada tawfik. well, i think that, you know, part of the security council's remit is to highlight and to continually and unfailingly not give up, you know. i'm just coming from speaking to the secretary general and you know when a situation is impossible, you have to push harder, you know. and despair is something that we cannot give in to. and when you see the resilience of the refugees themselves and when you sit in a school with children who have lost parents, children who have seen their grandparents pushed back into burning buildings and set on fire. you know, i sat with one pa
a year after violence in myanmar prompted hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslims to flee the countrye un secretary general has said those responsible must be held to account. the security council met overnight to discuss a report published on monday which called for myanmar‘s military leaders to face charges including genocide. the actor and un goodwill ambassador cate blanchett recently visited bangladesh where thousands of rohingya muslims have been forced to flee. she's been speaking to...
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military leaders to be brought to justice following a report detailing atrocities committed against the rohingyainority. innocent human beings were raped, murdered and burned alive for no other reason than their religious and ethnic identity. the whole world is watching what we will do next and if we will act. and a final farewell to the queen of soul. fans in detroit pay their last respects to the legendary aretha franklin. hurricane maria hit puerto rico almost a year ago, but only now is a clearer picture emerging of a far more serious disaster than the official figures suggested. the death toll is now estimated at nearly 50 times higher than previously thought. a study commissioned by authorities in the us territory suggests almost 3,000 people died in the most powerful storm of the past 90 years. the original, official figure was 64 dead. the findings come from a new report by researchers from george washington university. it also found that those from poorer backgrounds in puerto rico were at much higher risk of being killed. 0ur correspondent david wilkis is in washington. what more do yo
military leaders to be brought to justice following a report detailing atrocities committed against the rohingyainority. innocent human beings were raped, murdered and burned alive for no other reason than their religious and ethnic identity. the whole world is watching what we will do next and if we will act. and a final farewell to the queen of soul. fans in detroit pay their last respects to the legendary aretha franklin. hurricane maria hit puerto rico almost a year ago, but only now is a...
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the headlines: after the un's warning of a "lost generation" of rohingya children. we report from the squalid refugee camps they are forced to inhabit in bangladesh. there's trouble down under. is yet another australian prime minister reaching the end of his political career? i'm ben bland. also in the programme. with his critics saying it's the beginning of the end of the trump white house, there's fighting talk from the president. i will tell you what, if i ever got impeached, i think the market would crash, i think everybody will be very poor because without this thinking you would see numbers that you wouldn't believe. and warnings from the british government about what could happen if the uk crashes out of the eu without a trade deal. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london. a year after fleeing the military operation in myanmar, half a million young rohingya refugees continue to suffer in cramped and rudimentary camps in neighbouring bangladesh. on wednesday, the united nations
the headlines: after the un's warning of a "lost generation" of rohingya children. we report from the squalid refugee camps they are forced to inhabit in bangladesh. there's trouble down under. is yet another australian prime minister reaching the end of his political career? i'm ben bland. also in the programme. with his critics saying it's the beginning of the end of the trump white house, there's fighting talk from the president. i will tell you what, if i ever got impeached, i...
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there are nearly a million rohingya refugees still trapped in the camp and bangladesh. half of them are children. there is little sign of them soing able to return home to myanmar anytime . and so this sprawling city of this there is wher a whole generation is being forced to grow up. all around there is danger. the weather, disease, and exploitation. "day and night my tears flow," she tells us. she says she couldnly watch as the burmese army murdered her husband. her 13-year-old daughter disappeared from the camp, thought to be abducted by traffickers. >> what happened to my daughtero nobody. only allah can say. i don't think i will ever see her agai it has been one year. my daughter would have come back to me. reporter: the crimes inflicted on the rohingya last year are still destroying countless young lives. we meet a 15-year-old. she was forced into sex work after arriving in bangladesh and now says it is the only way to survive. >> i want nothing else but to go back to mymar. i want to get my country back. i have left lots of relatives ther i hate it here. i loved
there are nearly a million rohingya refugees still trapped in the camp and bangladesh. half of them are children. there is little sign of them soing able to return home to myanmar anytime . and so this sprawling city of this there is wher a whole generation is being forced to grow up. all around there is danger. the weather, disease, and exploitation. "day and night my tears flow," she tells us. she says she couldnly watch as the burmese army murdered her husband. her 13-year-old...
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a returnrn to the border of craakdown on the rohingya muslim minority. there is a new prime minister in australia here in treasuree scott morrison is sworn in after a ruling party leadership vote ousts malcolm turnbull. here in france, piles of trash are on the rise. they are during the image of the french countryside. paris,n 40 kilometers of garbage fills the equivalent of seven football fields. our reporters have the details. of garbage.e sea that is the name of t the larget makeshift landfill in france. it is a massive ield, spanning 300 hectares, at least 40 of which are covered with thousands of tons of mixed waste. >> it is mostly garbage from construction sites. it is rather impressive. there is everything from wood, solvents, paint remover, canisters with biggpollution risks. it is unbelievable to see this year. >> we are lucky there are trees pithout them, this space would be covered. >> bruneau says he no looger recognizzs the field he knew as a child. >> this belonged to my in-laws. my brother-in-law and i planted% these trees to try to occup
a returnrn to the border of craakdown on the rohingya muslim minority. there is a new prime minister in australia here in treasuree scott morrison is sworn in after a ruling party leadership vote ousts malcolm turnbull. here in france, piles of trash are on the rise. they are during the image of the french countryside. paris,n 40 kilometers of garbage fills the equivalent of seven football fields. our reporters have the details. of garbage.e sea that is the name of t the larget makeshift...
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the rohingya are ina process of ordering. a continuing situation of severe systemic and institutionalised oppression from birth to death. the cornerstone and symbol of this is their complete lack of legal status. we found it deeply disturbing to see how the myanmar population is being misinformed by its authorities and how it is being exposed to divisive rhetoric. the human rights violations in myanmar are fuelled by the efforts of the myanmar authorities to silence critical voices and their amplification of hateful rhetoric. it emboldens the perpetrators. the myanmar authorities have forced a climate in which hate speech thrives, human rights violations are legitimised and incitement to violence facilitated. our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, has been following this story from bangkok. absolutely damning criticism for a un report to come out and say there is no choice but to prosecute myanmar‘s top leadership for genocide is extraordinary. marzuki darusman is normally a very cautious man, that was quite extrao
the rohingya are ina process of ordering. a continuing situation of severe systemic and institutionalised oppression from birth to death. the cornerstone and symbol of this is their complete lack of legal status. we found it deeply disturbing to see how the myanmar population is being misinformed by its authorities and how it is being exposed to divisive rhetoric. the human rights violations in myanmar are fuelled by the efforts of the myanmar authorities to silence critical voices and their...
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a call to prosecute war crimes against the rohingya. remembering an american hero, senator jo mccain. and much more. pe rancis was in ireland this weekend, and as part of his visit he met with survivors of that country's church sex abuse scandal. t of his effort to show that the church takes the matter seriously. but as william brangm reports, francis is now facing an accusation that he, himself, turned a blind eye to a case of misconduct involving a prominent cardinal. >> brangham: the accusation comes from carlo maria vigano-- the former senior vatican diplomat to the u.s. in an 11-page letter released this weekend, vigano claims pope francis knew several years ago-- and ignored-- allegations against the former washington d.c. archbishop, cardinal theodore mccrick. mccarrick was accused of sexually harassing and abusing young adult seminarians, as well two boyslly abusin decades ago.ic mccaresigned last month. in his letter, which offered no evidence for the accusationnt about the f, vigano urged pope francis to step down. yesterday,
a call to prosecute war crimes against the rohingya. remembering an american hero, senator jo mccain. and much more. pe rancis was in ireland this weekend, and as part of his visit he met with survivors of that country's church sex abuse scandal. t of his effort to show that the church takes the matter seriously. but as william brangm reports, francis is now facing an accusation that he, himself, turned a blind eye to a case of misconduct involving a prominent cardinal. >> brangham: the...
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those who feel there has been no justice for the rohingya people. report does make a number of recommendations including that this now be referred to the international criminal court or to another tribunal that would be gathered to take on this case. it also recommends that an independent body continue to do the work that this commission has done to try and unearth the crimes against the rohingya people. and certainly, rosemary, this has been extraordinarily difficult work to do because when you read through the analysis they put forward they make it very clear they have not had the participation of myanmar's government, they have not been allowed on the ground in myanmar, so they have had to rely on hundreds of interviews, videos, pictures and satellite images to try to piece together what happened to the rohingya people and who exactly perpetuated the crimes against them. they document of course in this report instances of indiscriminate killings of people trying to flee their villages, entire villages in northern myanmar being torched, they say b
those who feel there has been no justice for the rohingya people. report does make a number of recommendations including that this now be referred to the international criminal court or to another tribunal that would be gathered to take on this case. it also recommends that an independent body continue to do the work that this commission has done to try and unearth the crimes against the rohingya people. and certainly, rosemary, this has been extraordinarily difficult work to do because when...
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our top stories: a year after thousands of rohingya refugees were forced from their homes in myanmar,e have a special report on the risks for the children now growing up in overcrowded camps in bangladesh. a typically brash claim from the us president — but why is he suddenly using that word, impeachment? i don't know how you can impeach and somebody who's done a greatjob. i'll tell you what, if i ever got impeached, i think the market would crash. australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull may have just hours left in hisjob. he's expected to hear shortly that he doesn't have the support he needs to go on. he is expected to resign shortly. the authorities in hawaii warn of a testing few days despite the downgrading of hurricane lane. this is notjust going to be over in the next 2a hours, this system is going to be with us for the next four or five days. it's a full year, this week, since the violent military operation in myanmar that sent half a million young rohingya refugees fleeing across the border to bangladesh, running from their homes to escape a brutal campaign by myanmar‘s a
our top stories: a year after thousands of rohingya refugees were forced from their homes in myanmar,e have a special report on the risks for the children now growing up in overcrowded camps in bangladesh. a typically brash claim from the us president — but why is he suddenly using that word, impeachment? i don't know how you can impeach and somebody who's done a greatjob. i'll tell you what, if i ever got impeached, i think the market would crash. australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull...
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radika coomerasamy, of the un rohingya investigations team there.esearch suggests that the price of meat, vegetables and dairy products will rise by at least 5% in the coming months because of this year's extreme weather. the centre for economics and business research said the winter freeze, followed by the recent heatwave, had put huge strain on farming costs and yields. duncan kenendy has this report. 2018 has been a year of weather extremes, from the beast in the east to the wilting temperatures of high summer. for many farmers, the buffeting of the seasons has brought pressures that will soon have an impact on consumers. we've really had to buy in a lot of supplementary feed to feed the cows. we have fed this winter's silage which we would normally feed during the winter, we've had to feed to the cows during the summer and so we're running out of feed and having to buy in a significant amount of supplementary feed to feed the cows today and we're looking at a huge feeding bill for this winter. that will put our feed price up by about 4p per litr
radika coomerasamy, of the un rohingya investigations team there.esearch suggests that the price of meat, vegetables and dairy products will rise by at least 5% in the coming months because of this year's extreme weather. the centre for economics and business research said the winter freeze, followed by the recent heatwave, had put huge strain on farming costs and yields. duncan kenendy has this report. 2018 has been a year of weather extremes, from the beast in the east to the wilting...
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an official un report accuses myanmar of carrying out genocide against its rohingya population — andprevent the violence the campaign calling for a new brexit referendum is attempting to change labour party policy on the issue — according to a leaked memo. time for a full sport round—up with chris. all eyes onjose mourinho and the rumours are he's not getting on with this money. last week's de vita brighton. he is actually one of the favourites to be the first manager sacked this season. he said very little at the press conference but said what he did expect of his players in this match. don't make defensive mistakes, be dominant, create chances, score goals, and get the three points. we want to win all the three points. we want to win all the time, we want to play well all the time, we want to play well all the time. we don't want to make mistakes. that's what you always want. chelsea maintained their winning start to the premier league season, but they had a bit of luck to come out 2—1 winners at newcastle, the blues snatching all three points late in the game when deandre yedlin s
an official un report accuses myanmar of carrying out genocide against its rohingya population — andprevent the violence the campaign calling for a new brexit referendum is attempting to change labour party policy on the issue — according to a leaked memo. time for a full sport round—up with chris. all eyes onjose mourinho and the rumours are he's not getting on with this money. last week's de vita brighton. he is actually one of the favourites to be the first manager sacked this season....
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rohingya refugees living in bangladesh have been staging angry protests.year after they were forced from their homes in myanmar during a military crackdown. thousands marched in their camps near cox's bazaar. our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan has more. chanting. demanding justice, thousands of angry rohingya refugees marched through camps in bangladesh's cox's bazaar district. emotions were running high as the anniversary prompted memories of the brutal violence in myanmar. in a separate valley, hundreds of women and children sought to highlight their own plight. they are well aware there is little sign of them returning to their homes in myanmar soon. more than a million refugees lived in cramped conditions in these camps. the violence in myanmar‘s state began a year ago after rohingya militants attacked security forces, sparking a military retaliation. rights groups say thousands were killed and the refugees who fled the violence have told horrific stories of sexual violence and torture. myanmar says it launched a legitimate counter—insu
rohingya refugees living in bangladesh have been staging angry protests.year after they were forced from their homes in myanmar during a military crackdown. thousands marched in their camps near cox's bazaar. our south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan has more. chanting. demanding justice, thousands of angry rohingya refugees marched through camps in bangladesh's cox's bazaar district. emotions were running high as the anniversary prompted memories of the brutal violence in myanmar. in...
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. >>> its actually been a year since the rohingya muslims started leaving myanmar to escape the extreme violence they were facing. it was just over 900,000 people now in camps and, in fact, 600,000 in one camp alone where this particular mural is being created by rohingya children. it starts with them in myanmar but it also looks into the future, into their hopes and dreams looking for the homes that they could one day live in or the schools that could one day teach them. its all part of a project called art solution which was started by two new york artists along with unicef. unicef has been doing great work in bangladesh and what they're hoping with this project is to remind this problem that its not over. its just as bad as it was. >> its amazing to see smiles at all on their faces. >> they're resilient. they don't understand the complexities of what's going on. >> these guys went to bangladesh back in december of 2017 but also rohingya artists as well. >> there's been over 70 to 100 children who have been able to work on this and through their hands, they've been able to tell the st
. >>> its actually been a year since the rohingya muslims started leaving myanmar to escape the extreme violence they were facing. it was just over 900,000 people now in camps and, in fact, 600,000 in one camp alone where this particular mural is being created by rohingya children. it starts with them in myanmar but it also looks into the future, into their hopes and dreams looking for the homes that they could one day live in or the schools that could one day teach them. its all part...
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the crimes inflicted on the rohingya last year are still destroying countless young lives.work after arriving in bangladesh and says it's now the only way to survive. translation: i want nothing else but to be able to go back to myanmar. i want to get my country back. i've left lots of relatives there. i hate it here. i loved life in myanmar. i want to go back and get married there and have a nice family. if i keep doing this, my life will be destroyed. aung san suu kyi's myanmar claims it wants to bring these children back. plenty doubt that. so the fear is they'll be forgotten and the dangers they face ignored, that the world simply accepts this precarious circle of life. nick beake, bbc news, on the myanmar—bangladesh border. 12 people have been charged in connection with alleged historical child abuse at a former orphanage run by catholic nuns in scotland. smyllum house in lanark was home to more than 11,000 children across a period of 117 years. it closed down in 1981. four men have been convicted of smuggling cocaine worth more than £40 million into britain on board a
the crimes inflicted on the rohingya last year are still destroying countless young lives.work after arriving in bangladesh and says it's now the only way to survive. translation: i want nothing else but to be able to go back to myanmar. i want to get my country back. i've left lots of relatives there. i hate it here. i loved life in myanmar. i want to go back and get married there and have a nice family. if i keep doing this, my life will be destroyed. aung san suu kyi's myanmar claims it...
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a year after the rohingya expulsions began, angry protests in the teeming refugee camps of bangladesh the fight the internet made. millions login too watch two youtuber stars go head to head in the ring. hello and welcome to bbc news. pope francis has addressed huge crowds in dublin's croke park, ending the first day of his visit to ireland. earlier, he met survivors of clerical abuse by the roman catholic church. the pontiff said he shares the pain and shame of the catholic community, at what he called the grave scandal of abuse in ireland. the bbc‘s religious affairs correspondent martin bashir reports, cheering. tonight's concert at croke park stadium concluded a hectic day of meetings and speeches for pope francis. it all began at 8:30 this morning, when he boarded the papal plane and made his customary visit to the cargo of correspondence and camera crews on board, including the bbc. martin bashir, the bbc. unlike the last papal visit, when pope john paul kissed the runway, francis deployed a smile and a wave. his first visit was to the residence of president michael d higgins. h
a year after the rohingya expulsions began, angry protests in the teeming refugee camps of bangladesh the fight the internet made. millions login too watch two youtuber stars go head to head in the ring. hello and welcome to bbc news. pope francis has addressed huge crowds in dublin's croke park, ending the first day of his visit to ireland. earlier, he met survivors of clerical abuse by the roman catholic church. the pontiff said he shares the pain and shame of the catholic community, at what...
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newly released satellite images show a rohingya village full of houses last may... and then today, cleared of life. myanmar's army was responding to attacks by the arakan rohingyaio salvatarmy, or arsa. one year ago, militants assaulted 30 myanmar police posts. but today's u.n. report callsra the subsequentdown wildly disproportionate, said u.n. fact-finding mission member radhika coomaraswamy. >> the scale, brutality and syematic nature of rape an violence indicate that they are part of a deliberate strategy to intimidate, terrorize or punish the civilian population. >> schifrin: the terror worked. hundreds of thousands fled their homes. , shell shocked into sileney trudged through the mud to cross from myanmar into bangladesh, where they set up sprawling, squalid refugee camps. hasina begum's story was all too common. >> ( translated ): the buddhists burned my village to ash. they shot my father dead in front of me. >> sifrin: special correspondent tania rashid has covered this story for us for nde last year. and over the weeshe saw how conditions have improved, i
newly released satellite images show a rohingya village full of houses last may... and then today, cleared of life. myanmar's army was responding to attacks by the arakan rohingyaio salvatarmy, or arsa. one year ago, militants assaulted 30 myanmar police posts. but today's u.n. report callsra the subsequentdown wildly disproportionate, said u.n. fact-finding mission member radhika coomaraswamy. >> the scale, brutality and syematic nature of rape an violence indicate that they are part of...
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almost 750,000 rohingya were driven into neighbouring bangladesh.nt, jonathan head has more. this was a setpiece speech by aung san suu kyi, in a country where she was guaranteed a sympathetic audience. singapore is one of myanmar‘s largest investors and trading partners. much of it dwelt on the troubled history of myanmar‘s political development, but she did talk about her government's efforts to deal with the rakhine crisis, paying tribute to the contribution of former un secretary general kofi annan, who died last week. however, ms suu kyi made no mention of the allegations of massive human rights abuses by the burmese military against the rohingya population, blaming what she called terrorism for the crisis, which she said still posed a threat. the danger of terrorist activities, which was the initial cause of events leading to the humanitarian crisis in rakhine, remains real and present today. unless this security challenge is addressed, the risk of intercommunal violence will remain. it is a threat that could have grave consequences, not just
almost 750,000 rohingya were driven into neighbouring bangladesh.nt, jonathan head has more. this was a setpiece speech by aung san suu kyi, in a country where she was guaranteed a sympathetic audience. singapore is one of myanmar‘s largest investors and trading partners. much of it dwelt on the troubled history of myanmar‘s political development, but she did talk about her government's efforts to deal with the rakhine crisis, paying tribute to the contribution of former un secretary...
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nations says military leaders in myanmar should be investigated for genocide against the country's rohingya muslims. food prices are expected to rise in the coming months as farmers feel the effects of this year's extreme weather. west midlands police have named the man they are hunting in connection with the fatal stabbing of a mother and daughter in solihull. he is said to have attacked his former partner and her mother this morning. also this hour... the building boom fuelling the uk's obsession with online shopping. with almost one in five sales now made on the internet rather than on the high street, warehouse space has doubled injust a decade. and in half an hour, bbc world looks at the william kentridge play the head and the load — exploring life in africa during the first world war. good afternoon. un human rights investigators say military leaders in myanmar should be investigated for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, and called for them to be referred to the international criminal court. in an unprecedented move, the investigators named six top generals, including
nations says military leaders in myanmar should be investigated for genocide against the country's rohingya muslims. food prices are expected to rise in the coming months as farmers feel the effects of this year's extreme weather. west midlands police have named the man they are hunting in connection with the fatal stabbing of a mother and daughter in solihull. he is said to have attacked his former partner and her mother this morning. also this hour... the building boom fuelling the uk's...
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the crimes inflicted on the rohingya last year are still destroying countless young lives.ho goes by the name rosina. she was forced into sex work after arriving in bangladesh and says it's now the only way to survive. translation: i want nothing else but to go back to myanmar. i want to get my country back. i've left lots of relatives there. i hate it here. i loved life in myanmar. i want to go back and get married there and have a nice family. if i keep doing this, my life will be destroyed. aung san suu kyi's myanmar claims it wants to bring these children back. plenty doubt that. so the fear is they'll be forgotten and the dangers they face ignored, that the world simply accepts this precarious circle of life. nick beake, bbc news, on the myanmar—bangladesh border. the us attorney general, jeff sessions, has hit back at his boss, donald trump, in response to the president's latest sharp criticism of him. he's long been under fire from the white house for excluding himself from any oversight of the russia investigation, which mr trump would like to see ended. the preside
the crimes inflicted on the rohingya last year are still destroying countless young lives.ho goes by the name rosina. she was forced into sex work after arriving in bangladesh and says it's now the only way to survive. translation: i want nothing else but to go back to myanmar. i want to get my country back. i've left lots of relatives there. i hate it here. i loved life in myanmar. i want to go back and get married there and have a nice family. if i keep doing this, my life will be destroyed....
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goodwill ambassador cate blanchett speaks excsively to the bbc about the urgency of addressing the rohingya crisis. cate: when the tuation is impossible, you have to push harder. despair is something we cannot give into. >> ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t laura: plus, fitting farewell to the een of soul. thousands line up to pay tribute to aretha franin. laura: welcome to our viewers on publicio televin america and around the globe. president trump has long had a s contentilationship with the press, and today it was cial media companies he unleashed on. in an early-morning tweet he took aim at the likes of google, censorg they purposely conservative voices. it is a charge they deny. stuck with the theme. pres. trump: i think google has taken advantage of a lot of people and it is a very serious thing and very serious charge. google and twitter and facebook, they are treadinon very , very troubled territory and they have to be careful. it is not fair to large portioio of the popul laura:ef a bime ago i spoke to our technologyve correspondent ee. are the tech companies surprised by the president targeting th
goodwill ambassador cate blanchett speaks excsively to the bbc about the urgency of addressing the rohingya crisis. cate: when the tuation is impossible, you have to push harder. despair is something we cannot give into. >> ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t laura: plus, fitting farewell to the een of soul. thousands line up to pay tribute to aretha franin. laura: welcome to our viewers on publicio televin america and around the globe. president trump has long had a s contentilationship with the press,...
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one is the rohingya crisis. the numbers are staggering. bangladesh hosts nearly one largestrefugees, the camp is now the fourth largest city in bangladesh. we are deeply appreciative of the generosity of the bangladeshi government and people who have opened their borders and hearts to the rohingya community who has suffered greatly. the united states, as always, is doing its part. we are the largest donor in addressing this humanitarian crisis. we are grateful for the funding from congress and continuing support. as we approach the one-year anniversary of the attacks in burma that drove so many rohingya people from their homes, it is clear that this requires additional efforts. we will continue to work with with bangladesh, and our international partners to meet the urgent needs of the rohingya. the upcoming national elections is an opportunity for bangladesh to reaffirm its commitment to democracy and rule of law by holding free, fair, credible, and inclusive elections. that reflect the will of the bangladeshi people. to do so all parties
one is the rohingya crisis. the numbers are staggering. bangladesh hosts nearly one largestrefugees, the camp is now the fourth largest city in bangladesh. we are deeply appreciative of the generosity of the bangladeshi government and people who have opened their borders and hearts to the rohingya community who has suffered greatly. the united states, as always, is doing its part. we are the largest donor in addressing this humanitarian crisis. we are grateful for the funding from congress and...
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the violence against the rohingya has gone on for a very violence against the rohingya has gone on for raped, children were killed in front of their parents, fathers were telling me earlier, last year i went to rakhine estate and the stories are halloween. so although the un has taken some time to get to the conclusion it has reached today in this report, which i welcome, because they have confirmed what many international institutions, ngos many international institutions, ngos and human rights organisations, have stated already, that crimes against humanity and genocide has taken place. what we now need to move towards doing is ensuring that the international community leadership role and the uk is the deed member in the un security council and our government takes a lead role in holding the government there to account. uk government has been good on humanitarian issues and on responding to humanitarian crisis caused by the burmese military, but poor at holding the burmese military and burmese government to account. and that is what i am looking for next. so, rushanara ali, this is a
the violence against the rohingya has gone on for a very violence against the rohingya has gone on for raped, children were killed in front of their parents, fathers were telling me earlier, last year i went to rakhine estate and the stories are halloween. so although the un has taken some time to get to the conclusion it has reached today in this report, which i welcome, because they have confirmed what many international institutions, ngos many international institutions, ngos and human...
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the rohingya are in a continuing situation of severe, systemic and institutionalised aggression from birth till death. also coming up... police in florida are working to establish why a gunman opened fire at a video games tournament, killing two people. officials injacksonville say the 24—year—old suspect then turned the gun on himself. and in half an hour, tom brook goes behind the scenes for talking movies, and explores how hollywood is dealing with issues of race and diversity. food prices are being tipped to rise as farmers and producers feel the effects of this year's extreme weather conditions, according to new research by the centre for economics and business research. the economic forecaster says the price of meat, vegetables and dairy products will rise by at least 5 per cent in the coming months. the cold snap earlier this year, followed by the summer heatwave, have both contributed to the wholsale price of some vegetables rising by up to 80% over the last six months. and it's put huge strain on farming costs and yields, with consumers set to pay an extra £7 per month more
the rohingya are in a continuing situation of severe, systemic and institutionalised aggression from birth till death. also coming up... police in florida are working to establish why a gunman opened fire at a video games tournament, killing two people. officials injacksonville say the 24—year—old suspect then turned the gun on himself. and in half an hour, tom brook goes behind the scenes for talking movies, and explores how hollywood is dealing with issues of race and diversity. food...
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she also blamed bangladesh for failing to send back the rohingya refugees.d, it was up to bangladesh to decide when they should come back. the two countries have signed a repatriation agreement, but this stipulates that the refugees must return voluntarily. most refugees say they do not feel safe enough to go back. this can be decided only by our two countries working together. the returnees have to be sent back by bangladesh, and we can only welcome them at the border. that is part of our agreement. access to rakhine state for international organisations is still very limited, and the military has refused to acknowledge that its troops committed atrocities in what the un has described as a campaign of ethnic cleansing. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: a decade in the making zero three young golden eagles are released at a secret location in scotland. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in f
she also blamed bangladesh for failing to send back the rohingya refugees.d, it was up to bangladesh to decide when they should come back. the two countries have signed a repatriation agreement, but this stipulates that the refugees must return voluntarily. most refugees say they do not feel safe enough to go back. this can be decided only by our two countries working together. the returnees have to be sent back by bangladesh, and we can only welcome them at the border. that is part of our...
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one year after those attacks on the rohingya, in response to attacks by rohingya militants last year,or aung san suu kyi is getting more difficult and will indeed get more tricky later today, as the un fact—finding commission on human rights which has been researching for more than a year is due to issue a report which could put another nail into the rather battered cough and of myanmar‘s international reputation. uk prime minister theresa may will fly to south africa on tuesday, before travelling to nigeria and kenya as part of a trade mission, her first trip to africa since becoming prime minister. joseph sternberg from the wall streetjournal joins me now. good morning, jozsef. nice to see you. she is headed to africa today, and we have got the prime minister of kenya in washington today. there are quitea of kenya in washington today. there are quite a lot of reasons why africa is in the news, and trade is the key reason for all of these trips, isn't it? right, and it is a positive sign about what has been happening in the african economy, the fact you have so many countries where t
one year after those attacks on the rohingya, in response to attacks by rohingya militants last year,or aung san suu kyi is getting more difficult and will indeed get more tricky later today, as the un fact—finding commission on human rights which has been researching for more than a year is due to issue a report which could put another nail into the rather battered cough and of myanmar‘s international reputation. uk prime minister theresa may will fly to south africa on tuesday, before...
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rohingya refugees living in bangladesh have been staging angry protests.r after they were forced from their homes in myanmar during a military crackdown. thousands marched in their camps near cox's bazaar. 0ur south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan has more. chanting. demanding justice, thousands of angry rohingya refugees marched through camps in bangladesh's cox's bazaar‘s district. emotions were running high as the anniversary prompted memories of the brutal violence in myanmar. in a separate valley, hundreds of women and children sought to highlight their own plight. they are well aware there is little sign of them returning to their homes in myanmar soon. more than a million refugees lived in cramped conditions in these camps. the violence in myanmar‘s state began a year ago after rohingya militants attacked security forces, sparking a military retaliation. rights groups say thousands were killed and the refugees who fled the violence have told horrific stories of sexual violence and torture. myanmar says it launched a legitimate counter—insur
rohingya refugees living in bangladesh have been staging angry protests.r after they were forced from their homes in myanmar during a military crackdown. thousands marched in their camps near cox's bazaar. 0ur south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan has more. chanting. demanding justice, thousands of angry rohingya refugees marched through camps in bangladesh's cox's bazaar‘s district. emotions were running high as the anniversary prompted memories of the brutal violence in myanmar. in...
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un human rights investigators have released a damning report into the rohingya refugee crisis.ased on hundreds of interviews, is the strongest condemnation from the un so far of violence against the rohingya. it accuses the head of the army in myanmar, along with five other generals, of carrying out a genocide against the country's rohingya muslim population. the investigators have called for the generals to be tried in the international criminal court — although as myanmar is not signed up to the rome statute, any trial would need support from the un security council's five permanent members. the report also blamed myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi for failing to prevent the violence, saying she "has not used her de facto position as head of government, nor her moral authority" to intervene. christopher sidoti, who helped to compile the report, outlined the team's findings. the fact—finding mission has concluded on reasonable grounds that the patterns of gross human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law that it has found on to the gravest c
un human rights investigators have released a damning report into the rohingya refugee crisis.ased on hundreds of interviews, is the strongest condemnation from the un so far of violence against the rohingya. it accuses the head of the army in myanmar, along with five other generals, of carrying out a genocide against the country's rohingya muslim population. the investigators have called for the generals to be tried in the international criminal court — although as myanmar is not signed up...
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she also blames bangladesh for failing to send back the rohingya people refugees. to decide when they should come back. the two countries have signed a repatriations agreement, but this stipulates that the refugees must return voluntarily. most refugees say they do not feel safe enough to go back. it can be decided only by our two countries working together. the returnees had to be sent back by bangladesh and we can only welcome them at the border, that is part of our agreement. access to rakhine state the international organisations is still very limited. the military has refused to acknowledge that its troops committed atrocities in what the un has described as a campaign of ethnic cleansing. that report by our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head. live to charleston, where donald trump has taken to the stage after briefly speaking to the media on his way to the rally, giving his reaction firstly to the news that paul manafort, his former campaign manager, has been found guilty of eight of the 18 charges he faces relating to tax and bank fraud. in a separ
she also blames bangladesh for failing to send back the rohingya people refugees. to decide when they should come back. the two countries have signed a repatriations agreement, but this stipulates that the refugees must return voluntarily. most refugees say they do not feel safe enough to go back. it can be decided only by our two countries working together. the returnees had to be sent back by bangladesh and we can only welcome them at the border, that is part of our agreement. access to...