was not rogue elements, this was in fact a highly orchestrated, systematic attack on the rohingya people muslimexual violence, torture in detention sites, forced detention and other crimes that are given the vast majority of the rohingya people people across the border into bangladesh. matthew, how we are able to gather these and all the evidence that made you conclude this picture? the report is based on more than 400 interviews done on both sides of the border. in addition, we relied on satellite imagery that we obtained that shows just how tight the burning was villages, with a significant amount of photo and video footage taken out villages where crimes were committed. we translated it with testimony taken on both sides of the border. we were also able to obtain an audio recording in which the myanmar military officer says that they had received in order to burn down rohingya people villages if there is any sort of disturbance, and this is exactly what happens in village after village across rakhine state. in the aftermath of attacks by an armed group, the myanmar military swept through vil

thousands of rohingya muslims who fled myanmar now face the risk of landslides and flooding in bangladeshefugee camps — as the monsoon season approaches. at least 12 people were killed last week in southeast bangladesh, including two rohingya refugees living in camps near the border. you are up—to—date and it is now time for our world. last year, a devastating fire at a guatemalan children's home left 41 teenage girls dead and 15 with life changing injuries. the tragedy revealed a terrifying tale of mistreatment at the home. guatemala is one of the most murderous nations on earth. as you can see, there is a pretty large police presence here and that is because we are here. for parents, state care for their children is often a desperate last resort. this area is very familiar for you. stephanie arriaga has spent many hours here in guatemala city's general cemetery. how old was kimberly? kimberley died in the flames at the virgen de la asuncion children's home on march eight, 2017. in a nation used to tragic events, the fire shocked guatemalans. after a failed mass escape, 56 teenage girls

at least twelve people including two rohingya muslims have been killed in southeast bangladesh after heavy rains triggered landslides international aid agencies are warning that there is a risk that water borne disease will break out makeshift camps house nearly a million broke into who have fled a military crackdown in neighboring meon mar. what is in a name a whole lot if you ask greece and macedonia these two countries have now resolved a dispute that has been blocking the former yugoslav republic from joining nato and applying for a u. membership this evening the macedonian prime minister is are on zaba have announced that from now on his country would be known as the republic of north macedonia his counterpart in athens alexis tsipras presented the deal to greece's president athens had long objected to the name macedonia because it is also the name of a greek province greece is now expected to drop its opposition to north macedonia becoming a nato member and beginning the process of joining the e.u. . the french president emmanuel mccrone has denounced italy's refusals to take i

thousands of rohingya muslims who fled myanmar are now facing landslides and flooding in bangladesh refugee and others in the media today. we begin with the irish times and president donald trump, who is facing mounting criticism from within his own party about the policy of separating children from their parents at the us southern border. meanwhile, the ft says the eu is also considering taking a tougher approach against migrants with some leaders considering plans to send those rescued at sea to"disembarkation platforms" in countries outside the bloc. usa today online reports on the announcement by the us that it was pulling out of the united nations‘ human rights council. us ambassador to the un, nikki haley, accused the organisation of protecting countries after they commit human rights abuses. in the business standard, like many other papers, alarm bells are ringing across global markets as trade tensions between the united states and china continue to escalate. the yuan has hit a five—month low after president trump threatened to impose a 10% tariff on another $200 billion worth of ch

thousands of rohingya muslims who fled myanmar now face the risk of landslides and flooding in bangladeshugee camps — as the monsoon season approaches. at least 12 people were killed last week in southeast bangladesh, including two rohingya refugees living in camps near the border. now on bbc news — hardtalk. hardtalk is on the road in kazakhstan, a vast country of mountains, plains, which was, for years, a remote outpost of the soviet empire. and now it is a country of extraordinary change, a crossroads linking china, russia, and europe, far to the west. kazakhstan has been transformed by oil wealth, with a new capital city, ambitious infrastructure, and the silk road reimagined for 21st century trade. pulling the strings power, one man, dominant, seemingly immovable, president nursultan nazarbayev, the only leader post—soviet kazakhstan has ever known. many of those who demand political freedom and human rights are systematically silenced. soviet habits are hard to break. now kazakhs are wondering what comes after nursultan nazarbayev? has kazakhstan‘s growth been built on firm foundati

thousands of rohingya muslims who fled myanmar now face the risk of landslides and flooding in bangladeshefugee camps, as the monsoon season approaches. and a clip of the french president has gone viral. emmanuel macron was far from impressed when this teenager addressed him informally as "manu" during an official visit. putting the boy firmly in his place, mr macron told him "you call me mr president." that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. hardtalk is on the road in kazakhstan, a vast country of mountains, planes, which was, for yea rs, mountains, planes, which was, for years, a remote outpost of the soviet empire. and now it is a country of extraordinary change, a cross rhodes linking china, russia, and europe, farto cross rhodes linking china, russia, and europe, far to the west —— cross rhodes. kazakhstan has been transformed by oil wells, with a new capital city, ambitious infrastructure, and the silk road reimagined for 21st century trade. pulling the strings power, one man, dominant, seemingly unremovable, president nursultan naza

at lstst 12 people i including o rohingya muslims have been killed in southeast bangladesh after heavyains triggered landslides. international aid agencies are warning thatat there is a ririsk that waterbornrne disease will break out. makeshift t camps house neararle millllion rohingngya, who have d a military crackdown in neighbhboring myanmar. israeli police have begun evacuating jewish settlers from 15 homes built illegally in the west bank. two protesters were arrested after scuffles broke out during the operation. israel's supreme court ordered the evictions because the homes were built on private palestinla as the u.k. parliament faces a string of wrecks it votes, the government is under increasing pressure from pro-eu rebels in its own ranks. prime minister theresa may's conservatives, the junior justice minister resigned. he says he is now free to quote, speak up over how to exit is being -- brexit is being delivered. what is in a name? a whole lot, if you ask greece and macedonia. these two countries have now resolved a dispute that has been blocking the former yugoslav republ

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

the un's refugee agency says the lives of thousands of rohingya muslims are at risk as torrential rainx's bazar. more than 700,000 rohingya crossed over into the coastal district, fleeing persecution in myanmar, since august last year. dan johnson is there. water moulded these hills. it also shapes the lives now lived here. it has rained every day for a week, and the monsoon hasn't even officially started. buffeted and battered, pushed from pillar to post, these refugees still can't settle. life here is tough enough as it is, but when it rains, you get a real sense of exactly how much misery is added for the people here. and it's notjust uncomfortable. this water poses a real threat. with pouring rain comes shifting soil, and that could mean homes perched on hillsides being washed away. "we're not safe", he told me. "last night, i slept in the mud. it felt like the house was blowing away." "we're afraid of the rain", this woman says. "we're used to living on flat plains, not hills. there are landslides here, and children are dying." this is one of the first families left grieving. abdu

thousands of rohingya muslims who fled myanmar now face the risk of landslides and flooding in bangladesh week in southeast bangladesh, including two rohingya refugees living in camps near the border. now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament.

thousands of rohingya muslims who fled myanmar now face the risk of landslides and flooding in bangladeshl. emmanuel macron was far from impressed when this teenager addressed him informally as "manu" during an official visit. putting the boy firmly in his place, mr macron told him "you call me mr president." that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk.

already accused by the un of ethnic cleansing against rohingya muslims, the bbc has discovered new evidenceiers attacking another ethnic group. it's part of a fierce offensive to seize land from rebels in kachin state in the north of the country. the army insists its troops only target armed enemies. our 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 w

thousands of rohingya muslims who fled myanmar now face the risk of landslides and flooding in bangladeshefugee camps as the monsoon season approaches. at least 12 people were killed last week in southeast bangladesh, including two rohingya refugees living in camps near the border. now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament. hello and welcome to the programme. coming up in the next half hour. the government announces a review of the use of cannabis for medical purposes. the position that we find ourselves in currently is not satisfactory. labour failed in an attempt to pass a motion of no confidence in the transport secretary chris grayling. and in the lords, a peer wonders if aggressive cyclists have a hidden agenda. could they possibly be in league with those who will stop at absolutely nothing to reduce the size of this house? but first: the home secretary, sajid javid, has said there will be a review into the use of cannabis which could lead to some patients being given the drug for medical reasons. his move follows the high—profile case of billy caldwell who suffers from severe epilepsy.

law policy and practice that continues to exist and guarantee fundamental human rights to the rohingya muslims including by restoring their citizenship rights and property we remain committed to continue to work with the men of the special reporter but the people of myanmar consider that it would no longer be productive to continue to extend corporation with the current special reporter because of her leg of objectivity and noncompliance with the code of conduct as such we have requested counsel for the replacement of her for the reason suspension above after listening attentively to her assessment we reaffirm our position lex the value of an independent reporter which valens impartiality and. the leaders of south sudan's long parties have signed a peace agreement aimed at ending the four and a half year civil war a ceasefire is due to begin within seventy two alice have a morgan has more more than forty eight hours of meetings behind closed doors and finally south sudan's president salva kiir and opposition leader rick machar reached a deal to end more than four years of civil war many has it

our correspondent dan johnson is in cox's bazar in bangladesh where hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslimse of the nature of life for displaced people, there are more than 700,000 of them living in this sprawling camp close to the myanmar border and it keeps growing because the aid agencies are taking advantage of the lull in the weather at the moment, it hasn't rained for the last couple of days, and the camp is actually being expanded. they are using some of the flat land on the edges to build more stable homes because you can see how these shacks have been built on the hillside, they are susceptible to landslides when the rain comes and weakens the earth. these are by no means the most precarious homes, there are some really steep cliffs. the other threat here is flooding and the disease that could be spread by standing water. there is also a risk that latrines like this that are really basic, really simple, more quickly overflow when the rain really intensifies. so there is a warning from the aid agencies here that these people who fled persecution about nine or ten months ago now face

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

is demanding that top military officials are tried for crimes against humanity for attacks on rohingya muslims. on the list is this man army commander—in—chief ming aung hlaingwho was sacked by the military this week. he's seen here with leader aung san suu kyi. her government and the military deny abuses. today the un special rapporteur to myanmar called for a tougher investigation of alleged war crimes. imogen foulkes is in geneva. an expert on me and mar looking at human rights in the country and she has already delivered a number of reports over what has been happening particularly in the state. today she did not mince her words and that that nothing had improved since this time last year, the discrimination and hatred continue against religious and ethnic minorities and you said that the government in charge of myanmar was responsible and doing nothing whatsoever to bring people primarily in the military to justice. bring people primarily in the military tojustice. fora bring people primarily in the military tojustice. for a parent war crimes and crimes against humanity. certainly this mo

kri who we've been reading a lot about the last six months for the genocide going against the rohingya muslim minority, she's kind of the de facto leader. we really wrestled with this. my editor and night in new york because i had her in their for the amazing courage that she showed in helping burma get out of his years of military dictatorship in 1980-2015 at great personal risk, extraordinary leadership. and then this is happening and we talked about and said part of the purpose of the book is to show this notion of man and woman in moment that certain leaders have certain characteristics that help them to certain kinds of peacemaking and not necessary others. and you want to learn from both so we called it a cautionary tale and a pretty critical of the latter role while not throwing away the former role. lech walesa, a terrible president of poland and he was an amazing leader of getting poland free from communism. so that's another gadget. another caveat is that they are not perfect people. as much as we respect nelson mandela he had tell relations with his own children. gandhi was unusual

our correspondent dan johnson is in cox's bazar in bangladesh where hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslimsing violence in myanmar. if you want an example of the nature of life for displaced people, there are more than 700,000 of them living in this sprawling camp close to the myanmar border and it keeps growing because the aid agencies are taking advantage of the lull in the weather at the moment, it hasn't rained for the last couple of days, and the camp is actually being expanded. they are using some of the flat land on the edges to build more stable homes because you can see how these shacks have been built on the hillside, they are susceptible to landslides when the rain comes and weakens the earth. these are by no means the most precarious homes, there are some really steep cliffs. the other threat here is flooding and the disease that could be spread by standing water. there is also a risk that latrines like this that are really basic, really simple, more quickly overflow when the rain really intensifies. so there is warning from the aid agencies here that these people who fled perse

we've seen recent additions to the number of displaced people in burma, the rohingya muslims were forced out of their homes, 750,000 had to flee. in the central african republic, a lot of people being displaced. in venezuela there's 1.5 million displaced from that conflict. and, of course, we all are familiar with the problems in central america and el salvador, guatemala and honduras where a lot of families have tried to escape violence in order to sai their children. -- to save their children. in syria there are 12 million displaced people. that's over half the population of syria as a result of the conflict and isis campaign over half the people in that country are displaced. when we talk about the impact it has on countries when individuals seek refugees to leave, in lebanon, for example, one million syrians have fled to lebanon. and in jordan 660,000 syrians have pled to jordan. and these countries have been prepared to take if these refugees. the impact, of course, is immediate to the individuals that are displaced, but it's also an impact on the region and as far away as we have s

0ur correspondent dan johnson is in cox's bazar in bangladesh where hundreds of thousands of rohingya muslimsof them living in this sprawling camp close to the myanmar border and it keeps growing, because the aid agencies are taking advantage of the lull in the weather at the moment. it hasn't rained for the last couple of days, and the camp is actually being expanded. they are using some of the flat land on the edges to build more stable homes because you can see how these shacks have been built on the hillside, and they are susceptible to landslides when the rain comes and weakens the earth. these are by no means the most precarious homes. there are some really steep cliffs. the other threat here is flooding and the disease that could be spread by standing water. there is also a risk that latrines like this that are really basic, really simple, more quickly overflow when the rain really intensifies. so there is a warning from the aid agencies here that these people who fled persecution about nine or ten months ago now face a new threat because of the weather that is about to hit here. it is

their religion and ethnicity and one of the syria targeted is the muslim community from burma and that includes including the rohingya people and also common ethnicities there are different different ethnicities among the muslims are now being vulnerable in thailand now because we acknowledge that the tired already is is there trying to help these undocumented people but the problem of burmese discriminate of citizenship law is not creating stateless people it within thailand june thirtieth is the deadline set by the time for a ceasefire migrant myanmar workers to have a difficult of of identity or to be deported four days from now what can be done in such a short space of time. i think this issue has been a long time we have been raising these issues many times since march we have been raising these these issues to media in the publishing of press release i think tires all of these has he is aware of the situation and they we believe that they are trying to find some solution but i think this is the root cause is not highland that was the root cause is the burma burma is on who has a policy of discrimination on its

international it actually muslims are the biggest donors for charity and if you look at this month there is anything like hundred million pounds for various causes from africa to palestine to rohingya communities to kashmir to syria and iraq and all those people in yemen and those who are suffering a lot of our behavior a message for the muslim communities worldwide. it's been a beautiful month where we had unity for the first time saudi arabia britain pakistan and many other countries started their ramadan on same day i hope that we can keep this unity when it comes to our political issues whether it is palestine kashmir whether it is. a syria or yemen we need to have that unity to resign. some of our difficult problems of armored frank are so much over to the person. i'm joined by steve you know huck head a program of islamic relief and fabulous faggot challenges and events coordinator welcome to the alexander and sure enough now we are hopefully perhaps the last day of ramadan biffen expectations are not necessarily the case the eve might be to morrow inshallah i will take you five years to understand father if i may come to you for us a bit about what ramadan is all about right

muslims. the human rights group amnesty international has published what it calls detailed, new evidence of the extent of the burmese military‘s crimes against the rohingyaple in myanmar. it accuses the army's commander 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 la

muslims. the human rights group amnesty international has published what it calls detailed, new evidence of the extent of the burmese military‘s crimes against the rohingyaple in myanmar. it accuses the army's commander 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,

internationally actually muslims are the biggest donors for charity and if you look at this month there is anything like hundred million pounds for various causes from africa to palestine to rohingya communities to. kashmir to syria and iraq and all those people in yemen and those who are suffering a lot i would have your message for muslim communities worldwide so it's been a beautiful month where we had unity for the first time saudi arabia britain pakistan and many other countries started the ramadan on the same day i hope that we can keep this unity when it comes to our political issues read that it is palestine kashmir whether it is. syria or yemen we need to have that unity to resolve some of our difficult problems but armored frankly so much over to the. i'm joined by three in a hockey head a program of islamic relief and fabulous sergeant challenges an event coordinator welcome to the alexander show and have now we are hopefully perhaps the last day of ramadan biffen expectations are not necessarily the case the eve might be to morrow inshallah i will be king five years to understand thought if i may come to you for us a bit about what ramadan is all about it and why we do

muslim—majority countries. many migrants now face a more uncertain future. we have a special report from the us—mexico border. fresh claims of atrocities against myanmar‘s rohingyast—gasp goal from argentina sends them through to the last 16 of the world cup. we will bring you all the latest from moscow.

muslims. the human rights group amnesty international has published what it calls detailed new evidence of the extent of the burmese military‘s crimes against the rohingyaple in myanmar. it accuses the army's commander 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, wel