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Sources & MethodMyanmar: UN investigators document deliberate military attacks on civilians
Myanmar's military has carried out a sustained campaign of deliberate attacks on civilians – including airstrikes on homes, schools and camps for displaced people, alongside arbitrary detention, torture and sexual violence – according to Human Rights Council-appointed investigators.
Source confidence: strong
UN News - Peace and Security
Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Rohingya Refugee Population Factsheet - Block Level as of July 2026
Joint Government of Bangladesh - UNHCR Rohingya Refugee Population Factsheet - Block Level as of July 2026
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Government of Bangladesh, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Probable Flood Inundated Area in Lemyethna, Ngathaingchaung, Yegyi, Kyonpyaw Township, Ayeyarwady Region as of 6 August 2026 (6:02:19 AM Local Time)
Probable Flood Inundated Area in Lemyethna, Ngathaingchaung, Yegyi, Kyonpyaw Township, Ayeyarwady Region as of 6 August 2026 (6:02:19 AM Local Time)
Source confidence: strong
ReliefWeb: Myanmar Information Management Unit, UN Development Programme
In Malaysia, wave of hate speech threatens Rohingya refugees
The spread of hostile content on social media in Malaysia has intensified tensions towards the Rohingya refugee community, leading to the eviction of more than 100 people from their village and the temporary closure of schools attended by refugee children.
Source confidence: medium
France 24 - English
US courts clear way for deportations of South Sudan, Myanmar nationals
Rulings allow Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for nationals of the two countries.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Myanmar ex-junta chief seeks political legitimacy on first Thailand trip as civilian leader
Fighting between Myanmar's military and myriad rebel factions has spilled over the long border with Thailand, which hosts millions of refugees from Myanmar.
Source confidence: medium
Euronews - News
Myanmar's conflict tops 100,000 dead as junta benefits from world's inattention
A 2021 military coup plunged Myanmar into a brutal civil war, ousting Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government. For years, the world isolated the junta. That isolation is breaking down.
Source confidence: medium
NPR - World
Malaysia vows not to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar if lives at risk
Authorities are screening 5,000 refugees as rights groups warn they remain at risk of persecution in Myanmar.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Red Cross visits Aung San Suu Kyi after Myanmar military pushed to prove she is alive
Meeting follows years of questions over wellbeing of detained former leader, who was ousted by coup in 2021 Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the aid organisation has confirmed. The meeting on Monday followed years of questions over the wellbeing of the 81-year-old , whose whereabouts and health condition have been largely unknown since the elected civilian go...
Source confidence: medium
The Guardian - World
Myanmar releases first images of Aung San Suu Kyi since 2021 military coup
Myanmar releases first images of Aung San Suu Kyi since 2021 military coup
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, president's office says
The military deposed Suu Kyi in February 2021, jailing the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and triggering an ongoing civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people on all sides.
Source confidence: medium
Euronews - News
World News in Brief: Rohingya refugees, Bahá’ís in Iran, disarmament in the Central African Republic
Independent UN experts on Wednesday called for urgent action to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh after reports indicated two boats carrying more than 500 passengers may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in mid-July.
Source confidence: strong
UN News - Peace and Security
East Asia Summit expresses concern over conflicts and humanitarian situation in Myanmar
East Asia Summit expresses concern over conflicts and humanitarian situation in Myanmar
Source confidence: low
Google News: eng.mizzima.com
Family of missing Rohingya footballer fear he is among 500 believed dead in Myanmar shipwrecks
‘I can’t tolerate this life,’ said the 24-year-old in his last voice message to his relatives. Attacked by the military, a rebel army and criminal gangs, Siraz Ullah risked all for a better future The fear was audible as he spoke, recording a message to his family, asking for their prayers. After pressing send, 24-year-old Siraz Ullah boarded a boat he hoped could deliver him from the violence and persecution surrounding him at home in Myanmar. Instead, Si...
Source confidence: medium
The Guardian - World
Hundreds feared dead after boats carrying refugees 'capsize' in Bay of Bengal
It's feared more than 500 people have died after reports that two boats carrying persecuted Rohingya refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal.
Source confidence: medium
Sky News - World
How the Coup Turned Myanmar Into Asia’s Deadliest Conflict—and Why the World Is Looking Away
How the Coup Turned Myanmar Into Asia’s Deadliest Conflict—and Why the World Is Looking Away
Source confidence: low
Google News: Council on Foreign Relations
Bangladesh landslides kill nine, including eight Rohingya in refugee camp
Hillsides collapse at four locations at camps in Cox's Bazar in southeastern Bangladesh amid monsoon rains.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News
UN discusses prevention of genocide: Six times it failed to do just that
The UN General Assembly meets amid Israel's genocide on Gaza, Myanmar's genocide against the Rohingya, and other crises.
Source confidence: medium
Al Jazeera - All News