In recent months, a growing number of Rohingya in Bangladesh have taken boats headed for Malaysia.

Michelle Bachelet has warned of a “human tragedy of terrible proportions.”

The UN refugee agency has voiced concern about Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled Myanmar by boats amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Myanmar shipped hundreds of recently released Rohingya inmates back to the country's restive western borderlands on Monday, after fears that its overcrowded prisons could become hotbeds for runaway coronavirus outbreaks.

Men, women and children belonging to the Muslim minority were among nearly 25,000 prisoners freed last week.

The Rohingya have inhabited Rakhine for centuries, but the state denies them citizenship.

Four Rohingya Muslim children are killed in a landmine explosion in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

Myanmar’s military begins a trial of soldiers for atrocities against Rohingya Muslims, as the Southeast Asian country also braces for genocide charges at an international court in The Hague.

Suu Kyi will appear before the ICJ to contest a case filed by Gambia accusing Myanmar of genocide.

The International Criminal Court has approved a prosecution request to investigate crimes against humanity against Myanmar’s Rohingya minority.