Malaysia detains more than 100 Rohingya seeking help from the UN
Malaysian police have detained more than 100 Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers who were seeking help from the UN.

Malaysian police have detained more than 100 Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers who were seeking help from the UN.




![Activists gather in Buffalo, New York’s Elmwood Village neighbourhood following the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a near-blind refugee from Myanmar who was missing since his release from a jail into the custody of the US Border Patrol, and who was later found dead on Feb. 26, 2026. [Craig Ruttle/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1772224025.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


![Gambian Justice Minister and Attorney General Dawda Jallow sits in the courtroom, next to lawyer Arsalan Suleman, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) starts hearings in a landmark case brought by The Gambia, which accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group, in The Hague, Netherlands, on January 12, 2026 [Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-12T094241Z_1499227565_RC2LZIAI6JY3_RTRMADP_3_MYANMAR-ROHINGYA-WORLD-COURT-1768496092.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


The UN’s top court is hearing a genocide case against Myanmar, accused of mass killings of Rohingya Muslims.
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh hope for justice as the ICJ begins its first full genocide case in more than a decade.

Myanmar’s election is unlikely to change the reality for more than 1M Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
Witnesses from Myanmar’s Rohingya community will also address closed-door ICJ hearing.












The boat was carrying dozens of refugees from Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority when it sank.

Malaysian search and rescue teams discovered five more bodies off the coast of Langkawi after a refugee boat capsized.
Rohingya speakers urge the UN not to forget the plight of minorities in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and refugee camps.

Dhaka hopes a conference can provide solutions to the aid crisis facing Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus says justice and security are vital for Rohingya before returning to Myanmar.