Rohingya Crisis -- News Updates September 18, 2017

New York Times: Despite Outrage Over Rohingya Crisis, Few Call for Sanctions on Myanmar

HONG KONG — Despite international condemnation of Myanmar’s campaign of violence against the Rohingya people, there have been few calls for a return to the sort of sanctions that were long a feature of the country’s relationship with the West.

After a Rohingya militant group attacked police outposts last month, Myanmar’s military, along with vigilante groups, launched a crackdown in the western state of Rakhine, triggering a refugee crisis that has sent more than 400,000 Rohingya fleeing to neighboring Bangladesh.

On Monday, Boris Johnson, Britain’s foreign secretary, is scheduled to lead a discussion of the Rohingya crisis among foreign ministers attending the United Nations General Assembly. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the de facto head of Myanmar’s government, last week decided not to attend the General Assembly, where she would likely face a flood of criticism.

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Rohingya Crisis -- News Updates September 18, 2017

Rohingya refugees tell of new violence; call for Myanmar sanctions -- Reuters
UN urged to punish Myanmar army over Rohingya 'atrocities' -- AFP
Thousands protest in Bangladesh as Rohingya flee Myanmar -- Washington Post/AP
Indian government says Rohingya Muslims are security threat -- Miami Herald
India calls Rohingya a security threat to back deportation case -- AFP
New diplomatic missions signal Chinese support for Myanmar amid Rohingya crisis -- SCMP
Rohingya 'extremists' trying to build stronghold - Myanmar army -- BBC
Rohingya refugees: Aid groups scramble to vaccinate 150000 displaced children -- ABC Online
More than half the refugees fleeing Myanmar are children -- Quartz
More than half a million Rohingya children could be in Bangladesh by year's end -- Asian Correspondent
The devastating plight of the Rohingya -- The Week Magazine
What the Hell Is Happening in Myanmar? -- New York Magazine