Special Report: Myanmar
Thai authorities implicated in Rohingya Muslim smuggling network
A Reuters investigation, based on interviews with people smugglers and more than two dozen survivors of boat voyages, reveals how some Thai naval security forces work systematically with smugglers to profit from the surge in Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar. Full Article
Thailand secretly supplies Myanmar refugees to trafficking rings
Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar are being held hostage in Thailand until relatives pay thousands of dollars to release them. Reporters have located three such camps - two based on the testimony of Rohingya held there, and a third by trekking to the site, heavily guarded, near a village called Baan Klong Tor. Full Article
Thailand's anti-trafficking effort loses steam
The U.S. State Department is gathering information for its next Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report, due to be published in June. It ranks countries on their efforts to combat human trafficking. Thailand faces an automatic downgrade to Tier 3, the lowest rank, unless it makes "significant efforts" to improve its record, the State Department says. Full Article
Buddhist monks incite Muslim killings in Myanmar
Ethnic hatred has been unleashed in Myanmar since 49 years of military rule ended in March 2011. And it is spreading, threatening the country's historic democratic transition. Signs have emerged of ethnic cleansing, and of impunity for those inciting it. Full Article
In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority Muslims
Apartheid-like policies segregating minority Muslims from the Buddhist majority are the dark side of Myanmar's celebrated transition to democracy. Full Article
Myanmar gives official blessing to anti-Muslim monks
The Buddhist extremist movement in Myanmar, known as 969, enjoys support from senior government officials, establishment monks and even some members of the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), the political party of Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Full Article
About this series
This series, the result of a two-year Reuters investigation into the dirty war against the Rohingya of Myanmar, is the winner of the 2014 Pulitzer prize for international reporting. Learn More
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Vicious circle awaits Rohingya in Thailand
A Reuters team has tracked down illegal camps in Thailand where Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are brought by traffickers and held for ransom – while authorities are indifferent or even complicit. Video
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Witness: Myanmar's imperiled Rohingya
A look at the plight of the stateless Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, told by Reuters correspondents on the ground. Video