Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh demanding return to Myanmar

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh demanding return to Myanmar?

Of the 35 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 49% are rated left, 20% are rated centre, 31% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 50. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh demanding return to Myanmar left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 35 rated outlets on this story, 49% are rated left, 20% are rated centre, 31% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh demanding return to Myanmar biased?

Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh demanding return to Myanmar is one event reported by 50 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh demanding return to Myanmar?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh demanding return to Myanmar?

50 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Why did the Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh?

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied in Bangladesh to demand their safe return to Myanmar. They also marked the Ninth Anniversary of Rohingya Genocide Day, nine years after fleeing a government crackdown.

How many Rohingya refugees are in Bangladesh?

Reports indicate that more than 1 million, and in some accounts over 1.2 million, Rohingya refugees live in camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. This represents the world's largest refugee settlement.

What is the International Court of Justice's involvement?

The International Court of Justice held hearings in January accusing Myanmar of genocide against the Rohingya in 2017. Myanmar has stated that its military campaign was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation.