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Heavy rains displace thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh
Jul 29, 2021 10:46Torrential monsoon rains have ruined the sprawling camps of Rohingya Muslim refugees in southern Bangladesh, turning settlements into fast-flowing rivers overnight and leaving thousands of refugees without a shelter.
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UN censures rights violations against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
Jul 13, 2021 07:00The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution denouncing violations by Myanmar’s military against the persecuted Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities.
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Mike Pompeo rejected efforts by US officials to declare 'genocide' in Myanmar
Mar 26, 2021 04:46American officials have revealed that former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stopped a declaration prepared against Myanmar’s military leaders on the genocide of minority Rohingya Muslims.
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Fire at Rohingya camp in Bangladesh kills several: Witnesses
Mar 23, 2021 09:29A huge fire has swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, destroying thousands of homes and killing several people, officials and witnesses said, in the worst blaze to hit the settlement in recent years.
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More protests held in Myanmar amid diplomacy to resolve crisis
Feb 24, 2021 12:22More protests have been held in Myanmar against the recent coup in the country, amid diplomatic efforts to resolve a deepening crisis triggered by the putsch.
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Rohingya refugees facing new onslaught in India
Feb 20, 2021 08:36Fearful of possible arrest and expulsion, scores of refugees have gone into hiding across the Indian subcontinent while others have entered Bangladesh amid a mounting hate campaign against the community in India.
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Myanmar’s military launches campaign of arrests to stymie paralyzing strikes
Feb 18, 2021 12:01Myanmar’s military has issued arrest warrants for six celebrities, including film directors, actors, and a singer, for encouraging strikes that have paralyzed government offices, as mass protests continue over the recent coup d'état in the country.
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Myanmar military denies coup, files extra charge against Suu Kyi
Feb 16, 2021 17:07Myanmar’s military has denied that its ouster of the government and arrest of political leaders constituted a coup d'état, justifying that assertion by claiming that it plans to hold a new election and hand power to a civil government.
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Bangladesh sends another group of Rohingya Muslims to a remote island
Jan 29, 2021 12:58Bangladesh has sent a third group of Rohingya Muslim refugees to a controversial facility at a remote island that was surfaced only 20 years ago, in the Bay of Bengal.
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Hundreds of Rohingya go missing from Indonesian refugee camp
Jan 28, 2021 12:00Hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees have gone missing from a makeshift camp in Indonesia’s Aceh Province, raising fears that they may have been smuggled to neighboring Malaysia.