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UN official says Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh need 'massive assistance'
Sep 24, 2017 14:32The head of the UN refugee agency says Bangladesh needs "massive international assistance" to feed and shelter over 430,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar in recent weeks.
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UN doctors in Bangladesh report symptoms of horrific sexual attacks on Rohingya women
Sep 24, 2017 09:32United Nations (UN) doctors based in makeshift clinics in Bangladesh have reported symptoms of rape and horrific sexual abuse on Rohingya Muslim women arriving from western Myanmar.
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International journalists, activists urge UN to stop ‘Muslim holocaust’ in Myanmar
Sep 23, 2017 11:41A group of international journalists and activists have called on the UN to put an end to the “Muslim holocaust” in Myanmar, warning that the “worst bloodshed” after the World War II looms ahead as a result of the ongoing atrocities against the Rohingya Muslim minority group.
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Doctors Without Borders warns Bangladesh refugee camps on brink of 'health disaster'
Sep 22, 2017 13:22Doctors Without Borders has warned that refugee camps in Bangladesh are on the brink of a "health disaster" amid an influx of Rohingya Muslims from neighboring Myanmar.
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Bangladesh urges ‘safe zones’ for Rohingya in Myanmar
Sep 22, 2017 04:12Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for the establishment of safe zones inside Myanmar to protect the Rohingya Muslims who are fleeing a government-sanctioned crackdown to seek refuge in her country.
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About 20,000 rally in Bangladesh to condemn Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya
Sep 18, 2017 13:01Thousands have staged a massive rally in Bangladesh to protest Myanmar’s violent crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim community that has forced the minority group to seek shelter in neighboring Bangladesh.
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Aid agencies call for harsh bans against Myanmar military
Sep 18, 2017 06:45Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for harsh international sanctions against the Myanmar military over its brutal “ethnic cleansing campaign” against the country’s Rohingya Muslims.
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UN says over 400,000 Rohingya have entered Bangladesh as Dhaka seeks help
Sep 16, 2017 12:35The United Nations says so far more than 400,000 desperate Rohingya Muslims have fled the violence in Myanmar and crossed into neighboring Bangladesh, as Dhaka pleads for global help to cope with the humanitarian crisis.
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Bangladesh protests Myanmar airspace violations
Sep 16, 2017 07:30Dhaka has protested the repeated violations of its airspace by Myanmar as tensions escalate between the two sides on the crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, which has triggered an exodus of refugees into Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh targets refugee boat operators as Rohingya crisis deepens
Sep 14, 2017 14:04Bangladesh targets refugee profiteers as some boat operators are exploiting persecuted Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar by demanding up to $100 for ferry trips.