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Five children drown as Rohingya boats sink off Bangladesh
Sep 06, 2017 12:28At least five Rohingya Muslim children have drowned while on boats fleeing an escalation of violence in Myanmar, which has forced thousands of members of the persecuted minority to seek refuge across the border in neighboring Bangladesh.
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Iran, Turkey FMs discuss violence against Rohingya Muslims
Sep 04, 2017 13:54The foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey have exchanged views about the ongoing bloody crackdown on the persecuted Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine State.
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Muslim nations denounce Myanmar’s persecution of Rohingya Muslims
Sep 04, 2017 13:54A Nobel laureate and several Muslim nations have strongly denounced and staged protests against Myanmar's government over persecution of Muslim Rohingya minority in the western state of Rakhine.
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Almost 90,000 Rohingya Muslims arrive in Bangladesh amid crackdown
Sep 04, 2017 06:46Nearly 90,000 Rohingya Muslims have arrived in Bangladesh since the Myanmar military unleashed another bloody crackdown on the persecuted Muslim community in troubled Rakhine State late last month.
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Tehran’s Eid-al-Adha Prayer Leader warns Muslim world of Zionist plots
Sep 01, 2017 08:09Senior Prayer Leader of Tehran, in his Eid al-Adha sermons Friday morning, called on world Muslims, especially the rulers, to take proper measures for safeguarding the interests and security of the Ummah.
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About 400 people die as Myanmar cracks down on Rohingya
Sep 01, 2017 08:42Almost 400 people have died in Myanmar since the country’s army stepped up a military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims last week.
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Zarif calls for global action to end Rohingya sufferings
Aug 30, 2017 13:50Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized the global community for remaining silent on the persisting violence against the persecuted Rohingya Muslims, calling for "crucial" action to end the acts of aggression against the minority group.
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UK police investigate hate mail sent to mosques
Aug 12, 2017 23:56British police have conducted an investigation into hate mail and suspicious packages sent to mosques in the United Kingdom and the United States.
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OIC urges Myanmar to respect Rohingya rights
Aug 04, 2017 08:37Myanmar must protect the rights of its Rohingya Muslim minority, the chief of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Thursday, urging the government to work with neighboring Muslim-majority countries to tackle a refugee crisis.
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Official abuses, surveillance of activist persist in Myanmar: UN envoy
Jul 22, 2017 07:58A UN official says Myanmar’s police and intelligence apparatus continue to follow and interrogate activists and journalists at the end of a visit she said was marred by official snooping and access restrictions.