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UNHCR voices concern for Rohingya refugees on boats amid coronavirus emergency
Apr 23, 2020 18:23The United Nations refugee agency has voiced mounting concern over a “grave immediate risk” to persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled Myanmar by boats amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fighting between Myanmar military, ethnic rebels kills 32: OHCHR
Apr 17, 2020 15:48The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says at least 32 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in the restive Rakhine and Chin states in western Myanmar amid an escalation in fighting between the country’s military and ethnic rebels.
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New lockdowns, emergency states & deaths: Coronavirus keeps impacting lives
Mar 25, 2020 12:14Around the globe, the outbreak of the new coronavirus continues to impact the lives of people, forcing governments to take measures unprecedented in peacetime.
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About 14 Rohingya die, dozens unaccounted for as boat sinks off Bangladesh
Feb 11, 2020 13:17At least 14 people drowned and dozens more were unaccounted for after a boat carrying Rohingya refugees sank off southern Bangladesh early Tuesday, officials say.
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Myanmar cuts off internet in violence-hit states, intercom firm says
Feb 04, 2020 14:10A leading global telecoms operator says Myanmar has imposed an internet shutdown in the country’s western states of Rakhine and Chin, amid renewed violence and a few months after it partially lifted that same restriction.
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Indignation in Africa as Trump expands US travel ban
Feb 02, 2020 12:17There is growing indignation in several African countries that have been the target of Washington's latest travel ban, with activists and rights groups complaining that the administration of President Donald Trump is pursuing a xenophobic and racist political agenda.
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Top UN court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from acts of genocide
Jan 24, 2020 09:06The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Myanmar to do everything in its power to prevent the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine, where state-sponsored violence has prevailed in recent years.
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About 100,000 Rohyngyas refugees to move to flood-prone island in Bangladesh
Jan 17, 2020 12:32Bangladesh has controversial plans to forcefully accommodate 100,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees on a flood-prone island, while more than 750,000 people are currently living in irregular, unsanitary, and crowded camps.
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ICJ to rule on emergency measures on Myanmar over 'genocide'
Jan 15, 2020 10:27The Gambia says the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will announce its decision next week on a request to impose emergency measures on Myanmar over genocide against the Rohingya Muslims.
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Rohingya people, kids stand trial for ‘illegal travel’ while fleeing persecution
Dec 20, 2019 13:18Myanmar authorities have taken to court a group of Rohinyga Muslims, including children, on allegations of illegally travelling without proper documents, as they were trying to flee persecution in the remote western Rakhine State.