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Indonesia prevents Myanmar's Muslim refugee boats from reaching shore
Nov 25, 2023 14:35Indonesian police and fisherman have started patrolling parts of the country’s westernmost province to prevent boats of Myanmar's Muslim refugees from reaching the shore.
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Rohingya Muslims demand safe return to home after 6 years of exodus
Aug 25, 2023 14:59Rohingya Muslim refugees demand their safe return to their homeland, Myanmar, on the sixth anniversary of the violence that forced them to flee to Bangladesh.
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Several drown after Rohingya boat breaks up off Myanmar: Rescuers
Aug 11, 2023 07:15At least 17 people have drowned and dozens more remain missing when a boat carrying persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing Myanmar's Rakhine state broke up at sea earlier this week.
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Ousted Myanmar leader’s 33-year jail term cut by six years
Aug 01, 2023 15:03Myanmar junta partially pardoned charges against the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, cutting her 33-year jail sentence by six years.
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Israel provided Myanmar’s junta with arms equipment amid Rohingya genocide: Report
Jun 09, 2023 14:04A rights group has revealed that Israel provided Myanmar’s military junta with arms equipment despite a US and European Union embargo imposed over the country's genocide against members of the Rohingya Muslim minority.
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Rohingya refugees censure UN for ‘devastating’ cuts to food aid
Mar 03, 2023 06:21Rohingya refugees have decried as “devastating” cuts the United Nations has made to their food aid due to a massive funding gap, saying they are desperately struggling to survive after the reductions.
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UN expert calls on international community to protect Rohingya population
Feb 02, 2023 13:13The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar has called on the international community to stand firm against Myanmar’s military junta and to “do a lot more” to protect the vulnerable Rohingya population in the country’s Rakhine State.
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100 Rohingya stranded at sea for weeks feared dead: UN refugee agency
Dec 26, 2022 06:45The United Nations refugee agency says 100 Rohingya stranded at sea for weeks after leaving Bangladesh last month are now feared dead.
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Some 100 Rohingya stranded in boat off India's coast, many feared dead
Dec 22, 2022 08:53At least 100 Rohingya are stranded in a boat off India's Andaman Islands and at least are feared dead due to thirst, hunger, or drowning, reports cited Myanmar Rohingya activist groups as saying on Wednesday.
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Rights groups slam Malaysia court decision to deport Myanmar refugees
Dec 14, 2022 07:00Rights groups have slammed a decision by a court in Malaysia to deport refugees who have fled violence in Myanmar back to that country.