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Bangladesh stops 30 Rohingya Muslims from leaving
Feb 08, 2019 16:13Bangladeshi security forces have stopped 30 Rohingya refugees from heading to the more prosperous and Muslim-majority Malaysia, officials say.
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Myanmar villagers flee fresh fighting in Rakhine state
Feb 08, 2019 02:21Scores of tribal villagers in western Myanmar have crossed into Bangladesh in recent days amid fierce fighting between the army and ethnic rebels in the restive Rakhine state.
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Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy over new influx of refugees
Feb 06, 2019 11:32Bangladesh has summoned Myanmar’s ambassador to protest against a new influx of refugees fleeing clashes in the restive Rakhine state.
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UN envoy says Myanmar army chief must be tried for genocide
Jan 26, 2019 04:46The United Nations (UN)’s envoy for Myanmar says the country’s army chief should be prosecuted for committing genocide against minority Rohingya Muslims, many of whom have now fled but face repatriation to the Buddhist-majority state.
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Bangladesh denies entry to 31 Rohingya Muslims fleeing India
Jan 21, 2019 11:52Bangladesh has denied entry to dozens of Rohingya Muslims seeking to enter the country from neighboring India, leaving them stranded in the no man’s land on the border.
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Hundreds of Rohingya families flee India for fear of deportation, persecution
Jan 19, 2019 11:38Some 2,000 Rohingya Muslims, who had fled to India from death and violence in Myanmar, have reportedly left the South Asian country too, fearing continued harassment there and possible deportation.
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UN calls for 'rapid and unimpeded' aid access to Myanmar's Rakhine
Jan 19, 2019 11:25The United Nations has expressed grave concerns about the condition of civilians in Myanmar’s state of Rakhine, calling on the government to allow “rapid and unimpeded” humanitarian access to the region.
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Hundreds of Rohingya families flee India for fear of deportation, persecution
Jan 17, 2019 15:08Some 2,000 Rohingya Muslims, who had fled to India from death and violence in Myanmar, have reportedly left the South Asian country too, fearing continued harassment there and possible deportation.
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Myanmar upholds jail sentence for Reuters reporters
Jan 11, 2019 14:01Myanmar’s High Court has upheld a seven-year jail term against two Reuters journalists for breaking the Official Secrets Act, while reporting on the killing of Rohingya Muslims by the military in Rakhine state.
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India deports Rohingya family ignoring persecution fears
Jan 03, 2019 13:34India has deported a Rohingya Muslim family of five to neighboring Myanmar, despite warnings they could face persecution in their country of origin.