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UN officials blast Bangladesh-Myanmar deal on Rohingya
Nov 01, 2018 10:51United Nations officials have blasted a repatriation deal struck between the governments in Bangladesh and Myanmar over the return of Rohingya Muslim refugees, saying that conditions in the northwestern state of Rakhine are “not yet conducive” for their returns.
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Australia slaps sanctions on Myanmar officers over Rohingya
Oct 23, 2018 08:23The Australian government has announced sanctions against five military officers in Myanmar who are accused of leading brutal atrocities against minority Rohingya Muslims in the Southeast Asian country.
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Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh sold into forced labor: UN
Oct 17, 2018 16:12The United Nations (UN) says mostly female Rohingya Muslim refugees are being sold into forced labor to make income for desperate families living in squalid border camps in Bangladesh.
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Myanmar ‘unwilling’ to probe Rohingya genocide: UN
Oct 09, 2018 08:30The United Nations (UN)’s special envoy to Myanmar says the Myanmarese government is “unwilling” to investigate state-sponsored violence against the Rohingya Muslim community in the country, calling on the international community to take action before it is too late.
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India to deport seven Rohingya refugees amid UN condemnation
Oct 03, 2018 14:33Indian police have sent seven Rohingya Muslim refugees to the border to be deported after they fled violence and persecution in Myanmar.
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ASEAN urges accountability for Myanmar atrocities
Oct 02, 2018 09:15The foreign ministers of Southeast Asian nations have called on Myanmar to probe state-sponsored atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.
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Canada MPs vote to strip Myanmar’s Suu Kyi of honorary citizenship
Sep 28, 2018 10:11Canadian lawmakers have voted unanimously to revoke the honorary citizenship of Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi in response to crimes committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
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Irked by genocide report, Myanmar army chief says UN has no right to ‘interfere’
Sep 24, 2018 10:45Striking a defiant tone, Myanmar’s army chief says the United Nations has no right to meddle in his country’s “internal" issues, a week after the world body’s investigators called for him and fellow top generals to stand trial for “genocide” against minority Rohingya Muslims.
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UN: Myanmar generals should face genocide charges
Sep 18, 2018 10:44The United Nations (UN) has reiterated its call for the prosecution of Myanmar’s top military officials for what the international body has conclusively decided is genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority group.
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UN calls for new body to prosecute Myanmar crimes
Sep 10, 2018 10:11The United Nations (UN)’s new human rights chief has called for the establishment of “an independent international mechanism” to prepare criminal indictments against Myanmar’s military for atrocities committed against the Rohingya Muslim community.