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New UN envoy calls for 'genuine reconciliation' in Myanmar
Jun 21, 2018 14:59The new UN envoy for Myanmar has told authorities in her first visit to the country that those behind atrocities and attacks against persecuted Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state “must be held accountable.”
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68.5 million displaced globally in 2017: UN
Jun 19, 2018 07:04A record 68.5 million people have been forced flee their homes due to war, violence, and persecution, notably in places like Myanmar and Syria, the UN said on June 19.
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Landslide kills Rohingya child as monsoon hits refugee camps in Bangladesh
Jun 11, 2018 12:29A landslide triggered by heavy rain has claimed the life of a three-year-old Rohingya boy in an overcrowded and squalid refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh.
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Award-winning lawyer says Rohingya must be recognized as Myanmar citizens
Jun 11, 2018 00:52An award-winning lawyer says the stateless Rohingya Muslims must be recognized as citizens of Myanmar so that they can safely stay in the country instead of fleeing abroad.
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Rohingya victims seek ICC probe into Myanmar atrocities
May 31, 2018 14:58Hundreds of Rohingya victims have appealed to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to grant prosecutors jurisdiction to probe deportation of Muslims from Myanmar’s Rakhine state to neighboring Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh lawyers working to refer Myanmar to ICC on behalf of Rohingya
May 30, 2018 07:06A group of lawyers working on behalf of hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh is pushing for Myanmar’s military to be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for widespread violence against the Muslims.
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Myanmar detains Rohingya refugees ‘voluntarily’ returning
May 28, 2018 07:52Myanmar has detained dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees it claims voluntarily crossed the border back into their home country from Bangladesh over the last four months, pending a decision to “pardon” them before resettlement.
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Rohingyas in Bangladesh face death in upcoming monsoons
May 27, 2018 08:02With the monsoon season approaching in Bangladesh, the lives of close to one million Rohingya Muslim refugees there are at stake as they are living in ill-equipped camps and dire humanitarian conditions.
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‘Myanmar forcing Rohingyas to leave no man's land’
May 20, 2018 09:45Myanmar border guards have started ordering the 45,000 displaced Rohingya Muslims stranded in a no man’s land along the border with Bangladesh to leave.
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Rohingya villagers forced into hiding after speaking to UN delegation
May 12, 2018 07:08Myanmar’s military agencies have reportedly targeted Rohingya Muslim villagers that spoke to a United Nations Security Council delegation in Rakhine last week, prompting them to go into hiding.