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Death toll reaches nearly 100 in Myanmar violence
Aug 27, 2017 14:23The death toll from ongoing clashes between Myanmar's troops and the so-called advocates of the persecuted Rohingya Muslims has reached nearly 100, as thousands of desperate Muslims recently entered the neighboring Bangladesh, fleeing from intensified crackdown on the minority by Buddhist mobs and security forces over recent attacks on police outposts.
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Bangladesh sends back 70 Rohingyas to Myanmar despite violence
Aug 27, 2017 07:59Security forces in Bangladesh have detained and sent back to Myanmar dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees who had made it across the border despite coming under fire by Myanmarese troops.
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Annan commission calls on Myanmar to end use of excessive force against Rohingya
Aug 24, 2017 10:10A commission led by former UN chief Kofi Annan says Myanmar must scrap restrictions on movement for the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority community and end use of excessive force against them in Rakhine state if it wants to avoid fueling extremism.
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Bangladesh border guards block Myanmar Rohingya refugees
Aug 19, 2017 12:26Bangladeshi coast guards have refused to allow in scores of Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, where the government continues with a deadly push against members of the minority.
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Bangladesh sees new influx of Rohingya Muslims
Aug 16, 2017 12:15Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh in recent days, following a fresh military build-up in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine.
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India set to deport all Rohingya Muslims regardless of UN registration: Official
Aug 14, 2017 09:14A senior Indian official has described thousands of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslims living in India as illegal refugees, saying the New Delhi government aims to deport them.
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Myanmar govt. imposes fresh curfews in Muslims-majority state
Aug 12, 2017 23:52Myanmar has reportedly declared new curfews in northern Rakhine state, where over a million of Rohingya Muslims live, as it has deployed hundreds of troops in the restive region to beef up its military presence.
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OIC urges Myanmar to respect Rohingya rights
Aug 04, 2017 08:37Myanmar must protect the rights of its Rohingya Muslim minority, the chief of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Thursday, urging the government to work with neighboring Muslim-majority countries to tackle a refugee crisis.
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Official abuses, surveillance of activist persist in Myanmar: UN envoy
Jul 22, 2017 07:58A UN official says Myanmar’s police and intelligence apparatus continue to follow and interrogate activists and journalists at the end of a visit she said was marred by official snooping and access restrictions.
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Over 80,000 Rohingya kids ‘wasting’ from hunger in Myanmar: UN
Jul 17, 2017 11:16The United Nations has warned that tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslim children under the age of five are in dire need of treatment for "acute malnutrition" in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine.