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UN chief voices ‘deep concerns’ over plight of Rohingya refugees
Nov 03, 2019 11:16UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern over the plight of Muslim Rohingya refugees, most of them stranded in Bangladesh, urging Myanmar to ensure their “safe” return home.
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Rights body throws doubt on Dhaka’s plan to relocate Rohingya to remote island
Oct 25, 2019 16:26An international rights group has disputed Bangladesh’s claims that thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees have agreed to a plan by the government to relocate them to a remote island that is prone to devastating natural disasters.
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Bangladesh to move Rohingya refugees to remote, flood-prone island
Oct 20, 2019 13:27Thousands of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar who have taken refuge in Bangladesh are now planned to be relocated from camps to a flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal.
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4th Rohingya refugee killed in Bangladesh
Sep 02, 2019 03:36Another Rohingya refugee has been shot dead while he was in police custody during an operation in southeastern Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh police shoot dead two Rohingya Muslims in refugee camp
Aug 24, 2019 11:53The Bangladeshi police say they have shot dead two Rohingya Muslims during a gunfight in a refugee camp, accusing the pair of killing a ruling party official.
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Rohingya ‘would rather drink poison ’ than return to Myanmar
Aug 22, 2019 06:41Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh, who have fled ethnic cleansing in neighboring Myanmar, say they fear torture and violence back home and would rather die than be repatriated.
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More than 2,000 people displaced, 19 killed in Myanmar fighting
Aug 21, 2019 10:41More than 2,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes, and 19 have been killed, since fighting broke out between government troops and ethnic insurgents in northern Myanmar last week, government officials said.
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US imposes sanctions on Myanmar army chief over Rohingya crimes
Jul 17, 2019 00:50The United States has imposed sanctions on Myanmar's military chief and three other top officers over their role in the atrocities against the Rohingya Muslim minority group in the Buddhist-majority country.
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UN: Army, Buddhists committing war crimes in western Myanmar
Jul 03, 2019 12:11United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur to Myanmar says its security forces and rebels are committing human rights violations against civilians in the country’s west that may amount to new war crimes.
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Myanmar must grant citizenship to Rohingya: UN official
Jun 27, 2019 03:19A top UN investigator says Myanmar must grant citizenship to Rohingya Muslims, who have fled genocide in the Buddhist-majority country and who are currently living squalidly in neighboring Bangladesh.