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UN warns of massive rights abuses against Muslims in southern Philippines
Dec 28, 2017 11:02Two UN-appointed experts have warned that an extension of a martial law imposed on territories populated by a Muslim indigenous community in the southern Philippines may intensify the massive human rights abuses currently committed against members of the group.
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Myanmar blocks UN investigator amid Rohingya crackdown
Dec 20, 2017 10:53The United Nations (UN)’s independent investigator on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has been denied access to the country, amid a deadly crackdown on minority Rohingya Muslims there.
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OIC recognizes al-Quds as Palestine's capital
Dec 13, 2017 13:17The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has invited all nations to recognize al-Quds as the capital of Palestine, blasting the United States for disregarding Middle East peace by moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to the occupied city.
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Iran ready for cooperation with Muslim States to defend al-Quds: President
Dec 13, 2017 08:37President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic is prepared to join hands with other Muslim countries and help defend the holy city of al-Quds against US-Zionist plots with no strings attached.
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OIC emergency summit in Turkey on al-Quds
Dec 13, 2017 08:23The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convenes an urgent summit in Istanbul on Washington’s contentious declaration on al-Quds, with the Turkish foreign minister urging Muslim nations to respond by pressing the world for the recognition of the city as the capital of a Palestinian state.
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UN sets deadline for Myanmar to report on Rohingya women, girls
Nov 29, 2017 11:17A United Nations (UN) women’s rights panel has called on Myanmar’s authorities to provide a report within six months on abuses against Rohingya Muslim women and girls in the Southeast Asian country.
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Bangladesh, Myanmar reach deal to repatriate Rohingya refugees in 2 months
Nov 23, 2017 14:08Bangladesh says it has reached a deal with Myanmar to repatriate Rohingya Muslim refugees within two months, as global pressure mounts on Myanmar for driving more than half a million members of the persecuted minority out of their homes.
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Abuse of Rohingya women, girls may be war crime: UN
Nov 23, 2017 09:32The United Nations (UN) says widespread atrocities perpetrated by Myanmar’s army against Rohingya Muslim women and girls may constitute war crimes.
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UN urges Myanmar to end Rakhine military operations
Nov 17, 2017 15:25A United Nations General Assembly committee has approved a draft resolution that urges Myanmar to halt military operations in the country’s Rakhine state that have “led to the systematic violation and abuse of human rights” of Rohingya Muslims.
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Indonesia to roll out 1,000 ‘eco-mosques’ by 2020
Nov 17, 2017 10:49Worshippers in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, are set to go green with a new initiative that aims to establish 1,000 eco-mosques by 2020.