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Pompeo pressured to declare Rohingya Muslim killings in Myanmar a ‘genocide’
Dec 04, 2018 08:21US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is being pressured by lawmakers and activists to declare that Myanmar’s military is committing genocide against Rohingya Muslims.
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Suu Kyi to be stripped of freedom of Paris award
Dec 01, 2018 13:10The French capital Paris will strip Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary freedom of the city in response to crimes committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority.
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Bangladesh detains 10 Rohingya refugees heading for Malaysia
Nov 30, 2018 20:11Bangladeshi police have arrested 10 Rohingya refugees before boarding a boat bound for Malaysia, an official says.
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Myanmar seizes more Rohingya Muslims fleeing Rakhine
Nov 27, 2018 11:07Myanmar’s authorities have intercepted a boat with 93 Rohingya Muslims who were fleeing apartheid conditions at internal displacement camps in Rakhine State and heading to Malaysia.
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Rohingya say Bangladesh, aid agencies must stop collecting information for Myanmar
Nov 26, 2018 17:48Rohingya refugees in southeast Bangladesh have staged a massive protest and strike, demanding that officials and aid agencies stop sharing their family information with Myanmar’s government.
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UN calls for calm after Myanmar police shoot, wound Rohingya Muslims
Nov 19, 2018 16:25The United Nations has called for calm after several members of persecuted Rohingya Muslims were shot and wounded at a camp in the western state of Rakhine.
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Myanmar police shoot, injure 4 Rohingya in Rakhine state
Nov 18, 2018 18:56Four Rohingya Muslims have been shot and injured by police in Myanmar at a camp in the northwestern state of Rakhine.
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Myanmar arrests 106 Rohingya Muslims fleeing towards Malaysia
Nov 16, 2018 16:48Myanmar's immigration authorities have arrested 106 Rohingya Muslims who were fleeing towards Malaysia.
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Rights groups warn against repatriation of Rohingya Muslims
Nov 15, 2018 15:31Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International have called on Bangladesh and Myanmar to drop plans for the repatriation of Rohingya Muslims.
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‘Bangladesh deploys armed forces to force out Rohingya’
Nov 14, 2018 09:31Bangladesh is reportedly using heavy-handed tactics in an attempt to force Rohingya Muslim refugees — who have taken shelter in the country after fleeing state violence in neighboring Myanmar — back across the border.