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60 Rohingya presumed dead as boat capsizes off Bangladesh
Sep 29, 2017 14:09At least 60 people, among them women and children, are likely to have lost their lives following an incident in which a boat carrying Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized in rough waters off Bangladesh.
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15 people, including 10 children, drown as Rohingya boat capsizes off Bangladesh
Sep 28, 2017 20:54At least 15 people, including 10 children, have drowned when a boat carrying persecuted Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state capsized in rough seas off Bangladesh.
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Iran to airlift new aid supplies for Myanmar Muslims
Sep 28, 2017 14:42Iran’s Red Crescent Society is going to deliver the third consignment of humanitarian aid to the Muslim people of Myanmar who have taken refuge in neighboring Bangladesh from a military crackdown.
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UN: Longer-term plans needed to manage Rohingya influx into Bangladesh
Sep 27, 2017 18:00The United Nations says longer-term plans are needed to manage the influx of Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled from Myanmar's Rakhine state to neighboring Bangladesh.
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HRW sees ‘crimes against humanity’ in Myanmar treatment of Rohingya
Sep 26, 2017 12:04Human Rights Watch has accused Myanmar of committing “crimes against humanity” in Rakhine State, calling on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to act on the issue by imposing sanctions and an arms embargo against the government.
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Erdogan slams Myanmar for Buddhist-led ‘genocide’ against Muslims
Sep 25, 2017 16:29Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lambasted Myanmar for launching a Buddhist-led terror campaign against the Rohingya Muslims in the west of the country, while slamming the international community for failing to act against the ongoing “genocide” in the region.
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WHO warns of cholera outbreak in Bangladesh camps
Sep 25, 2017 14:18The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a growing risk of a cholera epidemic at makeshift refugee camps in Bangladesh where hundreds of thousands of Myanmarese Rohingya Muslim refugees are sheltered in dire conditions.
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UN official says Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh need 'massive assistance'
Sep 24, 2017 18:02The head of the UN refugee agency says Bangladesh needs "massive international assistance" to feed and shelter over 430,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar in recent weeks.
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UN doctors in Bangladesh report symptoms of horrific sexual attacks on Rohingya women
Sep 24, 2017 13:02United Nations (UN) doctors based in makeshift clinics in Bangladesh have reported symptoms of rape and horrific sexual abuse on Rohingya Muslim women arriving from western Myanmar.
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International journalists, activists urge UN to stop ‘Muslim holocaust’ in Myanmar
Sep 23, 2017 15:11A group of international journalists and activists have called on the UN to put an end to the “Muslim holocaust” in Myanmar, warning that the “worst bloodshed” after the World War II looms ahead as a result of the ongoing atrocities against the Rohingya Muslim minority group.