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Myanmar Erases 55 Rohingya Muslim Villages to Cover Up Crimes against Humanity
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Myanmar Erases 55 Rohingya Muslim Villages to Cover Up Crimes against Humanity

Authorities in Myanmar have bulldozed at least 55 Rohingya villages in northern Rakhine, in an attempt to eradicate evidence that…
Myanmar demolishes 16 mosques in Rakhine
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Myanmar demolishes 16 mosques in Rakhine

Myanmar authorities have recently bulldozed 16 mosques out of 17 mosques in villages of Haindafara, Maungdaw township in the northern…
Myanmar’s soldiers targeted Rohingya Muslim women for gang rape: UN official
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Myanmar’s soldiers targeted Rohingya Muslim women for gang rape: UN official

Myanmar’s soldiers have “systematically targeted” Rohingya Muslim women for gang rape in Rakhine state, says a UN official.   Myanmar’s…
Rohingya children refugees face hell on earth in Bangladesh camps: UNICEF
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Rohingya children refugees face hell on earth in Bangladesh camps: UNICEF

The United Nations children’s agency has warned of the dire conditions of Myanmarese refugee children in overcrowded and squalid refugee…
Amnesty says Myanmar killed hundreds of Rohingya
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Amnesty says Myanmar killed hundreds of Rohingya

Amnesty International says Myanmar security forces killed at least hundreds of people during a systematic campaign to expel Rohingya Muslims.…
Nearly 300 Rohingya villages destroyed in Myanmar’s Rakhine, says HRW
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Nearly 300 Rohingya villages destroyed in Myanmar’s Rakhine, says HRW

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says nearly 300 villages of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority have been burned in Myanmar since…
UNSC must press Myanmar on refugee return process: EX-UN chief
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UNSC must press Myanmar on refugee return process: EX-UN chief

The former UN chief, Kofi Annan, has called on the Security Council (UNSC) to press Myanmar to facilitate the return…
Myanmar atrocities against Rohingya may be crimes against humanity: UN rights committees
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Myanmar atrocities against Rohingya may be crimes against humanity: UN rights committees

The United Nations committees for women’s and children’s rights say atrocities against Rohingya Muslims “at the behest of the military”…
Seven countries urge UNSC meeting on Myanmar violence against Rohingyas
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Seven countries urge UNSC meeting on Myanmar violence against Rohingyas

Seven countries have called on the UN Security Council to convene a meeting to discuss the ongoing atrocities against Rohingya…
Aid agencies call for harsh bans against Myanmar military
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Aid agencies call for harsh bans against Myanmar military

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for harsh international sanctions against the Myanmar military over its brutal “ethnic cleansing campaign”…
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