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Rohingya crisis one of the fastest growing in recent years, warns UN refugee agency
World
September 18, 2017
Rohingya crisis one of the fastest growing in recent years, warns UN refugee agency
The humanitarian situation in parts of Bangladesh sheltering hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees continues to deteriorate, making the crisis…
UN chief Antonio Guterres calls on Myanmar to end military action, violence against Rohingyas
World
September 14, 2017
UN chief Antonio Guterres calls on Myanmar to end military action, violence against Rohingyas
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on Myanmar authorities to suspend military action and end violence against the…
Some 164,000 Rohingya refugees fled fresh violence in Myanmar: UN
World
September 10, 2017
Some 164,000 Rohingya refugees fled fresh violence in Myanmar: UN
The latest estimates by the United Nations show a fresh bout of violence against the Rohingya minority Muslims that erupted…
Global condemnation grows over violence against Rohingya Muslims
World
September 6, 2017
Global condemnation grows over violence against Rohingya Muslims
A chorus of international criticism aimed at Myanmar is growing over the violence against Rohingya Muslims. A chorus of…
Over 2,600 homes burned in Rohingya-majority Rakhine: Myanmar
Islam World
September 3, 2017
Over 2,600 homes burned in Rohingya-majority Rakhine: Myanmar
The Myanmar government says over 2,600 houses have been burned down over the past week in the Rohingya-majority areas of…
UN chief urges restraint by Myanmar forces in Rakhine
World
September 2, 2017
UN chief urges restraint by Myanmar forces in Rakhine
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in western Myanmar after the killing of nearly 400…
71 killed in overnight violence in Myanmar Rakhine
World
August 27, 2017
71 killed in overnight violence in Myanmar Rakhine
Myanmar says at least 71 people have been killed in attacks on police posts in the western state of Rakhine.…
3,500 Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar for Bangladesh
World
August 26, 2017
3,500 Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar for Bangladesh
Leaders of the Rohingya Muslim community in Bangladesh say at least 3,500 members have arrived in the country since Myanmar’s…
India ‘to deport 40,000 Rohingya Muslims’
World
August 12, 2017
India ‘to deport 40,000 Rohingya Muslims’
India is planning to deport tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims it says are living in the country illegally. …
Myanmar’s army crackdown leaves Rohingya Muslims on brink of famine
World
July 16, 2017
Myanmar’s army crackdown leaves Rohingya Muslims on brink of famine
A military crackdown has left more than 220,000 Rohingya Muslims on the brink of starvation in Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state,…