Rohingya

U.N. rights envoy visits Myanmar amid border violence, report of abuse
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U.N. rights envoy visits Myanmar amid border violence, report of abuse

U.N. human rights envoy Yanghee Lee has arrived in Myanmar on a 12-day visit amid growing concern about reports of…
Buddhist extremists stop Muslim ceremony in Myanmar
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Buddhist extremists stop Muslim ceremony in Myanmar

 Extremist Buddhist nationalists have stopped a Muslim religious ceremony in Myanmar’s commercial capital, Yangon, amid an ongoing bloody campaign against…
Amnesty accuses Myanmar of ‘crimes against humanity’
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Amnesty accuses Myanmar of ‘crimes against humanity’

Amnesty International says the actions of Myanmar’s military may constitute “crimes against humanity” after violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority.…
Myanmar: UN rights office says it gets daily reports of killings, rapes of Rohingya minority Muslims
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Myanmar: UN rights office says it gets daily reports of killings, rapes of Rohingya minority Muslims

The United Nations is getting daily reports of rapes and killings of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar and independent monitors…
Dozens of Rohingya missing as boat sinks near Bangladesh
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Dozens of Rohingya missing as boat sinks near Bangladesh

Dozens are missing and feared drowned after a boat packed with Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar and trying to reach…
Kofi Annan to probe reports of Rohingya abuse in Rakhine
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Kofi Annan to probe reports of Rohingya abuse in Rakhine

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was scheduled to arrive in the Rakhine state of Myanmar on Tuesday to examine…
UN: Rohingya may be enduring ‘crimes against humanity’
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UN: Rohingya may be enduring ‘crimes against humanity’

Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims may be victims of crimes against humanity, the United Nation’s rights agency has said, as former UN…
UN Official: Burma is pursuing ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims
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UN Official: Burma is pursuing ‘Ethnic Cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims

  Thousands of stateless Rohingya Muslims are trying to reach Bangladesh amid reports of abuse by the Burmese army.  …
Rohingya Muslims continue to flee to Bangladesh as violence spreads in Myanmar
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Rohingya Muslims continue to flee to Bangladesh as violence spreads in Myanmar

More Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar poured into neighbouring Bangladesh this week, with some feared dead after a boat sank in…
Human Rights Watch:More Rohingya villages razed in Myanmar’s Rakhine
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Human Rights Watch:More Rohingya villages razed in Myanmar’s Rakhine

More than 1,000 houses in Rohingya villages have been razed in northwestern Myanmar, according to analysis of satellite images from…
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