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UN Envoy Demands Accountability Over Rohingya Crisis

The UN Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener for Myanmar, insisted accountability would lead to genuine reconciliation in Rakhine state, which has been home to the...

UN Mobilizes in Rohingya Camps to Support Babies Born of Rape; Young Mothers Face Stigma

Despite challenges brought on by the arrival of the monsoon season this month, United Nations agencies in Bangladesh continue to support nearly one million...

Rohingya Refugee Shelters ‘Washed Away’ in Bangladesh Rains: UN

So far, more than 9,000 have been affected and the number is expected to rise as the monsoon rains continue. UNITED NATIONS (PTI) — Heavy rains...

Chinese University Suspends Islamic Culture Class Following Criticism

The course was meant to introduce students to Islamic culture, history and festivals, and also to introduce Muslim conventions. BEIJING (PTI) — A Chinese university suspended...

Rohingya Say Myanmar Targeted the Educated in Genocide

Nearly a dozen Rohingya teachers, elders and religious leaders reveal, while speaking to AP, that educated Rohingya were already subject to systematic and widespread...

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