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More Rohingya Flee Myanmar As Exodus Tops 500,000
Five weeks after the mass exodus of ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar began, the U.N. says the total number of arrivals in Bangladesh has now...
US Says Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing Shames Suu Kyi Government
US Ambassador Nikki Haley pressed for members of Myanmar’s military to face action from the global body in response to the violence and expressed...
Aid Groups Call On Myanmar For access to Rakhine State
18 aid organizations including Oxfam and Save the Children said: We urge the government and authorities in Myanmar to ensure that all people in...
How To Treat Refugees With Dignity: A Lesson From Turkey
The Turkish city of Gaziantep sets an example in treating refugees humanely. A beautiful city on the Syrian-Turkish border, Gaziantep is said to house...
Rohingya Victims Try To Recover At Bangladesh Hospitals
Many of the refugee patients lie on thin, dirty mattresses on the floor at overflowing hospitals, and their treatment is going very slowly due...