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Mob in Western Myanmar Kills Rohingya Despite Police Guards
YANGON, Myanmar (AP): A mob in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State killed a member of the Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority and injured six others who...
Myanmar Closes Three Refugee Camps in Western State
Kyaw Ye Lynn
YANGON, Myanmar (AA): Three refugee camps have been closed in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state as recommended by an advisory commission, government said on...
India’s Far-Right Turns Hostile toward Rohingya Refugees
JAMMU, India — Muhammad Younis sits in the corner of his small, tin-roofed shanty, and wipes the sweat from his forehead. The sweltering heat of...
Desperate Rohingya Seek Escape from Bangladesh As ‘World’s Most Persecuted Minority’ Are Threatened With Life On A Mosquito-Infested Island
Rohingya have tried all sorts of ways to get out of their desperate situation — these people are sitting on a boat drifting in...
Sri Lanka Makes First Arrest Over Hate Crimes Against Muslims
Police spokesman Priyantha Jayakody said investigations were continuing into 16 “major incidents” of arson since April that hit Muslim homes, businesses, mosques and a...