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Myanmar Shrugs Off International Pressure Over Rohingya Crackdown
Voice of America
YANGON — Myanmar has been under growing international pressure over its months-long, brutal security operations in Rohingya Muslim communities in Rakhine State, and...
Under Fire From Neighbors, Myanmar Asks for ‘Time and Space’ to Resolve Rohingya Issue
Rear Admiral Myint Nwe told a security forum in Singapore his government is “fully aware of the growing concern about the widespread reports on...
Rohingya Crisis: Malaysia PM says Muslims Must Act
KUALA LUMPUR (BBC) — Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has called on Muslim countries to lead international action over the plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims.
Mr...
UN Envoy Investigates Human Rights Abuses in Myanmar’s Muslim Region
Photograph: EPA/NYUNT WIN
YANGON (DPA) UN special rapporteur on human rights Yanghee Lee on Saturday visited the conflict zone in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine State where...
As Rohingya Muslims Are Ethnically Cleansed, Obama Quietly Lifts Sanctions on Burma
As a “campaign of rape, killings and arson” proceeds, anti-Rohingya forces hail the election of Trump
Usaid Siddiqui | AlterNet
While the world remains distracted by President Elect...