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Myanmar Move to Arm Buddhists in Rakhine May Encourage More Attacks on Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar’s plans to arm and train non-Muslim residents in the troubled north of Rakhine state is likely to “aggravate an already dire human rights...
Pakistani Police Arrest More Than 100 Opposition Activists
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ISLAMABAD (AFP): Pakistani police on Sunday arrested more than 100 supporters of opposition politician Imran Khan who entered Islamabad days before a planned protest...
Rohingya Women Say Myanmar Soldiers Raped Them Amid Crackdown On Militants
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U SHEY KYA/YANGON (Reuters): Rohingya Muslims say Myanmar soldiers raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women in a remote village in the northwest of...
UN Aid Chief Voices Concern at Outbreak of Violence in Myanmar
YANGON (IINA) – UN Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O’Brien is deeply troubled by the recent outbreak of violence in the northern part...
Buddhist Extremists Protest As Annan Takes Up Persecution of Burma’s Rohingyas
YANGON (AFP) — Buddhist hard-liners threatened on Monday to stage protests against a visit by former UN chief Kofi Annan to Myanmar’s strife-torn Rakhine...