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Myanmar army enjoys popularity surge amid Rohingya crackdown
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Myanmar army enjoys popularity surge amid Rohingya crackdown

Activist Nyo Tun spent 10 years as a political prisoner locked away by Myanmar’s military in the notorious Insein prison,…
6,700 Rohingya, 730 children killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF
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6,700 Rohingya, 730 children killed in first month of Myanmar violence: MSF

At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a Myanmar army crackdown on rebels in Rakhine…
UN rights boss says can’t rule out crime of genocide against Rohingya
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UN rights boss says can’t rule out crime of genocide against Rohingya

The United Nations’ top human rights official said on Tuesday Rohingyas were continuing to flee northern Rakhine state in Myanmar,…
US: Myanmar violence is ‘ethnic cleansing’
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US: Myanmar violence is ‘ethnic cleansing’

The United States is declaring that the violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar constitutes “ethnic cleansing.” Secretary of State Rex…
Ex-Bosnian Serb commander Mladic faces verdict in genocide trial
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Ex-Bosnian Serb commander Mladic faces verdict in genocide trial

The UN tribunal on war crimes in former Yugoslavia hands down its final verdict on Wednesday in the genocide trial…
UK govt says Rohingya crisis ‘looks like ethnic cleansing’
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UK govt says Rohingya crisis ‘looks like ethnic cleansing’

The British government has said the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar “looks like ethnic cleansing,” Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said…
Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’ as thousands arrive daily
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Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’ as thousands arrive daily

Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar, an “untenable situation” for neighbor Bangladesh, the country’s UN envoy…
UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan
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UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan

Until the summer of 2016, South Sudan’s Yei region was a leafy oasis in the midst of the country’s civil…
Rohingya join exodus from inland villages in Rakhine state to Bangladesh
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Rohingya join exodus from inland villages in Rakhine state to Bangladesh

The state-run Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported more than 2,000 Rohingya had gathered along Myanmar’s coast after walking from their…
Africa leaders push South Sudan warring sides to revive peace, delay vote
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Africa leaders push South Sudan warring sides to revive peace, delay vote

East African leaders said late on Monday they would try and push South Sudan’s warring sides to revive collapsed peace…
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