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Rights group: Myanmar army deserters confirmed atrocities
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Rights group: Myanmar army deserters confirmed atrocities

BANGKOK (AP) — Two soldiers who deserted from Myanmar’s army have testified on video that they were instructed by commanding…
First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
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First COVID-19 case detected in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The first coronavirus case has been confirmed in the crowded camps for Rohingya refugees in southern…
Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court
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Maldives gets Amal Clooney to fight for Rohingya at UN court

The luxury tourist destination of the Maldives has hired prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent it at the…
Myanmar nationalists hold pro-military rally amid tensions with government
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Myanmar nationalists hold pro-military rally amid tensions with government

YANGON (Reuters) – Hundreds of Myanmar nationalists rallied in the country’s commercial capital on Sunday in a show of support…
Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village: MP
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Two Rohingya women killed as Myanmar army shells village: MP

YANGON (Reuters) – Two women, one pregnant, were killed and seven other people injured after Myanmar troops shelled a Rohingya…
UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
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UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a sweeping legal victory for members of the Rohingya Muslim minority, the United Nations’…
China and Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash
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China and Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash

China and Myanmar inked dozens of mammoth infrastructure and trade deals after a meeting Saturday between President Xi Jinping and…
Bangladesh says once-submerged island ready for Rohingya
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Bangladesh says once-submerged island ready for Rohingya

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An island in Bangladesh that was regularly submerged during monsoon seasons is ready to house 100,000…
UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya
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UN condemns human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN General Assembly approved a resolution Friday strongly condemning human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi rejects genocide claims in UN court
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi rejects genocide claims in UN court

Former peace icon Aung San Suu Kyi told the UN’s top court Wednesday there was no “genocidal intent” in Myanmar’s…
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