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Myanmar rejects ICC probe over Rohingya as legal pressure mounts
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Myanmar rejects ICC probe over Rohingya as legal pressure mounts

Myanmar struck back Friday after a surge of global legal pressure over its alleged crimes against the Rohingya, branding an…
Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign
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Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Gambia filed a case Monday at the United Nations’ highest court accusing Myanmar of genocide…
600,000 Rohingya still in Myanmar at ‘serious risk of genocide’: UN
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600,000 Rohingya still in Myanmar at ‘serious risk of genocide’: UN

Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a “serious risk of genocide”, UN investigators said Monday, warning the repatriation of…
Rohingya still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely
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Rohingya still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The repatriation of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims appeared unlikely to proceed as planned Thursday after…
Welcome wears thin for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
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Welcome wears thin for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

When hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled Myanmar into Bangladesh two years ago, local communities were mostly welcoming. Today that…
US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’
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US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’

The United States on Tuesday banned visits by Myanmar’s army chief and three other top officers due to their role…
UN finds ‘systemic failures’ in its Rohingya response
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UN finds ‘systemic failures’ in its Rohingya response

The United Nations experienced “systemic failures” in its handling of the situation in Myanmar leading up to the 2017 mass…
Amnesty accuses Myanmar military of fresh ‘war crimes’ in Rakhine
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Amnesty accuses Myanmar military of fresh ‘war crimes’ in Rakhine

Myanmar’s military is guilty of committing new “war crimes”, extrajudicial killings and torture in its fight against ethnic Rakhine rebels,…
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
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Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail

YANGON (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked…
Top Myanmar court rejects appeal of award-winning Reuters reporters
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Top Myanmar court rejects appeal of award-winning Reuters reporters

Myanmar’s Supreme Court rejected the latest appeal Tuesday by two Pulitzer-prize winning Reuters journalists who were jailed for seven years…
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