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Rohingya refugees recount slaughter, burning in Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 07/09/2017
» KUTAPALONG, Bangladesh -- The villagers said the soldiers came first, firing indiscriminately. Then came civilians, accompanying the soldiers, to loot and burn.
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Philippine army ‘taking fire from women, children’
Reuters, Published on 04/09/2017
» MARAWI CITY, Philippines, -- Philippine troops fighting Islamic State-linked rebels in a southern city have encountered armed resistance from women and children, the military said on Monday, as troops make a final push to end a conflict that has raged for more than 100 days
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Rohingya doubt Myanmar's assurances on going home
Reuters, Published on 03/10/2017
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh were sceptical on Tuesday about their chances of ever going home to Myanmar, even though the government there has given an assurance it would accept people verified as refugees.
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Some homeless Rohingya still back Myanmar insurgency
Reuters, Published on 05/10/2017
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: For 28-year-old Rohingya Muslim shopkeeper Mohammed Rashid, the evening phone call from organisers of the fledgling insurgent movement came as a surprise.
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Malaysia's dissent on Myanmar reveals Asean cracks
Reuters, Published on 25/09/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR: Dissent surfaced again in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) after Malaysia disavowed a statement issued by the bloc's chairman, the Philippines, as misrepresenting "the reality" of an exodus of 430,000 ethnic Rohingya from Myanmar.
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Rights group accuses Myanmar of crimes against humanity
Reuters, Published on 26/09/2017
» YANGON: Myanmar is committing crimes against humanity in its campaign against Muslim insurgents in Rakhine state, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, and it called for the UN Security Council to impose sanctions and an arms embargo.
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After Malaysia fire, outrage over unregulated religious schools
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia faced mounting calls for stronger regulation of religious schools following a horrific fire at an Islamic boarding school that killed 23 victims, most of them teenage boys trapped behind the barred windows of their dormitory.
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Prayers and buffalo races at Cambodia's Festival of the Dead
Reuters, Published on 20/09/2017
» KANDAL, Cambodia, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Hundreds gathered on Wednesday to watch horse and buffalo races at Vihear Sour Pagoda, northeast of the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, on the last day of the annual Festival of the Dead.
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Concern mounts for detained Chinese activists
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2017
» GENEVA: Human rights activists called on China on Wednesday on stop detaining lawyers and critics, voicing concern for their health and fate in custody, after the death of jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo attracted international attention in July.
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‘Alarming’ surge in Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Reuters, Published on 08/09/2017
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh -- An alarming and unprecedented influx of 270,000 Rohingya has sought refuge in Bangladesh over the past two weeks from violence in Myanmar, the UN refugee agency said on Friday, a dramatic jump in the total as new pockets of people are found.
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