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40 Rohingya villages burnt in October and November, says HRW
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec.18 (ANI): Satellite imagery over Myanmar has revealed that at least 40 new Rohingya villages were burnt down in the months of October and November in the country's northern Rakhine State.
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Bangladesh completes registration of 8,44,227 Rohingya refugees
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 15 (ANI): Bangladesh has completed biometric registration of 8,44,227 Rohingya refugees who have crossed the border to escape persecution in neighbouring Myanmar's Rakhine state.
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UN Chief calls on Myanmar to free arrested journalists
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Dec 15 (ANI): Condemning the arrest of two journalists in Myanmar, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that their arrest indicated that press freedom is shrinking in Southeast Asian country and the international community must do all it can to get th
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6700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar: MSF
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Dec 14 (ANI): At least 6,700 Rohingya were killed between August and September after violence broke out in Myanmar's northern restive Rakhine state, according to the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).
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Bangladesh wishes to solve Rohingya issue amicably, says Army Chief
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 9 (ANI): Bangladesh Army chief General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq on Saturday said the country wishes to solve issues with neighbouring Myanmar over the outpour of Rohingya refugees into the country, in an amicable manner.
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Greater Mekong Subregion pledges to fight malaria together
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Nay Pyi Taw [Myanmar], December 8 (ANI): Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries on Friday pledged for acclerated action to eliminate malaria by 2030 in the region.
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China's flip-flop on Myanmar's Rohingya crisis puts it under scanner
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Dec 6 (ANI): An expert has drawn attention towards China's turnabout regarding Myanmar's Rohingya crisis and its earnest wish to resolve it.
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China's BRI going south?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], December 06 (ANI): China sees 'Belt Road Initiative' (BRI), an infrastructure push linking Asia, Africa and Europe for trade, as its ticket to eclipse the United States and become the world's foremost superpower. However, the so called 'road' is not shaping up the way the As
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UN human rights chief cites 'elements of genocide' in Myanmar's Rohingya c
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 5 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday condemned the brutal attacks at and decades-long discrimination against the Rohingyas, citing they could contain "elements of genocide."
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SC to hear Rohingya petitions on January 31
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Dec 05 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted all petitions relating to deportation of Muslim Rohingya refugees for detailed hearing on January 31.
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Rohingya refugees: SC to resume hearing against deportation today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday will resume the hearing of plea of two Rohingya refugees against the Centre's decision to deport Rohingya Muslims back to Myanmar.
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Bangladesh calls for UNHRC meeting to discuss Rohingya issue
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 04 (ANI): Bangladesh has called for a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to discuss the human rights issue of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
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