Rakhine state

Bangladesh coastal town a place of Rohingya hope and tragedy
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Bangladesh coastal town a place of Rohingya hope and tragedy

From a distance you can see elegantly carved wooden boats bob gently in the waters that surround this coastal town…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but rights groups skeptical
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but rights groups skeptical

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned on Tuesday any human rights violations in troubled Rakhine State and said anyone…
Rights group urges new Myanmar sanctions over Rohingya crisis
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Rights group urges new Myanmar sanctions over Rohingya crisis

A rights group has called for targeted sanctions and an arms embargo against the Myanmar military in response to an…
Myanmar says US official barred from Rohingya conflict zone
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Myanmar says US official barred from Rohingya conflict zone

Myanmar said on Friday a visiting US official would not be allowed to go to a region where violence has…
Al Qaeda warns Myanmar of ‘punishment’ over Rohingya
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Al Qaeda warns Myanmar of ‘punishment’ over Rohingya

Al Qaeda militants have called for support for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, who are facing a security crackdown that has sent…
Bangladesh slams Myanmar for ‘atrocities’ against Rohingya
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Bangladesh slams Myanmar for ‘atrocities’ against Rohingya

The Bangladeshi prime minister was traveling Tuesday to struggling refugee camps that have absorbed hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fleeing…
Rohingya crisis fans communal tensions across Myanmar
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Rohingya crisis fans communal tensions across Myanmar

Communal tensions appeared to be rising across Myanmar on Monday after two weeks of violence in Rakhine state that have…
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