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Over a thousand Rohingyas flee into Bangladesh
Thousands of people have fled their homes following two days of violence in a deepening crisis in the state of Rakhine, in western Myanmar. About a thousand of the Muslim Rohingya minority forced their way over the border into Bangladesh from north western Myanmar – also known as Burma – after coming under fire from…
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Stories of suffering from Myanmar’s Rohingya
The Muslim Rohingya people have for many years lived in a kind of internal exile in the state Rakhine in western Myanmar – or Burma, as it is often still known.
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UN report reveals ‘devastating cruelty’ against Rohingya Muslims
Security forces in Myanmar have massacred villagers and carried out mass rapes of Rohingya Muslims, the UN has declared, in what could amount to crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. The UN human rights chief said the Rohingya had been subjected to “devastating cruelty”. The authorities in Myanmar, also known as Burma, have now promised…
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Myanmar election: Aung San Suu Kyi’s party heads for victory
A National League for Democracy spokesman said it expected to win about 70% of seats.
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Presidential elections: Aung San Suu Kyi would rule ‘above the president’ if her party
She’s banned by law from becoming president, but the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has declared that if her party wins a majority in Sunday’s elections, she will rule “above the president”. However she insisted that even if her National League for Democracy won a clean sweep, she would still seek national reconciliation…
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Sue Lloyd-Roberts: ‘brave and determined’ journalist dies
“A remarkable woman who got remarkable stories” – the BBC’s director general Tony Hall joins many others in paying tribute to the life and work of Sue Lloyd-Roberts, who has died of cancer.
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Aung San Suu Kyi interview with John Sparks
She says she’s confident of victory. With elections due later this year, the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is poised to win – but only if the vote is free and fair, which is far from certain. In a rare interview – the Nobel Peace laureate has been speaking to our Asia correspondent…
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UNHCR warn number of refugees reaches record high
A new UN report says one in every 122 people is either a refugee or seeking asylum. It says if this number of people were a country, it would be the world’s 24th biggest.
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Malaysia finds mass graves of ‘migrants’ near Thai border
Mass graves and suspected human trafficking detention camps have been discovered by Malaysian police in towns and villages bordering Thailand, the country’s home minister says.
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Rohingya will not be saved by the new 'no push-back' policy
As odious as the business of smuggling people across the Andaman Sea is, the traffickers and the “boat people” fleeing Burma and Bangladesh share a common cause.
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Nightmare at sea ends for the 'green boat' migrants
The mystery of the ‘green boat’ was solved this morning when 400-odd occupants of a rickety fishing trawler turned up on the Indonesian coast in the early hours of this morning.
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Stranded at sea: Rohingya migrants offered shelter
Indonesia and Malaysia agree to end their policy of pushing migrants boats back out to sea, and instead say they will provide temporary shelter to thousands stranded at sea.
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Pushed back out to sea: clock ticking for Rohingya migrants
UN agencies urge Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand to stop pushing migrant boats back out to sea, as fears grow for those stranded with dwindling food supplies.
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Thousands of migrants stranded off Indonesia
Up to 8,000 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants are thought to be stranded at sea as Indonesia and other south Asian governments prevent them from coming ashore.
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Trafficking death camp in Thailand may be tip of the iceberg
Four days ago a camp was found on the Thai-Malaysia border containing the graves of dozens of would-be migrants – and some believe there may be at least 60 more such camps.