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Thousands of Rohingya refugees gather for 'Genocide Day' prayer

Thousands of Rohingya refugees staying in camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar gathered on Sunday for a "genocide day special prayers" rally.

25/08/2019

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Bangladeshis and Rohingya refugees build communities in wake of crisis

In partnership with The European Commission

What happens when your community becomes outnumbered by a sudden wave of refugees? On the border with Myanmar, Bangladeshi communities are discovering that. with aid, co-operation, not exclusion, is the way forward.

27/09/2018

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In pictures: How Rohingya are celebrating Eid in refugees camps

Rohingya refugees in the sprawling refugee camp of Cox’s Bazar this celebrated the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.

22/08/2018

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2017: Myanmar's Rohingya crackdown, Trump's 'travel ban' and North Korea's missiles

Myanmar’s all-powerful army launches an offensive in the state of Rakhine in August.

26/12/2017

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Several groups support claims of systematic rape of Rohingyas by Myanm

Media and medical sources substantiate claims of rape being used as instrument of terror in expulsion of Muslim Rohingyas from Buddhist Myanmar.

11/12/2017

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Rohingya crisis: UN warns against immediate refugee returns

08/12/2017

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Genocide against Rohingya cannot be ruled out, says UN rights chief

Comments came from the UN Commissioner for Human Rights at a special session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva

05/12/2017

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Pope holds first mass in Myanmar

Around 150,000 people attended the religious ceremony.

29/11/2017

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Pope urges Myanmar to resisit 'revenge' in first mass

Pope Francis staunchly defended the rights of ethnic minorities in a speech during his first mass in Myanmar.

29/11/2017

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Pope fails to mention Rohingya in speech

Pope Francis failed to mention Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya minority as he stood on stage with the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.

28/11/2017

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Diplomacy in Myanmar: two different approaches

Whilst Pope Francis carefully avoids using the word "Rohingya" in his speech, a UN committee pulls no punches in calling for an "exceptional report".

28/11/2017

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Pope Francis fails to mention Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar speech

He failed to mention the ethnic group who’ve been forced to flee to Bangladesh amid accusations of ethnic cleansing.

28/11/2017

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Love Army raises more than €1 million for Rohingya refugees

Campaign reaches millions on social media as French stars bid to mobilise the public.

28/11/2017

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Pope Francis arrives in Myanmar

Pope Francis has touched down in Myanmar where discussions are likely to focus on the 600,000 Rohingya Muslims displaced by ethnic violence

27/11/2017

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Myanmar Catholics prepare for Pope Francis visit

Pope Francis is due to visit Myanmar amid international concerns over the plight of Rohingya Muslim refugees

26/11/2017

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NGOs scale up humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees

There are now some one million Rohingya living in one of the poorest countries in the world - and the arrivals haven't stopped. NGOs have sharpened their strategies to assist refugees in case of mass

23/11/2017

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USA calls Myanmar action against Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing'

Human rights groups say army forces in mainly Buddhist Myanmar are persecuting the Muslim ethnic minority, burning down entire villages and forcing civilians to flee or face mass rape and executions.

22/11/2017

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Treatment of Rohingya 'amounts to apartheid' - Amnesty International

Amnesty International says Myanmar’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims amounts to apartheid, a crime against humanity.

21/11/2017

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Heroes emerge from the Rohingya refugee crisis

Out of the tragedy unfolding along the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh as Rohingya flee persecution, heroes have emerged who have gone above and beyond to help those in dire need

16/11/2017

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Bob Geldof returns honour in protest against Aung San Suu Kyi

Geldof returned his Freedom of the City of Dublin Award because he did not want to be associated with fellow award-holder, Suu Kyi

13/11/2017