Rohingya
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World Court orders Myanmar to take steps to protect Rohingya
The International Court of Justice on Thursday ordered Myanmar to take urgent measures to protect its Muslim Rohingya population from persecution and…
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Diplomacy
Suu Kyi in court as genocide case set out at ICJ against Myanmar
Mass rapes, the burning alive of Muslim Rohingya families in their homes and the killing with knives of dozens of…
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South Asia
Myanmar faces genocide lawsuit at top UN court
Myanmar faced accusations of genocide in a landmark lawsuit filed by Gambia at the UN’s top court on Monday over…
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Facebook shuts dozens of Myanmar social media accounts over ‘inauthentic behaviour’
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had shut 216 social media pages, groups and accounts in Myanmar, some tied to…
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Bangladesh to start repatriation of Rohingya next week
Myanmar government spokesman Zaw Htay, speaking in his country’s capital, Naypyitaw, said the parties concerned had agreed that the process…
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Asia
Rohingya tell Myanmar they won’t return until grant of citizenship
A campaign by Myanmar’s military in response to insurgent attacks in 2017 drove 730,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh’s…
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South Asia
New evidence raises questions about Myanmar’s intentions
Satellite images has captured continued destruction of residential buildings in Rakhine state since 2017, raising serious questions about Myanmar’s willingness to…
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