Rakhine
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United Nations chief urges Myanmar to resolve Rohingya crisis, work on repatriationAlthough Myanmar and Bangladesh have a formal agreement to repatriate the refugees, none have officially returned, fearing for their safety.WorldNov 3, 2019
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Myanmar orders internet shutdown in Rakhine state, teleco operator saysRakhine state was home to many of the Rohingya who were killed or driven out of Myanmar last year.WorldJun 22, 2019
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Rakhine insurgents kill 13 policemen on Myanmar’s Independence DayFighting resurged in Rakhine state in early December between government forces and the rebel Arakan Army, which wants greater autonomy for Rakhine, where the mainly Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group makes up the majority.WorldJan 5, 2019
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Britain ‘very worried’ about journalists jailed in Myanmar, raises due process concernsTwo Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar on charges of breaking the country's Official Secrets Act are innocent, according to the British government.WorldDec 21, 2018
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‘We want to build a community’: Rohingyas call on Canada to resettle more refugees"It's psychologically very tough for Canadian Rohingya refugees to live here in peace when their families are suffering and going through horror and trauma in refugee camps."CanadaSep 9, 2018
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Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel laureate and honourary Canadian, slammed after Myanmar imprisons journalistsSuu Kyi is being pilloried by diplomats and human rights activists after a judge in Myanmar sentenced two Reuters journalists to jail for seven years.WorldSep 3, 2018
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Myanmar army fakes photos in ‘True News’ book on RohingyaMyanmar's army has published a book on the Rohingya that misrepresents archival photos taken in other countries.WorldAug 31, 2018
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Rohingya militants slaughtered 99 Hindus in a single day: Amnesty InternationalAn armed band of Rohingya militants killed an estimated 99 Hindu villagers in a single day of carnage in Myanmar's Rakhine state, according to an Amnesty International investigation.WorldMay 24, 2018
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Deadly clashes erupt in Myanmar, at least 71 deadMuslim militants in Myanmar staged a coordinated attack on 30 police posts and an army base in Rakhine state on Friday, and at least 59 of the insurgents and 12 members of the security forces were killed, the army and government said.WorldAug 25, 2017
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