Rohingya Myanmar
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China signs raft of agreements with Myanmar to accelerate infrastructure projectsThe two sides exchanged memoranda of understanding, letters and protocols covering 33 projects in the fields of information, industry, agriculture, security and the resettlement of internally displaced people in Myanmar's war-torn Kachin State, which borders China.EconomyJan 18, 2020
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What to know as Myanmar defends itself in Rohingya genocide court caseThe case alleges that Myanmar's actions are 'genocidal in character because they are intended to destroy the Rohingya group in whole or in part.'WorldDec 9, 2019
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Aung San Suu Kyi leaves Myanmar for Rohingya genocide hearingsAung San Suu Kyi was pictured smiling as she walked through the airport in the nation’s capital, a day after thousands rallied in the city to support her and a prayer ceremony was held in her name.Dec 8, 2019
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Myanmar rejects investigation into human rights abuses against Rohingya minorityMyanmar has been accused of carrying out human rights abuses on a massive scale in the western state of Rakhine in 2017 during what it described as a counterinsurgency campaign.WorldNov 16, 2019
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Myanmar troops’ sexual violence against Rohingya shows ‘genocidal intent’: UN reportThe U.N. said it found the country’s soldiers “routinely and systematically employed rape, gang rape and other violent and forced sexual acts against women, girls, boys, men and transgender people in blatant violation of international human rights law.”WorldAug 22, 2019
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Bangladesh won’t send Rohingya back to Myanmar because ‘no one wants to go’Bangladesh is abandoning plans to send 700,000 Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar, citing the group's unwillingness to go back to a country where many of their people were killed.WorldNov 15, 2018
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‘Genocide gems’: Highly-sought Burmese rubies and sapphires may be enriching Myanmar’s militaryActivists are leading a boycott against gemstones mined in Myanmar, where the military regime accused of a violent crackdown against the Rohingya has major ties to the mining industry.WorldNov 4, 2018
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Facebook removes more accounts linked to military propaganda in MyanmarThe company said it removed 13 pages and 10 accounts that reached up to 1.35-million people, saying they discovered they were linked to Myanmar's military.WorldOct 15, 2018
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Rohingya genocide: Is Canada doing enough to help the targeted Muslim minority?Canada has voted to call it a Rohingya genocide and to strip Aung San Suu Kyi of her honourary citizenship, but advocates urge that there's more to do.PoliticsSep 30, 2018
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More than 15,000 Rohingya refugees gather to mark 1-year anniversary of Myanmar’s attacksOn August 25, 2017, Myanmar launched a wave of attacks on Rohingya muslims that killed thousands and sent over 700,000 fleeing.CanadaAug 25, 2018
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