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Rohingya Refugees Flee To Bangladesh Amid Escalating Violence In Myanmar
- Friday June 21, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state in recent months may have spurred some Rohingya Muslims to cross into Bangladesh, a key refugee official said, although Dhaka insists it cannot accept more refugees from its war-torn neighbour.
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Meta Sued for $150 Billion by Rohingya Refugees Over Myanmar Violence
- Tuesday December 7, 2021
- Reuters
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are suing Meta, formerly known as Facebook, for $150 billion (roughly Rs. 11,31,300 crore) over allegations that the social media company did not take action against anti-Rohingya hate speech that contributed to violence.
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Facebook Ordered by US Court to Release Records of Anti-Rohingya Content for Genocide Case
- Thursday September 23, 2021
- Reuters
Facebook has been ordered by a US federal judge to release records of accounts connected to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar that the social media giant had shut down, rejecting its argument about protecting privacy as "rich with irony."
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13 Myanmar Police Officers Killed By Rakhine Rebels In "Brazen Raids"
- Saturday January 5, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Thirteen Myanmar police officers were killed in raids Friday by ethnic Rakhine rebels, the army said, in a brazen, co-ordinated attack on the country's Independence Day which adds a dangerous new dimension to conflict in the restive western state.
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Government To Deport 7 Rohingya, UN Says Violation Of International Law
- Wednesday October 3, 2018
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Seven Rohingyas, who have been in India since 2012 and served jail terms for illegal entry, will be sent back to Myanmar, a country the community is fleeing as violence against the ethnic minority spiked in Rakhine region. The move of the government -- which considers Rohingyas illegal immigrants and a threat to national security -- has drawn crit...
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Conditions In Myanmar 'Not Conducive' To Rohingya Return: United Nations
- Sunday April 8, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Conditions in Myanmar's crisis-hit northern Rakhine state are "not conducive" to bringing back Rohingya from Bangladesh, the UN told AFP, in remarks that jar with the country's insistence that it is ready for returnees.
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Myanmar Monk Returns To Preaching After Ban, Denies Fuelling Rakhine Violence
- Saturday March 10, 2018
- World News | Reuters
Myanmar Buddhist monk Wirathu said on Saturday his anti-Muslim rhetoric had nothing to do with violence in the western state of Rakhine, as he emerged from a one-year preaching ban.
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6,700 Rohingya Killed In First Month Of Myanmar Violence: Doctors
- Thursday December 14, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a Myanmar army crackdown on rebels in Rakhine state that began in late August, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday.
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Draft UN Resolution Pressures Myanmar Over Rohingya Crisis
- Thursday October 26, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The UN Security Council is weighing a draft resolution that would pressure Myanmar to address the violence that has driven hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee, according to the text obtained by AFP on Wednesday.
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In Bangladesh, Sushma Swaraj Offers Her Thoughts On Rohingya Crisis
- Sunday October 22, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
India is "deeply concerned" at the spate of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State where normalcy will be restored only with the return of "displaced persons", External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today during her visit to Dhaka amidst the raging Rohingya refugee crisis.
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12 Dead, Scores Missing As Boat With Rohingya Refugees Capsizes
- Monday October 9, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
At least 12 people died and scores were missing Monday after a boat packed with Rohingya refugees, mostly children, capsized, the latest tragedy to strike those fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
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Myanmar Beauty Queen Dethroned 'After Posting Rohingya Video'
- Wednesday October 4, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Myanmar beauty queen says she was stripped of her pageant title after posting a graphic video accusing Muslim Rohingya militants of driving communal violence in Rakhine state, a conflict fraught with controversy in the mainly Buddhist country.
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Bangladesh Says Rohingya Refugee Influx Over
- Saturday September 23, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The influx of Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh has ground to a virtual halt, officials said Saturday, almost a month after the eruption of violence in Myanmar which has seen nearly 430,000 flee in four weeks
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'Refugees, Not Illegal Immigrants,' Rohingya Petitioner Tells Supreme Court
- Saturday September 23, 2017
- India News | Debanish Achom
Rohingya Muslims are not illegal immigrants but refugees who have escaped violence in Myanmar and they needed protection under international agreements, a Rohingya petitioner told the Supreme Court on Friday
- www.ndtv.com
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US Seeks Urgent Action On Myanmar, UN Eyes $200 Million For Refugees
- Saturday September 23, 2017
- World News | Reuters
The United States wants Myanmar to take urgent action to end violence in Rakhine state, where a military offensive has created a crisis that could jeopardise its economic and political transition, a US official said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Rohingya Refugees Flee To Bangladesh Amid Escalating Violence In Myanmar
- Friday June 21, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Escalating violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state in recent months may have spurred some Rohingya Muslims to cross into Bangladesh, a key refugee official said, although Dhaka insists it cannot accept more refugees from its war-torn neighbour.
- www.ndtv.com
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Meta Sued for $150 Billion by Rohingya Refugees Over Myanmar Violence
- Tuesday December 7, 2021
- Reuters
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are suing Meta, formerly known as Facebook, for $150 billion (roughly Rs. 11,31,300 crore) over allegations that the social media company did not take action against anti-Rohingya hate speech that contributed to violence.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Facebook Ordered by US Court to Release Records of Anti-Rohingya Content for Genocide Case
- Thursday September 23, 2021
- Reuters
Facebook has been ordered by a US federal judge to release records of accounts connected to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar that the social media giant had shut down, rejecting its argument about protecting privacy as "rich with irony."
- www.gadgets360.com
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13 Myanmar Police Officers Killed By Rakhine Rebels In "Brazen Raids"
- Saturday January 5, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Thirteen Myanmar police officers were killed in raids Friday by ethnic Rakhine rebels, the army said, in a brazen, co-ordinated attack on the country's Independence Day which adds a dangerous new dimension to conflict in the restive western state.
- www.ndtv.com
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Government To Deport 7 Rohingya, UN Says Violation Of International Law
- Wednesday October 3, 2018
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Seven Rohingyas, who have been in India since 2012 and served jail terms for illegal entry, will be sent back to Myanmar, a country the community is fleeing as violence against the ethnic minority spiked in Rakhine region. The move of the government -- which considers Rohingyas illegal immigrants and a threat to national security -- has drawn crit...
- www.ndtv.com
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Conditions In Myanmar 'Not Conducive' To Rohingya Return: United Nations
- Sunday April 8, 2018
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Conditions in Myanmar's crisis-hit northern Rakhine state are "not conducive" to bringing back Rohingya from Bangladesh, the UN told AFP, in remarks that jar with the country's insistence that it is ready for returnees.
- www.ndtv.com
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Myanmar Monk Returns To Preaching After Ban, Denies Fuelling Rakhine Violence
- Saturday March 10, 2018
- World News | Reuters
Myanmar Buddhist monk Wirathu said on Saturday his anti-Muslim rhetoric had nothing to do with violence in the western state of Rakhine, as he emerged from a one-year preaching ban.
- www.ndtv.com
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6,700 Rohingya Killed In First Month Of Myanmar Violence: Doctors
- Thursday December 14, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a Myanmar army crackdown on rebels in Rakhine state that began in late August, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Draft UN Resolution Pressures Myanmar Over Rohingya Crisis
- Thursday October 26, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The UN Security Council is weighing a draft resolution that would pressure Myanmar to address the violence that has driven hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee, according to the text obtained by AFP on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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In Bangladesh, Sushma Swaraj Offers Her Thoughts On Rohingya Crisis
- Sunday October 22, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
India is "deeply concerned" at the spate of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State where normalcy will be restored only with the return of "displaced persons", External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today during her visit to Dhaka amidst the raging Rohingya refugee crisis.
- www.ndtv.com
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12 Dead, Scores Missing As Boat With Rohingya Refugees Capsizes
- Monday October 9, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
At least 12 people died and scores were missing Monday after a boat packed with Rohingya refugees, mostly children, capsized, the latest tragedy to strike those fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
- www.ndtv.com
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Myanmar Beauty Queen Dethroned 'After Posting Rohingya Video'
- Wednesday October 4, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A Myanmar beauty queen says she was stripped of her pageant title after posting a graphic video accusing Muslim Rohingya militants of driving communal violence in Rakhine state, a conflict fraught with controversy in the mainly Buddhist country.
- www.ndtv.com
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Bangladesh Says Rohingya Refugee Influx Over
- Saturday September 23, 2017
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The influx of Rohingya refugees into Bangladesh has ground to a virtual halt, officials said Saturday, almost a month after the eruption of violence in Myanmar which has seen nearly 430,000 flee in four weeks
- www.ndtv.com
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'Refugees, Not Illegal Immigrants,' Rohingya Petitioner Tells Supreme Court
- Saturday September 23, 2017
- India News | Debanish Achom
Rohingya Muslims are not illegal immigrants but refugees who have escaped violence in Myanmar and they needed protection under international agreements, a Rohingya petitioner told the Supreme Court on Friday
- www.ndtv.com
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US Seeks Urgent Action On Myanmar, UN Eyes $200 Million For Refugees
- Saturday September 23, 2017
- World News | Reuters
The United States wants Myanmar to take urgent action to end violence in Rakhine state, where a military offensive has created a crisis that could jeopardise its economic and political transition, a US official said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com