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Rohingya refugees are seen at Thaingkhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
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Rohingya Muslim children attend religious school at a refugee camp outside Sittwe, Myanmar May 21, 2015. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Rohingya Refugee Count in Bangladesh Jumps to 270,000
The refugee crisis engulfing Myanmar and neighboring Bangladesh is far larger than previously believed, according to the latest data released by UN agencies on Friday in Geneva. An estimated 270,000 million Rohingya Muslims have fled the deadly violence in...Caption:
Migrants believed to be Rohingya rest inside a shelter after being rescued from boats at Lhoksukon in Indonesia’s Aceh Province May 11, 2015. Nearly 600 migrants thought to be Rohingya refugees from Myanmar were rescued from two wooden boats stranded off the coast of Indonesia’s northern Aceh province, authorities said on Sunday. The overcrowded boats, which were carrying nearly 100 women and dozens of children among the refugees, were towed to shore by fishermen after running out of fuel. REUTERS/Roni Bintang TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Quarter of Rohingya Muslim Population Flees Rakhine State with Horror Stories to Tell
Yangon, London- Muslims fleeing oppression in Myanmar to Bangladesh rose to about 250,000, a quarter of the total Rohingya population, according to new figures provided by the United Nations. News agencies quoted testimonies of shocking killings, rape and arson...Caption:
Nearly 125,000 Rohingya refugees – seen as illegal immigrants in Buddhist Myanmar – have crossed into Bangladesh in recent weeks fleeing a security sweep by Myanmar forces who have been torching villages in response to attacks by Rohingya militants | © AFP
UN Warns of Catastrophe as 150,000 People Flee Myanmar for Bangladesh
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday voiced his concern about violencetaking place in Rakhine state in Myanmar, calling on authorities to take steps to provide Muslim Rohingyas there with “a normal life.” Nearly 150,000 Rohingya Muslims have crossed the...Caption:
Rohingya Muslims from Rakhine State in Myanmar gather near the Bangladesh border. (AFP)