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Myanmar deploys hundreds of soldiers in the northern Rakhine state amid fears of a new wave of violence. (AFP)
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A woman walks among debris after fire destroyed shelters at a camp for internally displaced Rohingya Muslims in the western Rakhine State near Sittwe, Myanmar May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/Files
OIC Chief Urges Myanmar to Protect Rohingya Minority
Islam’s collective voice, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), urged on Thursday that Myanmar seeks to protect the rights of its Rohingya Muslim minority. OIC chief Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen pressed the government to work with neighboring Muslim-majority...Caption:
Myanmar National Security Advisor Thaung Tun meets heads of diplomatic missions and UN agencies in Myanmar in Yangon on the Rohingya crackdown, in Yangon, Myanmar April 11, 2017. (Reuters)
Myanmar Denies Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar reiterated on Tuesday that there was no ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in the troubled state of Rakhine. A senior government official denied ethnic cleansing in the northwestern state where a military operation aimed at the minority has forced...Caption:
In this May 25, 2013 photo, debris is scattered among the ruins of the Himayathul Islamic Boarding School in the Mingalar Zayone neighborhood of Meikhtila, Myanmar. Source: AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe
Myanmar jails Buddhists in Islamic school massacre
Yangon, AP—A Myanmar court sentenced seven Buddhists to between three and 15 years in jail for their roles in a massacre at an Islamic boarding school that left dozens of students and teachers dead, while a Muslim convicted in one related killing received a life...Caption:
A police officer stands near a mosque which was burnt during a riot between Buddhist and Muslims in Lashio township May 29, 2013. Source: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun