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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
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres takes part in a news conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, U.S., June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Reuters
UN Chief Says Myanmar Violence Could Destabilize Region
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to Myanmar authorities on Tuesday to end violence in the country’s Rakhine state, which he warned was “creating a situation that can destabilize the region.” Guterres told reporters he had...Caption:
A group of Rohingya refugee people walk in the water after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 1, 2017. (Reuters)
Erdogan Expresses to Suu Kyi Concern over Violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan informed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday that violence against the country’s Rohingya Muslims was a violation of human rights. He told Suu Kyi in a telephone call that the violence was a deep concern to the Muslim...Caption:
Rohingya refugees rest after traveling over the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 1, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Myanmar: Thousands of Homes Burned down in Rohingya-Majority Areas
At least 2,600 homes have been burned down in Rohingya-majority areas of Myanmar’s northwest just in the last week, the government announced on Saturday. About 58,600 Rohingya have fled into neighboring Bangladesh from Myanmar, according to U.N. refugee agency UNHCR,...Caption:
Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. AFP photo