Islam in Myanmar

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Suu Kyi Denies Ethnic Cleansing of Myanmar Minority

Aung San Suu Kyi has denied the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar's Muslim minority, speaking to the BBC after the UN rights...

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Defends First Year In Power

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi defended her civilian government's first year in power in a rare public address on Thursday,...

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Myanmar Rohingya Militants Call For Peacekeeping Troops

A nascent Rohingya militant group whose raids triggered a bloody crackdown by Myanmar's army called Wednesday for...

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Myanmar Army Chief Defends Military Campaign In Rakhine

Myanmar's army chief defended a military crackdown in Rakhine State on Monday after the UN pledged to probe claims...

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Myanmar Rebuffs UN Probe of Crimes Against Rohingya

Myanmar on Saturday rejected the UN rights council's decision to investigate allegations that security officers have...

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UN To ‘urgently’ Send Rights Probe To Myanmar

The UN rights council agreed Friday to "urgently" launch an investigation into violations against Myanmar's Rohingya...

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China, Russia Block UN Statement On Myanmar

China and Russia blocked a proposed UN Security Council statement on Friday that would have expressed concern over the...

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Myanmar Must Allow Rohingya To Leave Camps

Myanmar should close bleak camps where tens of thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims have been trapped for nearly...

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Myanmar May Be Trying To ‘expel’ All Rohingya

Myanmar may be seeking to "expel" all ethnic Rohingya from its territory, a UN rights expert said Monday, pushing for a...

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Hate Speech Myanmar Monk Banned From Sermons By Buddhist Council

A Myanmar monk infamous for his bilious anti-Muslim tirades has been banned from giving sermons for a year by the...

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Thousands of Rohingya Refugees Return To Myanmar Over Island Plan

Thousands of Rohingya who took refuge in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar have returned home because of a...

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UN Envoy Calls For Highest Level Myanmar Probe

The United Nations rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar called Thursday for the creation of a Commission of Inquiry...

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Myanmar Swats Away ‘biased’ UN Abuse Claims

A close aide to Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday dismissed mounting international pressure over alleged abuses...

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Bangladesh Starts Head Count For Rohingya Relocation

Bangladesh authorities have began a census of Rohingya refugees living in the country's southeast as part of a...

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UN Envoy Decries Violence Against Rohingya In Myanmar

Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar have told how government forces gang-raped women, slit people's throats...

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Senior Myanmar Police Jailed Over Rakhine Border Raids

Three senior Myanmar police officers have been jailed for failing to block deadly raids on border posts in October that...

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Myanmar Security Forces Probe Rohingya Prison Deaths

Myanmar's security forces are investigating the deaths of eight Rohingya in custody who were among hundreds arrested...

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UN Envoy Visits Rohingya Camps In Bangladesh

UN human rights envoy Yanghee Lee was Tuesday visiting Rohingya refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh, where...

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Myanmar Probes Murder of Four In Rakhine

Myanmar police are investigating the murder of four people in northern Rakhine state, the government said Tuesday, days...