Tag: #RohingyaMuslims
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Indonesia may ‘push back’ Rohingya refugees amidst fears of sinking
Authorities in Indonesia have said that they will ‘push back’ a boat with nearly 120 Rohingya refugees on board. There are fears of the boat capsizing if the passengers are not allowed to safely disembark. According to international media reports, the authorities have said they will push the boat back to international waters despite the…
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China and Myanmar ‘stand together’ despite Rohingya backlash
Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Jan 18 (AFP/APP): China and Myanmar inked dozens of mammoth infrastructure and trade deals after a meeting Saturday between President Xi Jinping and fallen rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi, as Beijing doubles down on its support for a government under fire for its treatment of Rohingya Muslims. The Chinese leader’s two-day state…
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600,000 Rohingya still in Myanmar at ‘serious risk of genocide’: UN
Yangon, Sept 16 (AFP/APP):Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a “serious risk of genocide”, UN investigators said Monday, warning the repatriation of a million already driven from the country by the army remains “impossible”. The fact-finding mission to Myanmar, set up by the Human Rights Council, last year branded the army operations in 2017…