In September 2017, newly arrived Rohingya refugees from Myanmar walk through paddy fields and flooded land after they fled over the border into Cox’s Bazar district, Chittagong Division in Bangladesh. Photo: UNICEF/Brown

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Brutal Attacks on Rohingya: “We Will Torch Your Houses and Kill You.”

October 12, 2017October 13, 2017 RMN News Bangladesh, Human Rights, Myanmar, Rohingya

Brutal attacks against Rohingya in northern Rakhine State have been well-organised, coordinated, and systematic, a new UN report based on

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Residents of the Thet Kae Pyin camp for displaced people in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. (file) Photo: OCHA/P.Peron

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400,000 Refugees Flee Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar

September 19, 2017September 21, 2017 RMN News Bangladesh, Ethnic, Myanmar, Refugees

As world leaders are meeting at the UN General Assembly, almost 400,000 refugees flee ethnic cleansing in Myanmar. According to

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After fleeing violence in Myanmar in October 2016, Rohingya refugees live in overcrowded makeshift sites in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: UNHCR/Saiful Huq Omi

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Myanmar Violence: 270,000 Flee into Bangladesh in Two Weeks

September 9, 2017September 12, 2017 RMN News Bangladesh, Myanmar, Violence

The United Nations migration agency confirmed Friday that 270,000 people have fled violence in Myanmar for safety in Bangladesh over

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