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Myanmar: Deep reforms must end vicious violence against Rohingya minority
Ethnicity and conflict are inextricably linked in Myanmar, creating a vicious cycle of violence that continues to escalate, the Brussels-based organization said in a report published on Friday.
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Myanmar bars Rohingya Muslim candidate from election
A Rohingya Muslim has been barred from standing in Myanmar's upcoming election in a decision decried by rights groups as discriminatory and a symptom of the "ongoing genocide" against the persecuted minority.
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Myanmar Muslims struggle to avoid another Muslim-free parliament
The Union Election Commission announced the election date on July 1, inviting candidate registration from the 96 registered political parties from July 20 to Aug. 7.
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Myanmar Muslims offer mosques to help fight coronavirus
Tin Maung Than, secretary of Islamic Religious Affairs Council Myanmar, said thousands of mosques across the country could be used in fighting the coronavirus.
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International court orders Myanmar to create laws to protect Rohingya Muslims
In a unanimous ruling by a panel of 17 judges, the court said Myanmar must now take all steps within its power to prevent serious harm to Rohingya , and report back within four months.
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Suu Kyi slammed for genocide defense in Myanmar
Acting on behalf of a large group of Muslim nations, Gambia requested emergency legal proceedings at the U.N.’s top court to recognize that Myanmar’s armed forces committed genocide against the Rohingya minority in 2017 and that violations continue.