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Rohingya flee for Bangladesh amid latest violence in Arakan
About 1,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing escalating violence in Burma had been halted at the border with Bangladesh, Bangladeshi security officials said on Saturday, as fresh fighting erupted in Burma’s northwestern Arakan State.
Over half of Rohingya girls who fled violence became child brides: UN
More than half of Rohingya Muslim girls who fled violence in western Burma ended up becoming child brides, according to a United Nations survey that also showed widespread domestic abuse.
Annan expresses ‘deep concern’ over Arakan violence
Former UN chief Kofi Annan, who chairs a commission on resolving Arakan's problems, voices concern as the army reports a rising death toll from recent violence in the state.
Govt softens stance on alleged Islamist ties to Arakan violence
Burma’s government appears to be backing away from claims that attacks that took place in Arakan State earlier this month were carried out by a Islamist group with links to Pakistan.
‘Groupism’ and sectarian violence in Arakan
By not seeing ethnic groups like the Rohingya or the Rakhine as unitary collective actors, we are better able to avoid the trap of attributing collective responsibility.
Suu Kyi condemns fake NLD statement, calls for violence in Mandalay to be contained
Party leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned the recent circulation of a fake NLD statement about last week’s riots in Mandalay as a political attack on her party.
