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Muslims displaced during Meikhtila riots return home
Thousands of Muslims, who were uprooted during religious riots in central Burma’s Meikhtila in March, have begun to return home despite ongoing hostility and fears for their safety
After rioting, police crack down on drunken misfits in Mandalay
A group of young men were arrested on Sunday after an alcohol-fuelled bender led to vandalism in a Mandalay township, as police forces step up their efforts to restrain communal unrest
“Communities must learn to live together” Nambiar
The UN special envoy visited Meikhtila on Sunday to assess the situation. Vijay Nambiar said the people should see the violence as a criminal...
Muslims removed from Arakan probe for criticising gov’t
This week’s dismissal of two Muslim members from the government’s commission to investigate sectarian clashes in Arakan state is reportedly linked to their outspoken criticism of the Arakanese government
Clashes or ethnic cleansing?
There are disturbing parallels between the way current violence in Arakan state is being described, and how past atrocities committed by the Burmese government were covered
Eight confirmed dead in Arakan clashes
At least eight people are confirmed dead in the latest wave of sectarian clashes between Buddhist Arakanese and Rohingya Muslims in western Burma
