29 October 2012
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, a 57-nation group, has condemned new attacks on Rohingya Muslims in Burma amid reports that a whole Rohingya enclave in Kyaukpyu was burned to the ground, destroying 811 homes or related structures. OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu released a statement calling the violence “deplorable and a blatant violation of human […]
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27 October 2012
Thousands of Muslims in Burma could be in danger, according to one human rights group. Satellite photos show that a coastal community that was once alive with buildings, houses and activity is now reduced to ashes. According to Human Rights Watch, satellite photos taken in March 2012 and of the same area in October 2012 […]
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25 October 2012
At least 56 people were killed in riots in four townships in the western Myanmar state of Arakan. The number includes 31 women who were killed. At least 64 others were injured in the sectarian riots which took place in October 2012, according to official governmental sources. More than 1,900 homes and eight religious buildings […]
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