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Rohingya Muslims drown while escaping fighting in Myanmar
September 2, 2017 By Faith Matters

Rohingya Muslims drown while escaping fighting in Myanmar

  The bodies of at least 17 Muslim women and children were found on Thursday (August 31) in Teknaf, Bangladesh, as tens of thousands tried to flee the fighting in northern Myanmar. The victims were believed to have drown after their boat capsized while crossing the border through the Bay of Bengal. Around 38,000 Rohingya […]

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Protests intensify in Indian Kashmir, security forces kill five
August 16, 2016 By Faith Matters

Protests intensify in Indian Kashmir, security forces kill five

Indian security forces on Tuesday killed five protesters and injured 10 in clashes that erupted after crowds angered by the killing of a separatist militant in disputed Kashmir pelted them with stones and defied a curfew, officials said. Indian-ruled Kashmir has witnessed violent protests since July 8, when security forces killed a field commander of Pakistan-based […]

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