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SA ulema condemn Rohingya human rights abuses

In what the United Nations warned as bordering ethnic cleansing, South African ulema are working together to lobby the South African government to support the Rohingya Muslim minority who are fleeing persecution in Myanmar.  The horrific images streaming onto social media has plunged the Rohinyga crisis back into the spotlight, with the latest crackdown resulting in the killing of 400 people and nearly 125, 000 Muslim Rohingya fleeing to neighbouring […]

today6 September 2017

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UK calls for UN meeting on Myanmar violence

The UK on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to convene to discuss reports of mass civilian casualties after raids by Myanmar security forces against Rohingya fighters. "UK requests #UNSC meeting on situation in Burma tomorrow. Need to address long-term issues in #Rakhine, urge restraint by all parties," Matthew Rycroft, UK ambassador to the UN, wrote on Twitter. The meeting is expected to take place on Wednesday. UN Secretary-General Antonio […]

today30 August 2017

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