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ROHINGYA CLEANSING

Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar arrive at  Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh (AAP)
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The ongoing violence faced by Myanmar's Rohingya minority in northern Rakhine (ruh-HINE) state is an apparent textbook example of ethnic cleansing, according to the United Nations. The U-N's top human rights official has slammed Myanmar for conducting what he's calling a "cruel military operation". Rohingya refugees continue to flee for their lives, arriving in Bangladesh in their thousands, putting increasing pressure on the relief effort to keep them fed and sheltered.


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By Beyene Semere

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The ongoing violence faced by Myanmar's Rohingya minority in northern Rakhine (ruh-HINE) state is an apparent textbook example of ethnic cleansing, according to the United Nations. The U-N's top human rights official has slammed Myanmar for conducting what he's calling a "cruel military operation". Rohingya refugees continue to flee for their lives, arriving in Bangladesh in their thousands, putting increasing pressure on the relief effort to keep them fed and sheltered.



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