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US considering sanctions over Rohingyas

The US is considering imposing sanctions over Myanmar's treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, the State Department says.

The United States is taking steps and considering a range of further actions over Myanmar's treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, including targeted sanctions under its Global Magnitsky law, the State Department says.

"We express our gravest concern with recent events in Myanmar's Rakhine state and the violent, traumatic abuses Rohingya and other communities have endured," it said in a statement on Monday.

"It is imperative that any individuals or entities responsible for atrocities, including non-state actors and vigilantes, be held accountable."


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