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Cardinals Visit a Bangladesh Rohingya Refugee Camp

02 Aug 2019
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Alison Lesley

They also met with a relief agency, government officials and refugee family members who hail from Burma and the Philippines. The cardinals met government officials, relief agency personnel as well...

The Latest Religious Freedom Report Provides Dire Review

04 May 2019
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Alison Lesley

Oppression isn't just striking Muslims This report is published every year on May 1 and has been since 1999. This year marks 20 years since the initial report, and the results are not promising. The...

Angelina Jolie Visits Rohingya Muslim Camps in Bangladesh

06 Feb 2019
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Derek Welch

Angelina Jolie saddened by the status of Muslim Rohingya refugees On Tuesday, The Hollywood superstar’s visit was part of the United Nations effort to raise $920 million as support for the refugees. After...

61 Rohingya Muslims Arrested in India

26 Jan 2019
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Nathan Glover

India is accused of pushing them back to Bangladesh Police in Assam and Tripura states in the Northeastern part of India announced the arrest of 61 Rohingya Muslims[/tweeit] during the third week...

Annual Report on Religious Freedom Released

31 May 2018
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Nathan Glover

U.S. ally Saudi Arabia is included in the persecuted countries list. . Brownback said that “we’re all people with beautiful and undeniable human dignity. Our lives are sacred. Our right...

Pope Francis Continues World Tour With Bangladesh

01 Dec 2017
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Kelly Frazier

Via video screenshot Bangladesh Was Next Stop After Controversial Visit To Myanmar Pope Francis landed in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, yesterday. He was greeted at the airport by the Bangladeshi...

Pope Francis Disappoints Human Rights Advocates In Myanmar

29 Nov 2017
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C Barnett

Pope Francis Avoided Using the Term Rohingya Pope Francis did not utter the word 'Rohingya' by name during any point of an important speech after he met Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's de facto leader....

09 Feb 2017
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Elisa Meyer

Pope Francis urges Burmese Government to allow Rohingyas to live in peace. Pope Francis has come out in strong criticism of the atrocities committed against the minority Rohingya Muslims in Burma....

09 Jan 2017
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C Barnett

Myanmar's government says it has found 'no evidence' of genocide against Rohingya Muslims. The Rohingya Muslims, a Muslim minority in the widely Buddhist Myanmar, have faced widespread persecution...

Gambia Proposes Resettlement for Rohingya Muslim Refugees

03 Jun 2015
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Alison Lesley

The west African nation agrees to help Rohingya Muslims by setting them up in refugee camps. In a stark contrast to the opinion of Gambia's president, Yahya Jammeh, Gambia’s government released a proposed...