Sub-title:
Refugees in Bangladesh camps demand rights and citizenship on second anniversary of exodus after Myanmar crackdown.
Description:
"Thousands of Rohingya refugees have marked the second anniversary of their exodus into Bangladesh by rallying and praying as they demand Myanmar grant them citizenship and other rights before they agree to return.
Almost 200,000 Rohingya participated in a peaceful gathering, which was attended by UN officials, at the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar on Sunday, police officer Zakir Hassan told AFP news agency.
Children, hijab-wearing women, and men wearing long lungis shouted: "God is great, long live Rohingya" as they marched in the heart of the world's largest refugee camp to commemorate what they described as "Genocide Day".
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'Conditions here are inhumane': Rohingya in Bangladeshi camps
Some carried placards and banners, reading "Never again! Rohingya genocide remembrance day" and "Restore our citizenship".
On August 25, 2017, nearly 740,000 Muslim-majority Rohingya fled Rakhine State for Bangladesh - joining 200,000 already there - after Myanmar's armed forces launched a brutal crackdown following attacks on security posts..."
Source/publisher:
"Al Jazeera"
Date of Publication:
2019-08-25
Date of entry:
2019-08-26
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- Individual Documents
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Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
Resource Type:
text
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- Good