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Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
The spectre of ethnic violence reappears
In the light of a recent series of bills proposed by the Myanmar government that seek to restrict an individual's right to religious freedom, critics fear a further increase in discrimination and violence against the marginalised community of Rohingya Muslims. By Roma Rajpal Weiß
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Ethnic Violence against Burma's Rohingya Muslims
One of the Most Persecuted Minorities in the World
There has been an escalation in violence against the Muslim Rohinghya people since Burma began its process of democratisation, Some media describe the violence as "massacres" and "ethnic cleansing". The authorities appear to be powerless to stop it. Report by Christoph Hein