Push and pull factor

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The Bangledesh and Myanmar governments have tried to enhance their respective positions regarding the treatment of Muslim Rohingya refugees. The Rohingyas fled the Arakan region of Myanmar to Bangladesh following persecutions in 1989. Bangladeshi officials denied claims made by the UN High Commissioner of Refugees that Rohingyas were being forced to return to Myanmar.On the other hand, Myanmar invited Bangladeshi journalists to see for themselves how the Rohingyas were treated in their villages.

Author: Kamaluddin, S.
Social policy

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Distant exile: Rohingyas seek new life in Middle East

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There is an increasing number of Rohingyas moving to the Middle East countries to escape persecution in their native Myanmar. More than 500,000 Rohingyas have established themselves in the United Arab Emirates,Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and Pakistan. These exiles extend support to the more than 250,000 Rohingya refugees who are in camps within Bangladesh and to the resistance groups fighting the Myanmar government. Rohingyas in exile stillhope to return to their own country in the future.

Author: Lintner, Bertil
Middle East

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The Arakan exodus

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The massive influx of Muslim refugees from Burma's Arakan region into Bangladesh is causing tensions between the two countries. Bangladesh is faced with the problem of taking care of the 145,000 Arakanese refugees massed along the country's heavily guarded border. The Muslim Arakanese began fleeing Burma in late 1989 after Burma's ruling junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council, began to settle Burmese Buddhists in northern Arakan's frontier towns.

Author: Kamaluddin, S.
Crimes against, Burmese foreign relations, Bangladeshi foreign relations, Burma

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Subjects list: International aspects, Emigration and immigration, Myanmar, Religious aspects, Muslims, Bangladesh, Refugees, Religious, Religious refugees, Muslims in Myanmar
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