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‘They beat me with sticks’: Bangladesh opposition reels under crackdown as thousands held
Police accused of shooting at activists and leaders of growing street protests against Sheikh Hasina’s draconi…
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Two Bangladeshi opposition leaders arrested in government crackdown
Seven killed and thousands arrested as Hasina regime continues repressive campaign against opponentsTwo top le…
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‘Do we not have any rights?’ Indian Muslims’ fear after Assam evictions
BJP government accused of ‘divide-and-conquer policy’ as villagers are beaten and shotMaynal Haque was holding…
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‘We cannot hope for anything good’: Myanmar coup sparks despair for Rohingya
While Aung San Suu Kyi defended a genocidal campaign against the Muslim minority, refugees fear military rule …
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Rohingya refugees allege sexual assault on Bangladeshi island
Group says it has been held in jail-like conditions on Bhasan Char since AprilRohingya refugees allege they ar…
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Facebook faces grilling by MPs in India over anti-Muslim hate speech
Social media site denies any bias towards ruling Hindu nationalist BJP partyFacebook’s alleged political bias …
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How lives were destroyed under cover of lockdown in a small Indian town
In Telinipara, West Bengal, Hindu attackers burned Muslim homes and shops and vandalised mosques Under the cov…
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‘We are very afraid’: scramble to contain coronavirus in Mumbai slum
Fears disease could ‘spread like wildfire’ in the incredibly congested slum of DharaviIt was the news that man…
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Rohingya refugees turn down second Myanmar repatriation effort
Bangladeshi official says potential returnees fear for their safety in Rakhine stateA second attempt to repatr…