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Photos: Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis worsens, nearly 146,000 flee to Bangladesh

The Rohingya crisis has seen an upsurge in violence following an attack by the Rakhine Arakan Salvation Army and retributive violence in Myanmar causing the exodus of nearly 146,000 Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh, drawing international condemnation.

Updated on: Sep 07, 2017 9:33 AM IST

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An army crackdown triggered by an attack on August 25, 2017 by members of the Rohingya Arakan Salvation Army on Myanmar security forces and the response of a ‘clearance operation’ launched by security forces supported by Buddhist militia has led to the killing of at least 400 people, reports of arson and violence in Rakhine villages and the exodus of nearly 146,000 Rohingya to neighbouring Bangladesh in the weeks since, leading to an upsurge in this long running humanitarian crisis. (Bernat Armangue / AP)

Updated on Sep 07, 2017 9:33 AM

An army crackdown triggered by an attack on August 25, 2017 by members of the Rohingya Arakan Salvation Army on Myanmar security forces and the response of a ‘clearance operation’ launched by security forces supported by Buddhist militia has led to the killing of at least 400 people, reports of arson and violence in Rakhine villages and the exodus of nearly 146,000 Rohingya to neighbouring Bangladesh in the weeks since, leading to an upsurge in this long running humanitarian crisis. (Bernat Armangue / AP)

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Smoke billows above what is reported to be a burning village in Myanmar's Rakhine state as members of the Rohingya Muslim minority take shelter in a no-man's land between Bangladesh and Myanmar in Ukhiya on September 4, 2017. Almost 15,000 Rohingya refugees are estimated to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh each day this week, scrambling for shelter in overcrowded camps and makeshift settlements. (K. M. Asad / AFP)

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Smoke billows above what is reported to be a burning village in Myanmar's Rakhine state as members of the Rohingya Muslim minority take shelter in a no-man's land between Bangladesh and Myanmar in Ukhiya on September 4, 2017. Almost 15,000 Rohingya refugees are estimated to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh each day this week, scrambling for shelter in overcrowded camps and makeshift settlements. (K. M. Asad / AFP)

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In a macabre development Myanmar has reportedly been laying landmines across a section of its border with Bangladesh, said two government sources in Dhaka, adding that the purpose may have been to prevent the return of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence. Bangladesh will on Wednesday formally lodge a protest against the laying of land mines so close to the border, Reuters reported. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters)

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In a macabre development Myanmar has reportedly been laying landmines across a section of its border with Bangladesh, said two government sources in Dhaka, adding that the purpose may have been to prevent the return of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence. Bangladesh will on Wednesday formally lodge a protest against the laying of land mines so close to the border, Reuters reported. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters)

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On Tuesday the UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, said it was ‘gravely concerned’ about the continuing conflict and reports that civilians had died seeking safety. The UN on Monday also said that its aid agencies had been blocked from supplying life-saving supplies such as food, water and medicine to civilians in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state. (Mushfiqul Alam / AP)

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On Tuesday the UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, said it was ‘gravely concerned’ about the continuing conflict and reports that civilians had died seeking safety. The UN on Monday also said that its aid agencies had been blocked from supplying life-saving supplies such as food, water and medicine to civilians in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state. (Mushfiqul Alam / AP)

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Rohingya refugees walk to the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 5, 2017. At least five children were killed when several boats carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar sank early Wednesday, Bangladesh border guards told AFP. Deaths among refugees resulting from boats capsizing were also reported earlier this week killing 26. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters)

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Rohingya refugees walk to the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 5, 2017. At least five children were killed when several boats carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar sank early Wednesday, Bangladesh border guards told AFP. Deaths among refugees resulting from boats capsizing were also reported earlier this week killing 26. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters)

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Myanmar’s nearly 1 million Rohingya, settled mostly in the Rakhine state have been reviled by many in Myanmar as illegal immigrants, suffering from systematic discrimination and the government’s denial of citizenship, rendering them stateless. Stringent restrictions have been placed on Rohingya people’s freedom of movement, access to medical assistance, education and other basic services which UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has also condemned. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters)

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Myanmar’s nearly 1 million Rohingya, settled mostly in the Rakhine state have been reviled by many in Myanmar as illegal immigrants, suffering from systematic discrimination and the government’s denial of citizenship, rendering them stateless. Stringent restrictions have been placed on Rohingya people’s freedom of movement, access to medical assistance, education and other basic services which UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has also condemned. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters)

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An Indonesian protester tears a picture of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally in front of Myanmar embassy in Jakarta on September 2, 2017 to condemn Myanmar's army and the government of Aung San Suu Kyi. UN chief Guterres warned on September 1 of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in western Myanmar. Similar protests in support of the Rohingya were also observed in Australia, Russia, Chechnya, Pakistan and Malaysia. (Bay Ismoyo / AFP)

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An Indonesian protester tears a picture of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi during a rally in front of Myanmar embassy in Jakarta on September 2, 2017 to condemn Myanmar's army and the government of Aung San Suu Kyi. UN chief Guterres warned on September 1 of a looming humanitarian catastrophe in western Myanmar. Similar protests in support of the Rohingya were also observed in Australia, Russia, Chechnya, Pakistan and Malaysia. (Bay Ismoyo / AFP)

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Bangladeshi villagers gather around bodies of Rohingya women and children at Shah Porir Deep, in Teknak, Bangladesh, after a capsizing accident. Refugees have been fleeing, aided by smugglers charging about 10,000 Myanmar kyat (approx ₹500) for each person in the family to be ferried across the rivers adjoining Bangladesh and Myanmar in rickety wooden boats. (Suvra Kanti Das / AP)

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Bangladeshi villagers gather around bodies of Rohingya women and children at Shah Porir Deep, in Teknak, Bangladesh, after a capsizing accident. Refugees have been fleeing, aided by smugglers charging about 10,000 Myanmar kyat (approx ₹500) for each person in the family to be ferried across the rivers adjoining Bangladesh and Myanmar in rickety wooden boats. (Suvra Kanti Das / AP)

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Ethnic Rohingya carry an elderly man as they walk through rice fields after crossing over to the Bangladesh side of the border near Cox's Bazar's Teknaf area on September 1, 2017. Most refugees have fled leaving behind all apart from what they could immediately carry. In most cases these have been a essentials such as food, some utensils or protective tarp or mattresses. (Bernat Armangue / AP)

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Ethnic Rohingya carry an elderly man as they walk through rice fields after crossing over to the Bangladesh side of the border near Cox's Bazar's Teknaf area on September 1, 2017. Most refugees have fled leaving behind all apart from what they could immediately carry. In most cases these have been a essentials such as food, some utensils or protective tarp or mattresses. (Bernat Armangue / AP)

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Rohingya Muslim refugees hold placards against human rights violations in Myanmar during a protest in New Delhi on September 5, 2017. Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s state councillor and de facto leader has also drawn criticism from fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, who decried the treatment of the Rohingyas as ‘tragic and shameful’. Yousafzai also called upon Myanmar to recognize the Rohingya’s right to citizenship and called upon other nations to aid in their refuge. (Prakash Singh / AFP)

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Rohingya Muslim refugees hold placards against human rights violations in Myanmar during a protest in New Delhi on September 5, 2017. Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s state councillor and de facto leader has also drawn criticism from fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, who decried the treatment of the Rohingyas as ‘tragic and shameful’. Yousafzai also called upon Myanmar to recognize the Rohingya’s right to citizenship and called upon other nations to aid in their refuge. (Prakash Singh / AFP)

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