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A new report from the UN has detailed the horrific violence perpetrated against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar.
It's no wonder, then, that so many have fled across the border to the relative safety of neighbouring in Bangladesh. But the Bangladeshi government is now refusing to offer them asylum.
In the first of a two-part series on the plight of the Rohingya, Ashraful Azad explains why Bangladesh's position on refugees has hardened, and what can be done about it.
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A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) stands guard on a watchtower near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border to prevent Rohingya refugees from illegal border crossing.
/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters
Ashraful Azad, University of Chittagong
Abuses on Rohingyas have reached new height but neither Myanmar nor neighbouring Bangladesh are taking responsibilities to grant basic human rights to this population.
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Politics + Society
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Gwilym Pryce, University of Sheffield
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Charles Villa-Vicencio, University of Cape Town
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Orlando D'Adamo, Universidad de Belgrano
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Science + Technology
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John Tarduno, University of Rochester; Vincent Hare, University of Rochester
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Nathan Case, Lancaster University
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Business + Economy
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Christophe Revelli, Kedge Business School
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