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At least 11 dead as massive fire destroys thousands of homes in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps

At least 11 dead as massive fire destroys thousands of homes in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps

(CNN)A fire swept through a sprawling in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Monday, killing at least eleven people, destroying homes and endangering the lives of tens of thousands of refugees, according to the Bangladesh government.The fire destroyed at least 10,000 shelters as it tore through the camp, according to the Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) in Bangladesh.Up to 10,000 Rohingya refugee families -- more than an estimated 45,000 people -- have been displaced, the ISCG said, who also warned that figure could climb in the next few days as assessments from aid organizations...

March 22, 2021
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At least 11 dead as massive fire destroys thousands of homes in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps | CNN

At least 11 dead as massive fire destroys thousands of homes in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps | CNN

By , , and Salman Saeed, CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A fire swept through a sprawling in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Monday, killing at least eleven people, destroying homes and endangering the lives of tens of thousands of refugees, according to the Bangladesh government.The fire destroyed at least 10,000 shelters as it tore through the camp, according to the Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) in Bangladesh.Up to 10,000 Rohingya refugee families – more than an estimated 45,000 people – have been displaced, the ISCG said, who also warned that figure could climb in the next few...

March 22, 2021
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Exclusive: New report claims evidence of Beijing's 'intent to destroy' Uyghur people

Exclusive: New report claims evidence of Beijing's 'intent to destroy' Uyghur people

Hong Kong (CNN)The Chinese government's have violated every single provision in the , according to an independent report by more than 50 global experts in international law, genocide and the China region.The released Tuesday by the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy think tank in Washington DC, claimed the Chinese government "bears state responsibility for an ongoing genocide against the Uyghur in breach of the (UN) Genocide Convention."It is the first time a non-governmental organization has undertaken an independent legal analysis of the accusations of genocide in Xinjiang,...

September 21, 2020
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First independent report into Xinjiang genocide allegations claims evidence of Beijing's 'intent to destroy' Uyghur people | CNN

First independent report into Xinjiang genocide allegations claims evidence of Beijing's 'intent to destroy' Uyghur people | CNN

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The Chinese government’s have violated every single provision in the , according to an independent report by more than 50 global experts in international law, genocide and the China region.The released Tuesday by the Newlines Institute for Strategy and Policy think tank in Washington DC, claimed the Chinese government “bears state responsibility for an ongoing genocide against the Uyghur in breach of the (UN) Genocide Convention.”It is the first time a non-governmental organization has undertaken an independent legal analysis of the...

September 21, 2020
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Allegations of shackled students and gang rape inside China's detention camps

Allegations of shackled students and gang rape inside China's detention camps

Hong Kong (CNN)On the first day of her new teaching job at a Chinese government-run detention center in , Qelbinur Sidik said she saw two soldiers carry a young Uyghur woman out of the building on a stretcher."There was no spark of life in her face. Her cheeks were drained of color, she was not breathing," said Sidik, a former elementary school teacher who says she was forced to spend several months teaching at two detention centers in Xinjiang in 2017.A policewoman who worked at the camp later told her the woman had died from heavy bleeding, though she didn't say what caused it. It was the...

February 17, 2021
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In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020. And women have been impacted most | CNN

In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020. And women have been impacted most | CNN

Video Ad FeedbackThe Covid-19 pandemic is driving a spike in suicides in JapanAaron Rodgers tells Joe Rogan why he didn't get vaccinated for CovidHow Covid upended children's lives'Wasn't too surprising': Doctor reacts to Biden's positive Covid testNew studies suggest Covid-19 likely originated from Wuhan wet marketDr. Fauci gives update on Biden's Covid-19 infection'This was entirely predictable': Doctor on Biden testing positive for Covid-19Jill Biden speaks out after President Biden contracts Covid-19'I'm losing my mind': Chinese depositor loses life savings in bankDoctor: Covid-19 BA.5...

August 18, 2020
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In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020

In Japan, more people died from suicide last month than from Covid in all of 2020

Tokyo (CNN)Eriko Kobayashi has tried to kill herself four times. The first time, she was just 22 years old with a full-time job in publishing that didn't pay enough to cover her rent and grocery bills in . "I was really poor," said Kobayashi, who spent three days unconscious in hospital after the incident.Now 43, Kobayashi has written books on her mental health struggles and has a steady job at an NGO. But the coronavirus is bringing back the stress she used to feel. "My salary was cut, and I cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel," she said. "I constantly feel a sense of crisis that...

August 18, 2020
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Hong Kong's new rules have created confusion in the classroom. Some parents are pulling their children out

Hong Kong's new rules have created confusion in the classroom. Some parents are pulling their children out

Hong Kong (CNN)Sarah is preparing to emigrate from Hong Kong, her birthplace and home, to the United Kingdom because she is concerned about her 8-year-old son's education. "I want him to grow up in an environment with enough freedom to do what he wants to do and not be restricted by some invisible threat," said Sarah, who requested CNN use a pseudonym for fear of being targeted by authorities.In June, Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong that bans secession, subversion, terrorist activities and collusion with foreign powers. The law was passed to quell the pro-democracy...

November 18, 2020
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Coronavirus is 'emboldening' Myanmar military to carry out 'war crimes' says UN human rights expert | CNN

Coronavirus is 'emboldening' Myanmar military to carry out 'war crimes' says UN human rights expert | CNN

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A leading United Nations human rights expert claims the military is carrying out “war crimes” against ethnic minorities, emboldened by special extended powers intended to help control the spread of the coronavirus.Yanghee Lee, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of accused the military of targeting ethnic Rakhine Buddhist civilians during recent clashes with the Arakan Army (AA), a separatist militant group in the western Rakhine State.Lee told CNN that houses had been burned, a monastery was attacked and people had been arrested and...

April 30, 2020
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