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Rohingya in humanitarian crisis, says UN

The Rohingya - Level 0

The Rohingya in Myanmar are facing a catastrophe. Over 379,000 have escaped to Bangladesh. The UN said Myanmar's security forces were attacking the Rohingya. The BBC said many villages were on fire. Myanmar's army said it isn't attacking the Rohingya. The Rohingya are mostly Muslim.

People want Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi to help the Rohingya. They want her Nobel Peace Prize to be taken away if she doesn't. Bangladesh wants Myanmar to take the Rohingya refugees back. The Myanmar army said no. It said the Rohingya do not belong in Myanmar, which is a Buddhist country.

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The Rohingya - Level 1

The UN has said the Rohingya in Myanmar are facing a catastrophe. Over 379,000 Rohingya have escaped over the border to Bangladesh. The UN said the Rohingya are being attacked by Myanmar's security forces. The BBC said many villages have been burned down. Myanmar's army said it isn't attacking the Rohingya. The Rohingya are mostly Muslim. They have lived in Myanmar for hundreds of years, but Myanmar says they are illegal immigrants.

Many people asked Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi to help the Rohingya. They want her Nobel Peace Prize to be taken away and that she cannot keep it while the Rohingya are suffering. Ms Suu Kyi has not criticized the attacks on the Rohingya. Bangladesh asked Myanmar to take the Rohingya refugees back. The Myanmar army said no. It said Buddhists are the original people of Rakhine state, where most Rohingyas live.

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The UN has said Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar are facing a catastrophe. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled over the border to Bangladesh. The UN Secretary-General said the Rohingya are being attacked by Myanmar's security forces. Over 379,000 Rohingyas have fled the violence since last month. The BBC said whole villages have been burned down. The Myanmar army said it isn't targeting the Rohingya. The Rohingya are a mostly Muslim people. They have lived in Rakhine state for hundreds of years, but Myanmar calls them illegal immigrants.

Many people are asking Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi to help the Rohingya. They want her Nobel Peace Prize to be taken away if she doesn't act. They say she cannot keep the prize while the Rohingya are suffering in her country. Ms Suu Kyi has not criticized the attacks on the Rohingya. Bangladesh has asked Myanmar to take the Rohingya refugees back. However, the Myanmar army said Myanmar couldn't do that. A spokesman said Buddhists are the original people of Rakhine state and have been living there, "since the time of their forefathers".

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The United Nations has said Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar are facing a "catastrophic" humanitarian situation. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled from Myanmar over the border to Bangladesh. The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said the Rohingya are escaping continued attacks from Myanmar security forces. Over 379,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh since violence began last month. The BBC reports that whole villages have burned down. The Myanmar army denies it is targeting the Rohingya. The Rohingya are a mostly Muslim people who live in the state of Rakhine in Myanmar. They have lived there for generations, but Myanmar says they are illegal immigrants.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi is under pressure to act over the Rohingya. Many people are calling for her to be stripped of her Nobel Peace Prize, which she won in 1991. They say she cannot keep the prize while journalists are reporting 'ethnic cleansing' of the Rohingya in her country. Ms Suu Kyi has not condemned the attacks on the Rohingya. Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has asked Myanmar to take the Rohingya refugees back. However, the Myanmar army said Myanmar could not accept them back. A spokesman said: "Rakhine ethnics (Buddhists) are our indigenous people who had long been living in Rakhine since the time of their forefathers."

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