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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Myanmar Police File Charges against Ousted Leader
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Myanmar Police File Charges against Ousted Leader

Wednesday 3 February 2021
Myanmarese police have filed charges against the Buddhist regime’s detained leader over importing communications equipment, Reuters reported.
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Five Killed, Several Wounded in Myanmar Protests’ Bloody Day
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Five Killed, Several Wounded in Myanmar Protests’ Bloody Day

Sunday 28 February 2021
At least four people have been killed and several more wounded in Myanmarese protests’ bloodiest day on Sunday.
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Myanmar Security Forces Kill 38 Anti-Coup Protesters
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Myanmar Security Forces Kill 38 Anti-Coup Protesters

Monday 15 March 2021
At least 38 protesters were killed across Myanmar on Sunday in one of the deadliest days of crackdown on the anti-coup movement.
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Myanmar Security Forces Kill over 90 in Deadly Day of Post-Coup Protests
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Myanmar Security Forces Kill over 90 in Deadly Day of Post-Coup Protests

Saturday 27 March 2021
Security forces killed more than 90 people, including some children, across Myanmar on Saturday in one of the bloodiest days of protests since a military coup last month, news reports and witnesses said.
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4,000 Rohingya Muslims Protest Dire Conditions on Bangladesh Island
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4,000 Rohingya Muslims Protest Dire Conditions on Bangladesh Island

Tuesday 1 June 2021
Several thousand Rohingya Muslims staged protests Monday against living conditions on a cyclone-prone island off Bangladesh where they were moved from vast camps on the mainland, police said.
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Deadly Gunfight Erupts after Myanmar Junta Convoy Hit by Roadside Bomb
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Deadly Gunfight Erupts after Myanmar Junta Convoy Hit by Roadside Bomb

Sunday 19 September 2021
A roadside bomb attack has targeted a convoy of Myanmar’s ruling military forces near Yangon, with several people being killed in an ensuing gunfight, the military and media said.
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Rohingyas Victims of Anti-Muslim Sentiment in India
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Rohingyas Victims of Anti-Muslim Sentiment in India

Tuesday 26 October 2021
Rohingyas, a Muslim ethnic minority group who fled brutal military crackdown in Myanmar, are being persecuted for their religion in India.
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Bangladesh Sends 2000 More Rohingya Refugees to Remote Island
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Bangladesh Sends 2000 More Rohingya Refugees to Remote Island

Wednesday 24 November 2021
Bangladesh is sending more Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char Island this week.
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Rohingya Refugees Sue Facebook for $150bn over Myanmar Genocide
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Rohingya Refugees Sue Facebook for $150bn over Myanmar Genocide

Tuesday 7 December 2021
Rohingya refugees sued Facebook on Monday for $150 billion over claims the social network is failing to stem hate speech on its platform, exacerbating violence against the vulnerable minority.
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Fire Destroys Rohingya Refugee Camp in Bangladesh
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Fire Destroys Rohingya Refugee Camp in Bangladesh

Monday 10 January 2022
Some 1,200 people have been left homeless after a fire swept through a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh.
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Myanmar Junta Air Raid Kills at Least 60 People at Concert: Report
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Myanmar Junta Air Raid Kills at Least 60 People at Concert: Report

Monday 24 October 2022
Myanmar military junta reportedly killed 60 people including well-known artistes and musicians have been killed in an aerial attack on a concert in Kachin state.
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Deadliest Year for Rohingya at Sea in Years as 180 Feared Drowned
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Deadliest Year for Rohingya at Sea in Years as 180 Feared Drowned

Monday 26 December 2022
A boat with 180 Rohingya Muslims on board started its journey from Bangladesh at the end of November was missing at sea, with all people on board presumed dead, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said over the weekend.
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Myanmar Jails 112 Rohingya Muslims, Including Children, Who Tried to Flee Country
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Myanmar Jails 112 Rohingya Muslims, Including Children, Who Tried to Flee Country

Tuesday 10 January 2023
Myanmar’s Buddhist regime sentenced 112 minority Rohingya Muslims, including a dozen children, to prison terms ranging between two and five years for attempting to travel to Malaysia “without legal documents”, state media reported on Tuesday.
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UN Expresses Concern about Rise in Rohingya Refugee Deaths
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UN Expresses Concern about Rise in Rohingya Refugee Deaths

Wednesday 18 January 2023
The UN refugee agency said hundreds of members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority have died or gone missing while trying to flee dire humanitarian situations in either the country or neighboring Bangladesh.
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Myanmar Junta Blocking Aid for Rohingya Muslims after Cyclone
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Myanmar Junta Blocking Aid for Rohingya Muslims after Cyclone

Wednesday 14 June 2023
Myanmar’s Buddhist junta has blocked humanitarian access to western Rakhine state, where more than a million minority Rohingya Muslims are in urgent need of aid a month after a powerful cyclone devastated the region, the United Nations said.

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies