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Bangladesh Rohingya Anniversary
Rohingya rally at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. [Abdul Goni/AP Photo]
Bangladesh Rohingya Anniversary
A Rohingya carries Myanmar's national flag during a rally at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar to mark the anniversary of their mass exodus from neighbouring Myanmar during a military crackdown. [Abdul Goni/AFP]
Bangladesh Rohingya Anniversary
More than 1.2 million Rohingya live in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar District in southeastern Bangladesh. [Abdul Goni/AFP]
Bangladesh Rohingya Anniversary
In August 2017, Rohingya refugees flooded into Bangladesh as Myanmar soldiers rased their villages and engaged in mass killings and rapes. [Yassin Abdumonab/EPA]
Bangladesh Rohingya Anniversary
The United Nations says the military crackdown was carried out with "genocidal intent". The United States have called it a genocide, and The Gambia has brought a genocide case against Myanmar before the International Court of Justice. [Yassin Abdumonab/EPA]
Bangladesh Rohingya Anniversary
Conditions in the refugee camps, where more than half the residents are children, have deteriorated due to funding cuts and reduced food rations, aid agencies say. [Yassin Abdumonab/EPA]
Bangladesh Rohingya Anniversary
One in three refugees is expected to face "crisis" levels of hunger or worse between September and December, according to the charity Save the Children. [Yassin Abdumonab/EPA]
Bangladesh Rohingya Anniversary
Bangladesh's government has previously tried to begin repatriation at least twice, but the efforts have stalled because none of the refugees was willing to return to Myanmar, citing security concerns. [Yassin Abdumonab/EPA]
Bangladesh Rohingya Anniversary
The United Council of Rohingya says it organised the rally to "remember the atrocities committed". [Abdul Goni/Anadolu]
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