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Rohingyas from Myanmar sit on a jetty by the river Naf after being arrested by Border Guards of Bangladesh in Teknaf on June 18.
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Boats carrying Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, trying to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh to escape sectarian violence, are intercepted by Bangladeshi Coast Guard officials in Teknaf on June 18.
Muslim Rohingyas continue to flee across the Naf river in boats to Bangladesh attempting to escape sectarian violence in Myanmar's Rakhine region only to be turned away by Bangladeshi border guards.
Reuters reports, the violence, which displaced 30,000 people and killed 50 in Myanmar, also known as Burma, flared last month with a rampage of rock-hurling, arson and machete attacks, after the gang rape and murder of a Buddhist woman that was blamed on Muslims.
Bangladesh is coming under increasing international pressure to open its border to Rohingya, but has so far refused to do so.
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A Rohingya Muslim from Myanmar, who tried to cross the Naf river into Bangladesh to escape sectarian violence, looks on while kept under watch by Bangladeshi security officials after disembarking from an intercepted boat in Teknaf on June 18.
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Stay strong Bangladesh!
Im tired of us and the rest of well off nations being the dumping ground for poor people, maybe if these refugees were forced to stay things would change for the better in their own country. Funny how all those refugees are just men, wonder if they are just looking for work. The developed countries dont need any more uneducated poor people, we produce plenty in our own country.
square dude- i had the same reaction to the pictures- why are there only men attempting to escape myanmar? did they leave their families behind to suffer violence? interesting....
You're not considering their cultural norms. The woman & children are likely segregated away from the men & cannot be seen in these photos.