Document #1043252

AlertNet (Author), published by Thomson Reuters

Myanmar's Rakhine State denies persecution at root of migrant crisis

http://www.trust.org/item/20150522080540-lnklp/?source=fiHeadlineStory

ecoi.net description:
Rakhine State: Head of Rakhine State denies that political and religious persecution of Rohingya Muslim minority members prompted their mass emigration; he claims that human trafficking is the cause
Country:
Myanmar
Sources:
AlertNet (Author), published by Thomson Reuters
Original link:
http://www.trust.org/item/20150522080540-lnklp/?source=fiHeadlineStory
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
22 May 2015
Document ID:
1043252 (former ID 303641)

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