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Thousands of Muslim-majority Rohingya, who have taken shelter in Bangladesh, lament their exclusion from the polls.
From: Inside Story
Rohingya suffering ‘life-threatening and overlooked’
About 100,000 Rohingyas are being relocated by the Bangladeshi authorities to an isolated island.
10 Dec 2020
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