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Rohingya refugee children from Myanmar stand outside Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh.

Killings spark fear, rumours in Rohingya refugee camps

28 August 2017

Rohingya refugees came to Bangladesh in their thousands from Myanmar, seeking safety. But lawlessness reigns in the makeshift camps

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This week’s humanitarian cheat sheet
25 August 2017
Which humanitarian topics are on IRIN’s radar and should be on yours? Check out our curation of upcoming events, topical reports, opinion, and quality journalism:
Analysis

Hate speech stirs trouble in Burundi
21 August 2017
History tells us Burundi needs to start prosecuting those guilty of hate speech and inciting violence

No food, #NotATarget, and what next in Zimbabwe: The Cheat Sheet
18 August 2017 News
Briefing: Inside Kenya’s troubled elections
17 August 2017 Analysis
A war without end: Neighbours carry the burden of South Sudan’s fleeing millions
17 August 2017 Analysis

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Trash economics: surviving Venezuela’s downfall
16 August 2017
Beyond the political protests, Caracas has become a city marked by dysfunction, crime, and extreme poverty
Feature

Cathedral becomes refuge of last resort for South Sudan’s displaced
15 August 2017
The largest church in South Sudan has thrown open its doors, but those fleeing war need food as well as a safe place to sleep
Analysis

New order on the border: Can foreign aid get past Syria’s jihadis?
15 August 2017
After jihadis seized northwestern Syria, foreign donors are reconsidering their aid strategies
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This week's humanitarian outlook
11 August 2017
Which humanitarian topics are on IRIN’s radar and should be on yours? Check out our curation of upcoming events, topical reports, opinion, and quality journalism:
Analysis

Young guns: Cameroon's Boko Haram problem
11 August 2017
Jobless youth have been an easy target for Boko Haram. Now young people are organising to resist recruitment
Analysis

Black flags over Idlib: The jihadi power grab in northwestern Syria
9 August 2017
Syria’s largest opposition-held region is now in extremist hands. It could get worse still.

South Sudan: Time for humanitarians to get tough
7 August 2017 Opinion
Kagame coronation, saving the sea, and an internet crackdown: The Cheat Sheet
4 August 2017 News
Fighting violent extremism – humanitarians beware
3 August 2017 Opinion
The dangerous fiction of Darfur’s peace
2 August 2017 Opinion
Somalia’s impossible fight against cholera
1 August 2017 Feature
Briefing: The conflict in Kasai, DRC
31 July 2017 Analysis

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