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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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Pakistan’s new NGO tax will hurt those most at risk, say humanitarians
8 August 2017
Is Pakistan’s NGO tax move a valid step in a war on waste or the latest phase of an intensifying crackdown on civil society?
Opinion

Fighting violent extremism – humanitarians beware
3 August 2017
Governments are increasingly keen to embrace a countering violent extremism strategy, but humanitarians should be wary

Inside the ‘glaringly dysfunctional’ UN mission in Myanmar
17 July 2017 Investigations
EXCLUSIVE: New allegations of Myanmar security forces raping Rohingya women
4 July 2017 News
EXCLUSIVE: Pakistan recruiting Taliban fighters into pro-government militias
3 July 2017 Investigations

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Hundreds face starvation in besieged Philippine city
19 June 2017
Civilians who fled the Philippine city of Marawi report seeing hundreds of bodies in the streets after weeks of fighting between government and Islamist forces
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IRIN receives Asia reporting awards
15 June 2017
The Society of Publishers in Asia gives IRIN top award for video reporting, honourable mention for human rights work
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Sri Lanka disaster authorities failed to issue early warnings for storm that killed 202 people
31 May 2017
Days of floods and landslides show that Sri Lanka needs to boost disaster preparedness
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Inside Marawi: Death toll nears 100 as Philippines security forces battle Islamist militants
29 May 2017
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law in order to defeat militants. Will it just lead to more conflict?
Feature

Vietnam’s response to climate change? A shrimp and mangrove cocktail
23 May 2017
An innovative project capitalises on rising sea levels and salinisation
Opinion

The real crisis in North Korea is not the one you’ve been hearing about
18 May 2017
Obsessing over DPRK’s nuclear programme and its leader's bombastic statements misses the real story – the country’s people

Kashmir earthquake: What happened to 12 years and $6 billion?
12 May 2017 Feature
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3 May 2017 News
Preying on disaster: How human trafficking has spiked in quake-shattered Nepal
26 April 2017 Feature
In pictures: Two years on, quake-hit Nepalis still rebuilding on their own
24 April 2017 Photo feature
As quake-prone Asia urbanises, shoddy construction raises disaster risk
19 April 2017 Feature
Pakistan investigating NGOs accused of promoting blasphemy and pornography
14 April 2017 News

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