Another ethnic cleansing drive in Myanmar - this time in Sagaing Region

Hardly a week goes without seeing Buddhist violence against unarmed Muslims and other religious minorities in Myanmar. Here is the latest news from the Myanmar News. Hundreds of Muslims were made homeless after about 1000 anti-Muslim rioters rampaged through villages in Sagaing Region’s Kanbalu township on the evening of August 24, setting fire to Muslim-owned properties and attacking rescue vehicles with catapults.

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