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March 9, 2010

Burmese Refugees in Bangladesh Face Starvation
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Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees are facing starvation in
neighboring Bangladesh while living in refugee camps that have been
described as open-air prisons. The group Physicians for Human Rights
faulted Bangladesh authorities for QUOTE “arbitrary arrests, illegal
expulsion, and forced internment” of Burmese refugees.



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