Myanmar suspends Medecins Sans Frontieres work in Rakhine state

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

The Myanmar government has suspended the operations of one of the biggest aid agencies working in violence-hit Rakhine state.

Speaking to the BBC, a presidential spokesman alleged that Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was biased in favour of Rakhine's Muslim Rohingya minority.
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MSF is one of the few agencies that provides treatment for Rohingya who would otherwise be turned away from clinics and hospitals, the BBC's Jonah Fisher reports from Yangon.
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Fortify Rights said it had obtained leaked government documents setting out what amounted to "state policies of persecution" in Rakhine state.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26379804

[uppityperson]

1. k&r for exposure, that is really too bad.

[WhiteTara]

2. Those doctors are very brave. nt