{
  "id": 3418996,
  "title": "Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh demand safe return to Myanmar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-demand-safe-return-to-myanmar-3418996",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T04:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260826/rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-demand-safe-return-to-myanmar"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - Thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar gathered in the camps surrounding Cox's Bazar on Tuesday to demand their secure return to Rakhine state, nine years after they were forced to flee a government crackdown. The protesters called for the international community to guarantee safety in Rakhine state during what they refer to as the \"Ninth Anniversary of Rohingya Genocide Day.\" Over 1 million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya ethnic and religious minority currently reside in the sprawling camps in Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazar district. In 2017, a mass exodus occurred when Buddhist-majority Myanmar launched a crackdown in Rakhine following an attack by a Rohingya Muslim insurgent group. The Bangladeshi government had previously attempted to repatriate the refugees twice, but the refugees refused to return due to security concerns. Bangladesh explicitly stated that it would not compel anyone to return to Myanmar. On Tuesday, diplomatic missions from 15 countries and the European Union also arrived in Bangladesh.",
  "summary": "COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dozens of camps in Bangladesh held a rally Tuesday to demand their safe return to their home state, nine years after they fled a government crackdown. The demonstrators urged the international community to ensure security in Rakhine state as they marked what they call the “Ninth Anniversary of Rohingya…",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Myanmar: Why Rohingya refugees can't return",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/myanmar-why-rohingya-refugees-cant-return",
        "published": "2026-08-24T13:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Why Rohingya refugees are protesting in Cox’s Bazar, 9 years after genocide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/why-rohingya-refugees-are-protesting-in-coxs-bazar-9-years-after",
        "published": "2026-08-25T11:46:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Myanmar: Why Rohingya refugees can't return",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/myanmar-why-rohingya-refugees-cant-return",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:13:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh demand safe return to Myanmar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-demand-safe-return-to-myanmar",
        "published": "2026-08-26T03:57:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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