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Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar election

This article is 4 years old

Aspiring politician Abdul Rasheed was born in Myanmar and is one of the very few members of the Rohingya minority to have Myanmar citizenship.

His father was a civil servant. But when the country goes to the polls in November, the businessperson will not be able to stand as a candidate because officials accuse him of having foreign roots...

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