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Most Rohingya in Nepal work as labourers, masons or plumbers. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
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A Rohingya Muslim girl living in Malaysia sits on a makeshift swing outside her house in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There are some 56,000 Rohingya refugees registered with the UN refugee agency in Malaysia. Daniel Chan / AP Photo
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Rohingya Muslims living in Malaysia rest outside a house in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. Daniel Chan / AP Photo
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Children recite from the holy Quran at a school. Daniel Chan / AP Photo
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A Rohingya child at study. Daniel Chan / AP Photo
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About 250 Rohingya live in In Kathmandu, Nepal. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
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Most Rohingya refugees in Nepal live in a ramshackle camp carved out on a slope on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
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Rohingya children study in Kathmandu. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
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A Rohingya girl looks out of a window. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
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Th UN refugee agency offers them education and medical support in Kathmandu. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
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Most Rohingya in Nepal work as labourers, masons or plumbers. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
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A Rohingya Muslim girl living in Malaysia sits on a makeshift swing outside her house in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There are some 56,000 Rohingya refugees registered with the UN refugee agency in Malaysia. Daniel Chan / AP Photo
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Rohingya Muslims living in Malaysia rest outside a house in Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. Daniel Chan / AP Photo
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Children recite from the holy Quran at a school. Daniel Chan / AP Photo
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A Rohingya child at study. Daniel Chan / AP Photo
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About 250 Rohingya live in In Kathmandu, Nepal. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
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Most Rohingya refugees in Nepal live in a ramshackle camp carved out on a slope on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
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Rohingya children study in Kathmandu. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
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A Rohingya girl looks out of a window. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
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Th UN refugee agency offers them education and medical support in Kathmandu. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
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Most Rohingya in Nepal work as labourers, masons or plumbers. Niranjan Shrestha / AP Photo
Rohingya crisis: From India to Malaysia, refugees face hardship and uncertainty
Rohingya have been fleeing persecution in Buddhist-majority Myanmar for decades
Associated Press
13 September, 2017
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