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Angry protesters took to the streets in cities from Jakarta to Dhaka on Friday (Nov 25, 2016) to denounce Myanmar over allegations of indiscriminate killing and rape in a military crackdown on the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority.<\/p>\n
Around 5,000 Bangladeshi Muslims demonstrated in the capital Dhaka after Friday prayers, with hundreds more protesting in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Bangkok to accuse Myanmar of ethnic cleansing and genocide in its northern Rakhine state.<\/p>\n
Escalating violence has reportedly killed at least 86 people and displaced some 30,000.<\/p>\n
Myanmar soldiers have also been accused of sexually assaulting dozens of women from the minority group.<\/p>\n
Malaysia’s Cabinet also issued a statement condemning the violence, an unusually strong criticism against a fellow member of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).<\/p>\n
“Malaysia… calls on the government of Myanmar to take all necessary actions to address the alleged ethnic cleansing,” the statement said.<\/p>\n
It said the Myanmar ambassador would be summoned over the crisis and that Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman would meet with de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top Myanmar officials “at the earliest possible date.”<\/p>\n
In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian NGOs joined hundreds of Rohingya Muslims in staging the protests against the violence in Rakhine.<\/p>\n
\nEmotional plea from rohingya Muslim leader Rafi Ismail in Malaysia . He fears that his 17 family members have been massacred in Rakhine. pic.twitter.com\/ht8nxbhQgU<\/a><\/p>\n
— Melissa Goh (@MelGohCNA) November 25, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n