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UK Government Should intervene to stop Rohingya genocide in Burma

Closed 1,975 signatures

What the petition asks

Scores of Rohingya Muslims are fleeing to Bangladesh because of a military crackdown in western Myanmar, according to residents and Bangladeshi army officials.



Some of the Rohingya were shot as they tried to cross the Naaf River that separates Myanmar and Bangladesh, while others arriving by boat were pushed away by Bangladeshi border guards, residents quoted by Reuters news agency said on Wednesday.



A total of 130 people have been killed in the latest surge of violence in the country, according to the Myanmar army.
The bloodshed is the most serious since thousands were killed in communal clashes in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine since 2012.

Timeline

21 Nov 2016 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 1,975
Status Closed
Opened 21 Nov 2016
Closed 2 May 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.