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Rohingya politicians excluded from Myanmar election

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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