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Jeff Merkley: “There are disturbing reports that some in the Indian Government are trying to expel up to 40,000 Rohingya refugees.”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
There are disturbing reports that some in the Indian Government are trying to expel up to 40,000 Rohingya refugees.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley raises concerns about India's treatment of Rohingya refugees.

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