Bullets & Bloodshed Behind Burma Exodus: HRW Daily Brief

Some 87,000 Rohingya have now fled Burma for safety in neighbouring Bangladesh as violence continues to force civilians from their homes. The exodus, like previous violence in Rakhine state in October 2016, was sparked by attacks by Rohingya militants on police posts which in turn triggered a crackdown by the Burmese military. There are growing calls for Burma's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to do more to stem the bloodshed. "Massive" housing violations - including evictions without proper compensation - have taken place in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat ahead of it hosting a major sports competition later this month. US President Donald Trump has decided to scrap DACA, a programme that protects young undocumented immigrants known as 'Dreamers' from deportation, according to reports, which suggest that President Trump plans to give Congress six months to draw up legislation to replace the scheme. A formal announcement will be made on Tuesday. China appears to be intensifying its crackdowns on North Korean escapees attempting to transit through China to seek protection, HRW has warned. A political prisoner in Venezuela - which is being "transformed into a police state" - has written movingly of his time in prison and described the terrible conditions in which he's being held. The arrest last week of Mohamed Fali, president of Algeria’s Ahmadiyya community, is just the latest example of a crackdown on the religious minority in the country.