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114. Source: “Controversy Surrounds New Mosque in Arakan,” Narinjara News, 27 May 2006.
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134. Source: “Nasaka Officer to Relocate Mosque and Madrasa,” Kaladan News, 29 September 2006
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136. Source: “Mother jailed for Daughter’s Marriage,” Kaladan News, 4 November 2006.
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172. Source: "Weekly Prayer Meeting for Political Prisoners Barred in Rangoon," DVB, 9 August 2006.
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