Segregation fans fears of fresh 'cleansing' in Myanmar's RakhineMYEBON, Myanmar (Reuters) - Buddhist villagers in relatively peaceful parts of Myanmar s Rakhine state are enforcing a system of local apartheid that punishes people trading with minority Muslims, fuelling fears that violence in the far northwest could spread to new areas. Ethnic Rakhines, who form the majority in central parts of the state, have set up committees in several districts that have meted out sanctions ranging from fines to public beatings and expulsions. They say the measures are necessary to protect their communities from Rohingya Muslim militants. Muslim residents say they are being cut off from essential supplies and accuse authorities of turning a blind eye. Aid workers fear thousands will attempt to escape via perilous sea routes to Thailand and Malaysia when the monsoon rains abate. About 250,000 Muslims live in central Rakhine, an area not directly affected by a military offensive against Rohingya militants who attacked security forces in the northern part of the state in late August. The army operation has forced more than half a million people to flee to Bangladesh, in what the United Nations has denounced as ethnic cleansing.  In the current situation, it s not possible for different communities to live together,  said Ashin Saromani, a Buddhist monk in the central Rakhine town of Myebon, where one such committee was set up at a meeting in a monastery four days after the Aug. 25 militant attacks in the north.  The government can t reconcile them. That s why we prohibited communication with the Muslims, to prevent conflict.  Rakhine state government spokesman Min Aung said he was not aware of efforts to punish Buddhists who had contact with Muslims. He said he thought tensions could best be eased by interfaith community groups.  Other states and regions have interfaith groups working for peace. In Rakhine there s no group like that,  he said.  Tension between ethnic Rakhines and Muslims have simmered for years. Nearly 200 people were killed and 140,000 displaced in communal violence in the state in 2012. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the violence seen in the north of the state could easily spread.  The failure to address this systematic violence could result in a spillover into central Rakhine, where an additional 250,000 Muslims could potentially face displacement,  said Guterres in a recent speech.  They are outnumbered by Rakhine communities, some of whom have engaged in violent acts of vigilantism against their Muslim neighbors.  In Myebon, about 3,000 Muslims have been confined to a camp for displaced people since the 2012 violence, surrounded by tens of thousands of hostile Rakhine Buddhists. They have relied on aid from international agencies and fishing, supplemented by a small amount of trade in the town. Since late August, loudspeakers mounted on tricycle rickshaws have rolled around the town, blaring messages from local monks and Rakhine community leaders exhorting Buddhists to avoid contact with Muslims. One Rakhine woman who ignored the warnings, 35-year-old Soe Chay, told Reuters she was surrounded by a mob on Sept. 12 after buying goods at a market to sell to Muslims. They beat her, cut her hair and marched through the town with a sign reading  national traitor  hung around her neck. Kyaw Swar Tun, deputy director of the Rakhine General Administration Department (GAD) that overseas the local bureaucracy, said the case was an  individual problem  that was already being dealt with by the courts. Two women and a man have been charged with assault on Soe Chay. The two women were members of the Arakan Women s Network in Myebon, which denied taking part in the attack.  People got angry because they don t have a nationalist spirit, even though they know that 30 police stations were attacked and locals from Maungdaw were beheaded,  said Khin Thein, leader of the network in the town, describing the incident. He was referring to the Aug. 25 attacks, which concentrated in northern Rakhine s Maungdaw township. Buddhist community leaders in Myebon have also blocked international aid agencies from reaching the camp, saying only the government can deliver aid, which must be checked by Buddhists.   We are concerned that if we don t check that boat of the NGOs communicating directly with the Bengalis, they might include weapons together with the aid,  said Ashin Saromani. Bengali is a derogatory term for the Rohingya implying they are interlopers from Bangladesh. Similar community-enforced restrictions on aid have been in place elsewhere in Rakhine, according to aid workers. Anti-Muslim sentiment has been bubbling up elsewhere in mostly Buddhist Myanmar since the conflict erupted in Rakhine. Police had to disperse a mob that attacked Muslim homes and businesses in the central Magwe division on Sept. 10. In Kayin state in the east, Muslims were told last month they must get special permission from authorities before traveling outside of their villages, because of security concerns.  Closer to the conflict zone, Muslim villagers in Rathedaung township say they have been directly pressured to leave by their Rakhine neighbors.  In Ku Taung village, near the besieged Muslim villages, a group of 46 Rakhine Buddhist elders has formed a  disciplinary committee .  They have fined Buddhists as much as 500,000 kyat ($370) for infractions including selling betel leaves to Muslims, according to farmer Tun Thar Sein. Some Rakhine villages have set up security teams to protect against the spread of militancy. In Mrauk-U and Minbya, an area that saw several unexplained explosions last month, residents  said Muslims were no longer allowed into Rakhine villages. Kyaw Swar Tun, the local administrator, said authorities would deal with any cases brought to them according to the law, but was not aware of any such problems in central Rakhine. Back in the Myebon camp for displaced people, Muslims say they will have to move away.  It s not possible for us to go back and stay together in Myebon because the Rakhine who destroyed our homes will be afraid to face us. said Cho Cho, a Muslim resident.  They fear that Muslims will take revenge.  worldnews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Segregation fans fears of fresh 'cleansing' in Myanmar's RakhineMYEBON, Myanmar (Reuters) - Buddhist villagers in relatively peaceful parts of Myanmar s Rakhine state are enforcing a system of local apartheid that punishes people trading with minority Muslims, fuelling fears that violence in the far northwest could spread to new areas. Ethnic Rakhines, who form the majority in central parts of the state, have set up committees in several districts that have meted out sanctions ranging from fines to public beatings and expulsions. They say the measures are necessary to protect their communities from Rohingya Muslim militants. Muslim residents say they are being cut off from essential supplies and accuse authorities of turning a blind eye. Aid workers fear thousands will attempt to escape via perilous sea routes to Thailand and Malaysia when the monsoon rains abate. About 250,000 Muslims live in central Rakhine, an area not directly affected by a military offensive against Rohingya militants who attacked security forces in the northern part of the state in late August. The army operation has forced more than half a million people to flee to Bangladesh, in what the United Nations has denounced as ethnic cleansing.  In the current situation, it s not possible for different communities to live together,  said Ashin Saromani, a Buddhist monk in the central Rakhine town of Myebon, where one such committee was set up at a meeting in a monastery four days after the Aug. 25 militant attacks in the north.  The government can t reconcile them. That s why we prohibited communication with the Muslims, to prevent conflict.  Rakhine state government spokesman Min Aung said he was not aware of efforts to punish Buddhists who had contact with Muslims. He said he thought tensions could best be eased by interfaith community groups.  Other states and regions have interfaith groups working for peace. In Rakhine there s no group like that,  he said.  Tension between ethnic Rakhines and Muslims have simmered for years. Nearly 200 people were killed and 140,000 displaced in communal violence in the state in 2012. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the violence seen in the north of the state could easily spread.  The failure to address this systematic violence could result in a spillover into central Rakhine, where an additional 250,000 Muslims could potentially face displacement,  said Guterres in a recent speech.  They are outnumbered by Rakhine communities, some of whom have engaged in violent acts of vigilantism against their Muslim neighbors.  In Myebon, about 3,000 Muslims have been confined to a camp for displaced people since the 2012 violence, surrounded by tens of thousands of hostile Rakhine Buddhists. They have relied on aid from international agencies and fishing, supplemented by a small amount of trade in the town. Since late August, loudspeakers mounted on tricycle rickshaws have rolled around the town, blaring messages from local monks and Rakhine community leaders exhorting Buddhists to avoid contact with Muslims. One Rakhine woman who ignored the warnings, 35-year-old Soe Chay, told Reuters she was surrounded by a mob on Sept. 12 after buying goods at a market to sell to Muslims. They beat her, cut her hair and marched through the town with a sign reading  national traitor  hung around her neck. Kyaw Swar Tun, deputy director of the Rakhine General Administration Department (GAD) that overseas the local bureaucracy, said the case was an  individual problem  that was already being dealt with by the courts. Two women and a man have been charged with assault on Soe Chay. The two women were members of the Arakan Women s Network in Myebon, which denied taking part in the attack.  People got angry because they don t have a nationalist spirit, even though they know that 30 police stations were attacked and locals from Maungdaw were beheaded,  said Khin Thein, leader of the network in the town, describing the incident. He was referring to the Aug. 25 attacks, which concentrated in northern Rakhine s Maungdaw township. Buddhist community leaders in Myebon have also blocked international aid agencies from reaching the camp, saying only the government can deliver aid, which must be checked by Buddhists.   We are concerned that if we don t check that boat of the NGOs communicating directly with the Bengalis, they might include weapons together with the aid,  said Ashin Saromani. Bengali is a derogatory term for the Rohingya implying they are interlopers from Bangladesh. Similar community-enforced restrictions on aid have been in place elsewhere in Rakhine, according to aid workers. Anti-Muslim sentiment has been bubbling up elsewhere in mostly Buddhist Myanmar since the conflict erupted in Rakhine. Police had to disperse a mob that attacked Muslim homes and businesses in the central Magwe division on Sept. 10. In Kayin state in the east, Muslims were told last month they must get special permission from authorities before traveling outside of their villages, because of security concerns.  Closer to the conflict zone, Muslim villagers in Rathedaung township say they have been directly pressured to leave by their Rakhine neighbors.  In Ku Taung village, near the besieged Muslim villages, a group of 46 Rakhine Buddhist elders has formed a  disciplinary committee .  They have fined Buddhists as much as 500,000 kyat ($370) for infractions including selling betel leaves to Muslims, according to farmer Tun Thar Sein. Some Rakhine villages have set up security teams to protect against the spread of militancy. In Mrauk-U and Minbya, an area that saw several unexplained explosions last month, residents  said Muslims were no longer allowed into Rakhine villages. Kyaw Swar Tun, the local administrator, said authorities would deal with any cases brought to them according to the law, but was not aware of any such problems in central Rakhine. Back in the Myebon camp for displaced people, Muslims say they will have to move away.  It s not possible for us to go back and stay together in Myebon because the Rakhine who destroyed our homes will be afraid to face us. said Cho Cho, a Muslim resident.  They fear that Muslims will take revenge.  worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: segregation fans fears fresh myanmar rakhinemyebon myanmar reuters buddhist villagers relatively peaceful parts myanmar machine state enforcing system local apartheid punished people trading minority muslims fueling fears violence far northwest could spread new areas ethnic machines form majority central parts state set committees several districts meter sanctions ranging fines public beatings expulsion they say measures necessary protect communities rohingya muslim militants muslim residents say cut essential supplies accuse authorities turning blind eye aid workers fear thousands attempt escape via perilous sea routes thailand malaysia monsoon rains bate about muslims live central machine area directly affected military offensive rohingya militants attacked security forces northern part state late august the army operation forced half million people flee bangladesh united nations denounced ethnic cleansing in current situation possible different communities live together said shin saromani buddhist monk central machine town myeon one committee set meeting monastery four days militant attacks north the government reconcile that prohibited communication muslims prevent conflict machine state government spokesman min sung said aware efforts punish buddhist contact muslims he said thought tensions could best eased interfaith community groups other states regions interfaith groups working peace in machine group like said tension ethnic machines muslims immersed years nearly people killed displaced communal violence state antonio guerre warned violence seen north state could easily spread the failure address systematic violence could result spiller central machine additional muslims could potentially face displacement said guerre recent speech they outnumbered machine communities engaged violent acts vigilantes muslim neighbors in myeon muslims confined camp displaced people since violence surrounded tens thousands hostile machine buddhist they relied aid international agencies fishing supplemented small amount trade town since late august loudspeakers mounted tricycle rickshaw rolled around town bearing messages local monks machine community leaders exporting buddhist avoid contact muslims one machine woman ignored warnings soe chan told reuters surrounded mob buying goods market sell muslims they beat cut hair marched town sign reading national traitor hung around neck kya war tun deputy director machine general administration department gad overseas local bureaucracy said case individual problem already dealt courts two women man charged assault soe chan the two women members artman women network myeon denied taking part attack people got angry nationalist spirit even though know police stations attacked locals maungdaw beheaded said thin their leader network town describing incident he referring attacks concentrated northern machine maungdaw township buddhist community leaders myeon also blocked international aid agencies reaching camp saying government deliver aid must checked buddhist we concerned check boat nos communicating directly bengali might include weapons together aid said shin saromani bengali derogatory term rohingya implying interlopers bangladesh similar restrictions aid place elsewhere machine according aid workers sentiment bubbling elsewhere mostly buddhist myanmar since conflict erupted machine police disperse mob attacked muslim homes businesses central mage division in main state east muslims told last month must get special permission authorities traveling outside villages security concerns closer conflict zone muslim villagers rathedaung township say directly pressured leave machine neighbors in ku tang village near besieged muslim villages group machine buddhist elders formed disciplinary committee they fined buddhist much kat infractions including selling bytes leaves muslims according farmer tun that sein some machine villages set security teams protect spread militancy in libya area saw several unexplained explosions last month residents said muslims longer allowed machine villages kya war tun local administrator said authorities would deal cases brought according law aware problems central machine back myeon camp displaced people muslims say move away it possible us go back stay together myeon machine destroyed homes afraid face us said cho cho muslim resident they fear muslims take revenge worldnews