Rohingya candidate Abdul Rasheed, a member of the Democracy and Human Rights Party, poses for a photo in the party's office in Yangon on August 12. (AFP)
Rohingya candidate Abdul Rasheed, a member of the Democracy and Human Rights Party, poses for a photo in the party's office in Yangon on August 12. (AFP)

Myanmar bars Rohingya candidate from election

A Rohingya Muslim has been barred from standing in Myanmar's upcoming election, in a decision decried by rights groups as discriminatory.

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