Meanings of religious cleansing in English

The crisis has led to " religious cleansing" human rights groups say, with Muslims fleeing southern areas.

Seleka's retreat has led to Muslims fleeing the south and warnings from a top U.N. official of "ethnic- religious cleansing".

The rebel retreat has led to Muslims fleeing the south and warnings from a top U.N. official of "ethnic- religious cleansing".

About a million people have fled their homes and, according to human rights officials, parts of the country have seen " religious cleansing".

About one million people from a population of 5 million have been driven from their homes by fighting and campaigns of ethnic and religious cleansing.

Around a million people have fled their homes during the crisis and human rights officials say parts of the country have seen " religious cleansing".

A top U.N. official warned of "ethnic- religious cleansing" as Muslim civilians fled north or into neighbouring countries, leaving the majority Christian population in the south.

A top U.N. official warned of "ethnic- religious cleansing" as Muslim civilians fled north or into neighboring countries, leaving the majority Christian population in the south.

The former French colony has been trapped in a cycle of sectarian violence, described by one UN official as "massive ethnic- religious cleansing", since March 2013.

More than 2,000 people have been killed since December in what Antonio Gutteres, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, described as a wave of 'ethnic- religious cleansing'.