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The persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar dates back to the 1970s. [11] Since then, the Rohingya people have been persecuted on a regular basis by the government and nationalist Buddhists. [12] The tensions between the various religious groups in the country were often exploited by past military rulers of Myanmar. [53]
The Rohingya people are a Muslim Indo-Aryan [4] ethnic minority which has faced mass persecution and ethnic cleansing in Buddhist-majority Myanmar in recent years. The persecution of the Rohingya has been described as a genocide. [5] [6] [7] Successive Myanmar governments and many elected officials have considered them illegal immigrants. [8]
Because of the lack of proper documentation, many Rohingya people rely on smugglers and human traffickers to help them flee from persecution in Myanmar. There has been reports that authorities in Thailand and Malaysia have connections and ties with organised human-trafficking groups [ 145 ] and as a result, majority of the Rohingya are sold in ...
They've been called "the most persecuted minority in the world" and more than half a million have been forced to flee their homes in the last few months.
Rohingya conflict, a series of ongoing violent clashes in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar Arakan massacres in 1942, commonly regarded as the event that started the conflict. 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis, a mass migration of Rohingya people from Myanmar and Bangladesh, due in part to the conflict. 2016 Rohingya persecution in Myanmar
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Ducking as mortar fire exploded around them, Rohingya refugee Mustafa Kamal and his family narrowly escaped the attack by a rebel militia on their town in ...
Milwaukee is believed to be home to the largest population of Rohingya refugees in the country. They are part of Milwaukee's evolving immigration story.
United States House resolution on persecution of the Rohingya people in Burma; 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis; ... Wandering: A Rohingya Story This page was last ...