Rohingya

Introduction

Project Einstein BangladeshThe Rohingya are a predominantly Muslim ethnic group of in Arakan State, western Burma. The Rohingya population is mostly concentrated to the cities of Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Akyab, Rathedaung and Kyauktaw.

The current Junta ruling Burma relies heavily on Burmese nationalism and Theravada Buddhism to bolster its rule, it heavily discriminates against minorities like the Rohingya, Chinese people like the Kokang people, and Panthay (Chinese Muslims).

Successive Burmese governments have provoked riots against ethnic minorities like the Rohingya and Chinese. The Burmese state and Burmese Buddhist monks reportedly encouraged violence against the Rohingya.

Text adapted from Wikipedia’s article on the Rohingya peoples

Rohingya: a Nation Orphaned by History

Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on Indigenous Peoples of Asia

Rohingyas shown they cannot be safe or free anywhere

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