Who are the Rohingya? What you should know about Myanmar's deepening crisis
Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (Burma) have endured decades of persecution. But little compares to what they face amid a new wave of violence in the Buddhist-majority country. Some 370,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh.
Who are the Rohingya?The Rohingya are one of the largest groups of stateless people in the world. An estimated 1 million to 1.2 million live in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, where they make up about a third of the population.
Although many Rohingya have
What caused the current crisis?How has the Myanmar government responded?What about the international community?What are international aid organizations doing?
