The forcible exodus of Rohingya

Rohingya have been subjected to persecution by the military, since Myanmar’s independence in the late 1940s. The International Organization for Migration estimates that around 300,000 Rohingya people arrived in Bangladesh at that time. In 2012 and 2015, violent conflicts in Rakhine state persisted, forcing more Rohingya from their homes. The military began an assault on […]