myanmar // refugee crisis
what’s going on?
The UN has described the Rohingya situation as the “world’s fastest growing refugee crisis”. Fleeing religious intolerance and violence in the Rakhine State in Myanmar, nearly 1 million Rohingya Muslims have become refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere.
why is this happening?
The predominantly-Buddhist government of Myanmar denies citizenship to Rohingya Muslims and excluded them from the 2014 census, refusing to recognize them as people - BBC
Rohingya Muslims have been feeling Myanmar since the 1970s, with the most recent exodus starting in August 2017 when the Myanmar military began burning villages and attacking Rohingya Muslims after a group of Rohingya militants attacked police posts - BBC
what’s happening now?
Nearly 1 million Rohingya Muslims have fled Rakhine State, Myanmar to escape the large-scale military ethnic cleansing - HRW
Rohingya villages have been burned or destroyed, and their people have been forced to become refugees - BBC
The Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have little access to aid, safe drinking water, food, shelter or healthcare - BBC
what can I do?
Donate to UNICEF to provide basic supplies to refugees
Sign the petition to stop Australia’s support of the Myanmar military
Sign the petition to hold Myanmar’s military accountable for genocide
Sign Amnesty International's petition to demand Commander in Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to end the violence against Rohingya Muslims
social media guide:
Hashtags to use/follow: #RohingyaGenocide, #RememberRohingya, #OrangeForMyanmar
Accounts to follow: @rohingyablogger, @rohingya_update, @RohingyaVision, @VoiceRohingya, @restlessbeings on Twitter
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