Rakhine State

“We’re terrified. We’ll starve soon and they’re threatening to burn down our houses,” one villager told Reuters.
The brutal crackdown on Myanmar’s Muslim minority is a reminder of ethnic violence in Rwanda and Bosnia.
The burning of villages and eradication of Rohingya communities might have more to do with development projects funded by China than with religious prejudice.
Finding a mechanism to prevent future tragedies like the Rwandan genocide and the unfolding disaster in Myanmar will be the real test for our civilization.
The largely Muslim ethnic group is being decimated in Myanmar. When will the world respond appropriately?
About 58,600 Rohingya have crossed into neighboring Bangladesh.
A UN report issued last month said Myanmar’s security forces have committed mass killings and gang rapes against Rohingya during their campaign against the insurgents.
Human Rights Watch report lists horrific crimes against the ethnic Muslim group.
Footage showed villagers being violently treated during a government crackdown.