Rohingya Muslims
of Myanmar
In Myanmar (Bruma), the Rohingya ethnoreligious group are facing genocide by their own military. The predominantly buddhist country is prejudice against the Islamic Rohingya.
The Rohingya have been systematically driven out by the Myanmar government leading to the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in recent years.
The “ethnic cleansing” of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, explained
Over half a million Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar have fled brutal ethnic violence carried out by their government. While unprecedented numbers of refugees have found safety across the border in Bangladesh, their fates are uncertain. The international community has been reluctant to take action against Myanmar, and plans are underway to return those who escaped.
VICE's Gianna Toboni travels to the Myanmar-Bangladesh border to see what the future holds for the world’s most persecuted minority.
This report originally aired May 6, 2018, on VICE on HBO.
Myanmar’s Rohingya Genocide