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Who are the Rohingyas?

Author
BBC World Service
Published
Wed 19 Jul 2023
Episode Link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4z6s

In 2017, a deadly crackdown by Myanmar's army resulted in the mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims across the border into Bangladesh. Years later, many of those who fled are still in refugee camps.

But why have the Rohingya people become stateless? And will they ever return to Myanmar, which is now run by a military junta after a coup ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and her government in 2021.

The BBC’s Burmese Editor, Soe Win Than, explains how tensions grew in the Rakhine State and explores if the Rohingya Muslims and Rakhine Buddhists could ever live side by side again.

Presenter: Claire Graham
Producer: Owen McFadden

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