Global development, Migration and development, Myanmar, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
Who are the Rohingya and what is happening in Myanmar?
Fresh outbreak of violence after decades of ethnic tensions has prompted tens of thousands of people to flee to Bangladesh
Described as the world’s most persecuted people, an estimated 600,000 Rohingya people live in Myanmar. They live predominately in Rakhine state, where they have co-existed uneasily alongside Rakhine Buddhists for decades.