The Rohingya are often said to be the world’s most persecuted minority. They are an ethnic Muslim group in the majority Buddhist country Myanmar.Up to 30,000 members of the ethnic community have abandoned their homes in Myanmar to escape the unfolding violence, the United Nations said, after troops poured into the narrow strip where they live earlier this month.Myanmar is carrying out ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya Muslims, a United Nations official has said, as stories of gang rape, torture and murder emerge from among the thousands who have fled to Bangladesh. [Aljazeera, 25 November 2016]Here are some photos of violence against Rohingya:
Children recycle goods from the ruins of a market which was set on fire at a Rohingya village outside Maugndaw in Rakhine state, Myanmar, Oct. 27, 2016. Courtesy: Reuters.Satellite images reveal destruction in Rohingya villages, 21 November 2016, Courtesy: Associated Press.Boys stand among debris after fire destroyed shelters at a camp for internally displaced Rohingya Muslims in the western Rakhine State near Sittwe, Myanmar, Courtesy: Reuters.More than 10,000 Rohingya have fled to refugee camps in Bangladesh in recent weeks, 5 December 2016, Courtesy: BBC.The ruins of a market which was set on fire are seen at a Rohingya village outside Maugndaw in Rakhine state, Myanmar on October 27, 2016. Courtesy: Reuters.Some Rohingya men just after their arrival from Myanmar, at an unidentified place in Cox`s Bazar district, Bangladesh. This group managed to sneak into Bangladesh after crossing the Naf River, along with over 400 Rohingya men, women and children, Nov. 21, 2016. (N. Islam for VOA).