Where Do the Rohingya Go After the Coup in Myanmar?
In the countrywide protests against the coup, nobody is talking about the future of the persecuted Rohingya minority.
By Mayyu Ali
Mr. Ali is a Rohingya poet who had to flee his home in Myanmar after the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya by the military.
Feb. 18, 2021
Credit.Daniel Zender
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh I have been living in a refugee camp here since 2017, after the campaign of murder, rape and arson by the military in Myanmar forced more than 750,000 people from the Rohingya community to flee our homes in Rakhine State. Since the military coup in Myanmar on Feb. 1, our camp has been abuzz with conversation and even more uncertainty about the future. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who ordered the genocidal violence against us, has taken charge of the country.