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which is facing a surge of coronavirus cases. one of the country s senior leaders, nyan win who you see here has just died of covid 19. he was top advisor to aung saan su kyi. he too was arrested after the military coup in myanmar in february and contracted the disease in prison. these images are from the capital yangon. as is the case with many other countries in the region, myanmar s wave of coronavirus cases is driven by the delta variant although a lack of transparency by the military regime is making it hard to establish just how bad it is. on monday more than 1,500 dead bodies were cremated in the capital yangon that s significantly higher than the official daily death toll of 281 reported for the day. jonathan head reports from bangkok in neighbouring thailand. he was one of the best known in their national league for democracy and his death from covid 19 in custody brought on the huge risk posed to the thousands who have been detained by the
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.