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‘Burma’s Rohingya minority are the Roma of Asia’

More than 80 people have been killed and thousands displaced in a wave of violence between Muslims and Buddhists in west Burma. Among those targeted in the clashes is the Muslim Rohingya minority, called “Asia’s Roma” by researcher David Camroux. By Charlotte Oberti (text)

Rohingya refugees leave Burma to seek help in Bangladesh – video

On the eve of World Refugee Day on 20 June, Misha Hussain visited Rohingya refugees fleeing to Bangladesh. Over 90,000 have been displaced due to violence between Muslim Rohingya and Rakhine Buddhists in Burma, according to the UN. But the Bangladesh