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'Serious Threats' Ahead: Human Rights Experts Voice Concern for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar Following Military Coup
Experts are worried the change in power will further endanger human rights protections in Myanmar, especially of Rohingya Muslims, whom FRONTLINE covered in the 2018 film "Myanmar's Killing Fields."
February 2, 2021
Facing COVID-19 in the World's Largest Refugee Camp, Young Rohingya Help Prepare for an Outbreak
The U.N. says there are multiple groups of refugees, including more than 2,000 trained volunteers, who are working to prevent widespread COVID-19 within the settlement.
April 27, 2020
Forced to Flee: 6 Documentaries to Watch to Understand the Global Refugee Crisis
The number of people around the world who have been forcibly displaced is at a record high — again — says the UN’s refugee agency.
June 19, 2019
A New Report Sheds Light on an International Rohingya Trafficking Network
A report released last week sheds light on a different aspect of Rohingya’s suffering: a covert criminal network that trafficked tens of thousands of people.
April 5, 2019
As Facebook Addresses Role in Myanmar Violence, Look Back at Early Warnings
"‘Facebook runs the risk of being in Myanmar what radios were in Rwanda’ – that this platform could be used to foment hate and to incite violence,” tech entrepreneur David Madden says of his 2015 warning to Facebook.
November 6, 2018
UN: Myanmar's Top Generals Should Be Tried for Genocide, War Crimes
A UN report concluded that the Myanmar military's campaign against the Rohingya that began last August was a “foreseeable and planned catastrophe” that was “grossly disproportionate” to security threats.
August 27, 2018
Myanmar Fires General Sanctioned By EU For Attacks Against Rohingya
Myanmar’s military fired one of the generals in charge of last year’s operation that drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from the country. The move came after the general was sanctioned by the EU and Canada.
June 26, 2018
New Probe Says Rohingya Militants Massacred Civilians
An Amnesty International report has found that Rohingya militants massacred Hindu villagers in Myanmar last August.
May 25, 2018
As Obama Eased Myanmar Sanctions, Some Saw Warnings of a Massacre
Years before evidence began to emerge of a campaign by the Myanmar military to massacre Rohingya civilians, the warning signs of a potential genocide were there.
May 10, 2018
Q&A: How to Prove a Mass Killing Isn’t "Fake News"
FRONTLINE producer Evan Williams talks about how he documented mass killings of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
May 8, 2018
What Will Happen to the Rohingya People Now?
The Rohingya who survived mass killings in Myanmar now face an uncertain future.
May 8, 2018
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