The Rohingya: World's Least-Wanted People

A persecuted Muslim ethnic minority—in Myanmar for centuries but denied citizenship by the government—finds itself vulnerable and unwelcome around the world.

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Rohingya in the News

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  1. Myanmar’s Rohingya: ‘The World’s Most Persecuted Minority Group’
  2. Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Visits Conflict-Torn Rakhine State
  3. Rohingya Refugees Stuck in Bangladesh Camps
  4. Dramatic Drone Footage Shows Flight of the Rohingya
  5. Rohingya Children Dying as Families Flee to Bangladesh
  6. At Least 14 Dead as Rohingya Refugee Boat Sinks off Bangladesh
  7. The Rohingya: Who They Are and What’s Happening to Them
  8. Aung San Suu Kyi Breaks Silence on Myanmar Crisis
  9. Myanmar Detains Four Police over Rohingya Beating Video
  10. Rohingya with Scars of War Fill Bangladesh Hospitals
  11. Myanmar Nationalists Stage Anti-Rohingya Protest
  12. Malaysian Ship Delivers Aid to Rohingya Muslim in Myanmar
  13. Rohingya Migrants Found Adrift in Thai Waters
  14. Thousands of Rohingya Confined to Camps in Myanmar
  15. Rohingya Women, Children on Desperate Voyage
  16. Thousands of Rohingya Stranded as Myanmar Fighting Rages
  17. Bangladesh Protests to Myanmar Over Rohingya Exodus
  18. Rohingyas: No Place in the World, Part 1
  19. Rohingyas: No Place in the World, Part 2
  20. Tight Security After Sectarian Clashes in Rakhine State
  21. 'We Have No Place to Go'
  22. Images Show Burned-Out Villages After Clashes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
  23. Suu Kyi Campaigns in Myanmar’s Troubled Rakhine State
  24. 'They Raped Me One After Another'
  25. Myanmar Authorities Investigate Rakhine Violence

Rohingya Refugee Influx in Bangladesh

Rohingya people enter into Bangladesh after insurgents clashed with security forces in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, Aug. 30, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya people enter into Bangladesh after insurgents clashed with security forces in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state, Aug. 30, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya people gather in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, Aug. 29, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya people gather in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, Aug. 29, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees wait for food supplies at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Oct. 28, 2017. Photo: Rohit Wadhwaney/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees wait for food supplies at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Oct. 28, 2017. Photo: Rohit Wadhwaney/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees wait to be supplied food at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Oct. 28, 2017. Photo: Rohit Wadhwaney/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees wait to be supplied food at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Oct. 28, 2017. Photo: Rohit Wadhwaney/BenarNews
A view of the sprawling Kutupalong camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Oct. 29, 2017. Photo: Rohit Wadhwaney/BenarNews
A view of the sprawling Kutupalong camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Oct. 29, 2017. Photo: Rohit Wadhwaney/BenarNews
A Rohingya man carries his son on the shoulder while crossing the Naf River by swimming to enter into Anjumanpara border point of Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. October 13, 2017 Photo: Tushar Tohin/BenarNews
A Rohingya man carries his son on the shoulder while crossing the Naf River by swimming to enter into Anjumanpara border point of Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. October 13, 2017 Photo: Tushar Tohin/BenarNews
Local residents recover bodies of Rohingya children who drowned after their boat capsized while crossing the Naaf River in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Aug. 31, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Local residents recover bodies of Rohingya children who drowned after their boat capsized while crossing the Naaf River in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Aug. 31, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar enter Bangladesh at the Kharangkhali border point in Teknaf, Oct. 23, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar enter Bangladesh at the Kharangkhali border point in Teknaf, Oct. 23, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees enter southeastern Bangladesh via a path between rice paddies in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar district, Oct. 10, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees enter southeastern Bangladesh via a path between rice paddies in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar district, Oct. 10, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
A newly arrived Rohingya refugee breaks for a meal while building a shelter for his family on government-owned land in Ukhia, a sub-district of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Sept. 17, 2017. Photo: Jesmin Papri/BenarNews
A newly arrived Rohingya refugee breaks for a meal while building a shelter for his family on government-owned land in Ukhia, a sub-district of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Sept. 17, 2017. Photo: Jesmin Papri/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees queue up in the rain to receive relief supplies near the Leda camp in Teknaf, southeastern Bangladesh, Sept. 27, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees queue up in the rain to receive relief supplies near the Leda camp in Teknaf, southeastern Bangladesh, Sept. 27, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
A Bangladeshi soldier watches as Rohingya refugees board a truck taking them to refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar district, after they crossed over from Myanmar, Sept. 25, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
A Bangladeshi soldier watches as Rohingya refugees board a truck taking them to refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar district, after they crossed over from Myanmar, Sept. 25, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees scuffle to grab relief supplies being delivered in front of the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Sept. 12, 2017. Photo: Jesmin Papri/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees scuffle to grab relief supplies being delivered in front of the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Sept. 12, 2017. Photo: Jesmin Papri/BenarNews
A Rohingya woman feeds her child with rice received through a distribution of relief supplies at the Kutupalong camp in Ukhia, Sept. 13, 2017. Photo: Jesmin Papri/BenarNews
A Rohingya woman feeds her child with rice received through a distribution of relief supplies at the Kutupalong camp in Ukhia, Sept. 13, 2017. Photo: Jesmin Papri/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar cross into Teknaf, a sub-district of southeast Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, Sept. 8, 2017. Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar cross into Teknaf, a sub-district of southeast Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, Sept. 8, 2017. Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees enter Bangladesh at Khanjoroara in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, Sept. 7, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees enter Bangladesh at Khanjoroara in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, Sept. 7, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
A Rohingya man and girl enter Bangladesh from Myanmar at the Khanjapara point in Teknaf, Sept. 6, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
A Rohingya man and girl enter Bangladesh from Myanmar at the Khanjapara point in Teknaf, Sept. 6, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
A Rohingya refugee gives water to his son as they make their way across the Myanmar border into Teknaf, Bangladesh, Sept. 6, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
A Rohingya refugee gives water to his son as they make their way across the Myanmar border into Teknaf, Bangladesh, Sept. 6, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya Muslim refugees take shelter in the hills of the Hoaikong area in southeastern Bangladesh, Sept. 4, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya Muslim refugees take shelter in the hills of the Hoaikong area in southeastern Bangladesh, Sept. 4, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees carry an old man in Teknaf, in southeastern Bangladesh, Sept. 4, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya refugees carry an old man in Teknaf, in southeastern Bangladesh, Sept. 4, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya children line up to receive relief supplies in Teknaf, Bangladesh, Sept. 29, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews
Rohingya children line up to receive relief supplies in Teknaf, Bangladesh, Sept. 29, 2017. Photo: Abdur Rahman/BenarNews

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