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G6 Refugees: Myanmar

Background Information

Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
In August 2017, armed attacks, massive scale violence, and serious human rights violations forced thousands of Rohingya to flee their homes in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

Myanmar (Burma)
Myanmar has endured a protracted conflict that has displaced millions and accelerated the country’s growing humanitarian crisis.

The 2021 Myanmar coup explained in 30 seconds
Country’s military has deployed brutal violence to crush dissent since taking power in a 2021 coup but resistance is growing

The Rohingya Crisis Five Years On
Urgent Call for Shared Responsibility to address the Rohingya Crisis Five Years On

Myanmar Situation

Rohingya crisis explained in maps
A visual explainer of the unrest in Myanmar that has forced around one million Rohingya to flee their homes.

Refugees

Asylum-seekers create Myanmartown from scratch in Bupyeong
Myanmarese who fled political turmoil in homeland, settle in Incheon's manufacturing district

Myanmar refugees take shelter in Thailand's Mae Sot
Mae Sot is now a warren of safehouses, whole streets accommodating largely undocumented refugees.

Graphics

400 Rohingya refugees missing after fire

Rohingya Refugee crisis

Top Rohingya Hosting countries