Two years ago, in a brutal military crackdown by the Myanmar army, thousands of Rohingyas were killed and more than 700,000 were forced to flee to Bangladesh. The UN called it “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”. Here’s how the crisis unfolded
More than one million Rohingya refugees live in Bangladesh. On the second anniversary of their exodus, thousands rallied peacefully at the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, demanding Myanmar grant them their citizenship and other rights before they agree to return.
On August 25 2017, Myanmar sparks a bloody crackdown in Rakhine and nearly 7,000 Rohingya are killed in the first month alone, according to Medecins Sans Frontieres . In that October, during a meeting with US Ambassador Scot Marciel, Myanmar’s army commander-in-chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing says Rohingya Muslims are not natives of Myanmar. An investigation begins into the conduct of soldiers that sent the Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh.
In January 2018, pre-trial hearings begin in the Reuters case, with prosecutors seeking charges under the Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximum penalty of 14 years.
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