Rohingya Expulsions

~1M Rohingya expelled, villages burned.

Years
2016
Country
Myanmar
Capital City
Naypyidaw
Conflict Locations
Rakhine State (west coast, Rohingya homeland)
Children Affected
Thousands of children displaced
The Rohingya are not a recognized ethnic group in Myanmar and do not have the right to citizenship. That is why they are called the world’s largest stateless people. Rohingya in a refugee camp in Myanmar 2013.

The Rohingya are not a recognized ethnic group in Myanmar and do not have the right to citizenship. That is why they are called the world’s largest stateless people. Rohingya in a refugee camp in Myanmar 2013. By Steve Gumaer. License: CC BY NC 2.0.

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