Rohingya
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- proper noun
- /roʊˈhɪŋɡə/
- Over 110,000 people, mostly Rohingya, have been displaced by the violence in Arakan State.
- Rohingya refugees
- Rohingya in Myanmar
- Muslim Rohingya
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Watch on YouTubeIt's very difficult to talk about Myanmar without touching upon the horrors that were meted out against the Rohingya by the military.
- It's very difficult to talk about Myanmar without touching upon the horrors that were meted out against the Rohingya by the military.
- You know, Estonians, you know, a tribe of Native Americans, South African tribes, you know, the Rohingya in Myanmar.
- The Myanmar is killing the Rohingya, millions of people were sent in refugee camps in in Sudan.
- But I'd argue we don't talk about the plight of the Rohingya Muslims in as much veracity as we do about Iraq and Afghanistan.
- They deliberately spread terrible conspiracy theories and fake news about the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, which led to an ethnic link with.
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Burma's 1982 Citizenship Law effectively stripped the Rohingya of citizenship, rendering them stateless.
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Burma's government urgently needs to provide security for the Rohingya in Arakan State, who are under vicious attack.
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The people here are mostly Rohingya Muslims, a people who now have no country.
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However, the violence and treatment of the Rohingya is not a new phenomenon.
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The group urged the government to protect the Rohingya, who it said were under "vicious attack."
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I remain very concerned at the plight of the Rohingya Muslims community in Myanmar.
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The killings and destruction that have taken place in the past year have overwhelmingly affected the Rohingya.
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The Burmese government denies citizenship to most Rohingya and the protections that come with it.
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The displaced Rohingya from Yan Thei are likewise in dire need of aid, Human Rights Watch said.
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The plight of the Rohingya has garnered international attention due to their ongoing persecution.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rohingya The name likely comes from the place name Rohang plus the ending -ya, meaning 'from'. So Rohingya literally means 'people from Rohang', which is why it is used for the ethnic group today.