Tragedy · October 9, 2016

Rohingya genocide

Name: Rohingya genocide
Start: 2016-10-09
Location: Rakhine State, Myanmar

10 years ago · Rakhine State, Myanmar

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The Rohingya genocide is a series of ongoing persecutions and killings of the Muslim Rohingya people by the Tatmadaw (armed forces of Myanmar).

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