Myanmar faces growing criticism

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai and several Muslim countries in Asia are leading growing criticism aimed at Myanmar over the plight of the RohingyaMuslim minority and others caught in unrest in the region. Tens of thousands of Rohingya have flooded into Bangladesh in the past 10 days, following an increase in fighting between militants and Myanmar's military in the country's Rakhine state.

Aid agencies estimate about 90-thousand Rohingya have fled from Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh since violence erupted in northern Rakhine state last week.

 

The Rohingya are denied citizenship in Myanmar and regarded as illegal immigrants, despite claiming heritage that date back centuries.

         

Myanmar says its security forces are fighting a legitimate campaign

The recent violence began last October when a small Rohingya  militant group ambushed border posts, with the United Nations saying Myanmar's army may have committed ethnic cleansing in response.

Aung San Suu Kyi , a former political prisoner who spent 15 years under house arrest, has now come under increasing criticism over her perceived unwillingness to speak out against the treatment of the Rohingya.

The growing crisis threatens Myanmar's diplomatic relations with Muslim-majority countries in Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia and Indonesia.

Anger is now spreading beyond Asia, with protests also spreading to the Russian republic of Chechnya.

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