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Rohingya, a minority with "no friends and no land"

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In Myanmar, which is the country Rohingya people consider home, they have no rights and for decades they have been persecuted. Today there are more than 600,000 Rohingya refugees who have found protection in neighboring Bangladesh.


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In Myanmar, which is the country Rohingya people consider home, they have no rights and for decades they have been persecuted. Today there are more than 600,000 Rohingya refugees who have found protection in neighboring Bangladesh.


The crisis affecting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar is not new at all, but from the 25th of August, it has worsened. Why? General director of MSF Italy Gabriele Eminente explains. 


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