Rohingya

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The Rohingya are a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority from Myanmar’s Rakhine State, known globally for facing severe persecution and statelessness.

Aliases (2)

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim minority
ethnic group
2017ExodusScale hundreds of thousands fled to Bangladesh
2017ExodusTriggeredBy Myanmar military operations in Rakhine State
citizenshipStatusInMyanmar denied citizenship
culturalPractice distinct customs and dress
demographicConcentration northern Rakhine State
disputedBy Myanmar authorities regarding their indigeneity
documentedBy human rights organizations
ethnicallyDistinctFrom Rakhine Buddhists
excludedFrom Myanmar’s 1982 Citizenship Law list of national races
experienced large refugee outflows
faced arbitrary arrests
confiscation of property
extrajudicial killings
mass displacement
restrictions on access to education in Myanmar
restrictions on access to healthcare in Myanmar
restrictions on marriage in Myanmar
restrictions on movement in Myanmar
segregated camps for internally displaced persons in Myanmar
sexual violence
systematic discrimination
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
legalStatusInMyanmar considered illegal immigrants by Myanmar authorities
majorExodus 2017
majorityReligionOfCountryOfOrigin Theravada Buddhism in Myanmar
nativeTo Myanmar
Rakhine State
notRecognizedAs official ethnic group by Myanmar government
persecutedIn Myanmar
populationStatus stateless
primaryLanguage Rohingya language
recognizedBy United Nations as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world
region Southeast Asia
religion Islam
religiousPractice Sunni Islam
selfIdentification indigenous to Rakhine State
subjectOf International Court of Justice case against Myanmar
crimes against humanity allegations
ethnic cleansing allegations
genocide allegations
tookRefugeIn Bangladesh
Cox’s Bazar refugee camps
India
Indonesia
Malaysia
Middle Eastern countries
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Thailand

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Arakan ("Rohingya people")
Islamic world
hasEthnicGroup
The Gambia v. Myanmar
allegedVictimGroup
Myanmar
ethnicGroup
Burmese American ("Rohingya Americans")
includesEthnicSubgroups

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