How Does The #Myanmar #Coup affect #Rohingya? [An Explainer Thread]

Approximately 600,000 #Rohingya remain in #Burma - more than a quarter reside in concentration-like IDP camps and the majority of the rest live in daily fear of new and ongoing violence against them.

How Does The #Myanmar #Coup affect #Rohingya?

The #military #Coup could see the #Rohingya facing the backlash once again as it is the same military and leaders that were responsible for #genocide in 2017.
Also they will continue to be excluded from future democratic processes

How Does The #Myanmar #Coup affect #Rohingya?

For the #Rohingya now in #Bangladesh - more than 1million, any potential #repatriation will be halted. The #Burma #military have no intention of accepting back the #Rohingya

How Does The #Myanmar #Coup affect #Rohingya?

#Bangladesh meanwhile continues with its relocation of #Rohingya to #BhasanChar - the #Rohingya in #Bangladesh face an even tougher proposition of any hopeful future

How Does The #Myanmar #Coup affect other Ethnic Communities?

In #Kachin state more than 100,000 have been displaced by civil war against the same military stretching back from the 1960's.

The #Karen community has also been at war with the #Burmese military since 1948. More than 120,000 refugees have been created from the ongoing conflict.
Neighbouring #Shan state also has been in conflict with the #Tatmadaw (military) and huge food insecurity affects both states.

This #military has committed #genocide on the #Rohingya, war crimes and crimes against humanity on #Karen #Kachin #Shan. Ethnic groups are most vulnerable and even with a civilian govt they were not protected. The future seems even bleaker than ever before.