Rohingya Genocide

By: Ali Gonzaga, Khuyen Nguyen, Ana Thimme

The Rohingya Crisis 2015 - Current

Myanmar’s Rakhine State, 2015 -

current

Burmese government Against

Rohingya Muslims

Rohingya Muslims flee the nation

to escape killing, violence and
mass atrocities
(Mathieson)
Discrimination
The Rohingyas have
faced discrimination
under the Burmese
government for years.
They’ve been denied
citizenship and basic
human rights (Rohingya
Crisis).

(Goldberg)
Polarization

Media such as fake images,

videos, and foreign journalist
help establish greater
manipulation of a peaceful and
greater life

(Bhuiyan)
Persecution

The Myanmar government has

persecuted against the
ethnic group through
restrictions on marriage,
family planning, education,
and religious choice.

(Topgyal)
Resolution
The Rohingya Genocide is
still occuring to this day.
Many countries and
organizations have tried to
get involved but
failed.(“Rohingya genocide
is still going on, says top
UN investigator”)
(Wilikinson)
Impact

Thousands of people have

been forced to give up
their rights and hundreds
have died in the
process.(Rohingya Refugee
Process)

(Rohingya Refugee Process)

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