Genocide in Myanmar
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- Genocide in Myanmar
- By: Vivian Cox, Sofia Katsurayama, Diana McNulty, and Brishna Nabeezada
- What is the most current genocide in Myanmar?
- Rohingya people - A mostly Muslim ethnic minority group in Myanmar. Rohingya people represent the largest percentage of Muslims in Myanmar, most living in Rakhine state. This is the ethnic group that is being targeted by the Myanmar military.
- Where is Myanmar located?
- The most recent genocide in Myanmar started on October 2016 to January 2017. The second one started in August 2017, and is still present.
- Which ethnic group is being targeted?
- Myanmar is Located in South East Asia with a population of 55,227,143.
- It all started when military forces took over and started killing the Rohingya people, a Muslim ethnic minority group in Myanmar. The military staged a coup on February 1st, 2021. State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint, along with other senior leaders from the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD). The State Administrative Council was formed by the military to govern the country led by General Min Aung Hlaing, who was also appointed as prime minister when the role was re-established in August.
- How did the genocide happen?
- How have people responded to genocides and crimes against humanity in a range of ways?
- How does this event parallel the holocaust?
- People respond in may ways towards crimes against humanity. To begin, first inform yourself on previous responses and truly understand it. Then take note of the pros and cons of the intents and learn from this. In the holocaust, for example, although it took a while, some non-Jews helped hide and protect Jews from the Nazis.
- This event parallels to the holocaust as there is suffering going on such as the destruction of buildings and the deaths of a Muslim ethnic group. Both the Holocaust and what is happening in Myanmar are genocides.
- This event is still happening, more than 9,000 people have been killed, and many villages have been destroyed. More than 700k refugees have fled abroad to escape the ruckus.
- Legacy: what happened to the survivors/perpetrators afterward?
- 1. The military authorities closed at least five independent news publications and revoked the licenses of eight media outlets.2. More than 6,000 people were killed in the first month of the onslaught. 3. Military courts sentenced dozens of people, including several children, to death after unfair trials. Many were tried in their absence.4. They estimated that 36,000 people were thrown into fires. 5. Myanmar is the poorest country in South East Asia.
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