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Rohingya of Myanmar: One Year On- Different. Discriminated. Displaced. Desperate.

To the shock and disgust of many, the International Crisis Group even presented Myanmar President, Thein Sein with the ‘In Pursuit of Peace Award’ in April of this year!

(LONDON) - One year ago today, the course of Rohingya history took a dramatic turn for the worse.

Years of deep seated hatred for the Rohingya community, having lived on the margins of Myanmarese society, unravelled from a civilian dispute and attack in Arakan, and has since spiralled into systematic ethnic cleansing of the community.