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Terrible to see and I feel sorry for them because the Rohingyas once had Burmese citizenship and Rohingya politicians had been voted into parliament (such as Rohingya activist Wai Wai Nu's father). That all changed with the ascension of the Tatmadaw to power.
What must be noted is that all Asian countries, doesn't matter if rich or poor, are reluctant in accepting refugees and many have not signed the 1951 Refugee Convention. Bangladesh was kind to provide them housing for 5 years and India, Thailand and others in the region also accepted refugees but for the case of India (and others), government policies do not support the permanent resettlement of refugees. Asia has helped its own in times of need, the Indochina refugee crisis, the Rohingya genocide, persecution of minorities in various Asian countries but permanent resettlement is not often on the cards and if there are any opportunities of permanent resettlement (e.g. Japan's decision to accept Indochina refugees or give asylum to select numbers of Rohingyas), there is a meticulous procedure and most do not, unfortunately, get asylum.
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The Tatmadaw has wrecked havoc in Myanmar by persecuting minority groups, including Rohingyas, Shan, Kachin, Karen and Rakhine among many others. It also staged a coup in 2021 which became a wake up call for many Bamar people who suddenly understood and now sympathise with minority groups like the Rohingyas. The Rohingya genocide led to the largest movement of people in the Asia-Pacific in 2017 since the Vietnam War when more than 1 million Rohingyas migrated to Bangladesh, India, Thailand and other parts of South and Southeast Asia. While Myanmar and its diaspora continues to suffer, there are certain countries in the Asian region (China, India, Japan, Singapore) that refuse to criticise and cut ties with the Tatmadaw. There is only one Asian nation that has been the most vocal against not only the genocide but also the 2021 coup, that is Indonesia.
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@csaww I think the reason why they could never communicate is because they never had any rights after the Burmese military stripped them off their citizenship. What exactly could they do? They didn't have access to anything and then they faced genocide in 2017. They are not to blame and that does not mean they are any less Burmese than the Bamar that live in Yangon or elsewhere. The parents still identify as Burmese hence why they even want to teach their kids how to speak the language and sing the national anthem.
Myanmar is a nation that is riddled with ethnic strife, it stands out compared to other ethnically divided nations in Asia in that Myanmar is very much like Asia's Yugoslavia. Minority groups in Myanmar have always faced persecution from the majority and suggesting that to be Burmese is to be able to speak the language is not right. All of their lands are within the boundaries of present-day Myanmar they are Burmese through that fact not because they know how to speak Burmese, the native language of the Bamar who are not native to Rakhine State. Rakhine, Mon, Rohingya, Karen, Kachin, Shan, Wa etc. etc. are all Burmese people. They are not the same as the Bamar and they are all different to one another but they are all Burmese. The Tatmadaw has never accepted this though and they have always wanted to Burmanise Myanmar but unlike China's successful Sinicisation policy, Myanmar's Burmanisation policy has always failed.
The only hope left in that country are the Gen Z Burmese of varied backgrounds, including Bamar, who are fighting for real change, forming their own militias against the Tatmadaw. Those young Bamar have a different mindset. They have lived with freedom for 10 years and are more accepting of minority groups after seeing their lives turn upside down because of the coup. I know Myanmar can become better if they succeed.
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