The Forgotten People - Burma

July 2007
Decades after Burma's military junta forced the Rohingyas into exile, their suffering still continues. Trapped in displacement camps, they survive on starvation rations in constant fear of abuse.
"My people are rotting", despairs one refugee. The Bangladesh government, classes the Rohingyas as illegal immigrants. According to the UNHCR, guards at the displacement camp are accused of; "forcing refugees into prostitution, extortion and stealing food". But unbelievably, the Rohingyas here are the lucky ones. Thousands more live in slums along the Naj river without the basic protection of the UN. Bangladesh refuses to feed them and bans any outside agency providing aid. "We survive by collecting leaves and boiling them", states one woman. "No-one cares about us".

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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• Rohingyas
• Burma
• Refugees
• Displacement
• Immigration
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[tanusta03051989]

what the fuck????

[TheDrafinix]

What the hell is bangladesh doing. Im bengali I wish i could help them .

[sumanUFO]

Minority are fucked evrywhere.Even in Developed country as well

[Camerooongirl]

Kids in America and else where should stop taking things for granted and start watching videos like this and appreciate what they have in their lives.

[aphiakap]

@dinoplayer429 there are many dif. burmese languages... pick one to hate on, you arrogant fool.

[dinoplayer429]

burmese sucks i don't want people to speak burmese to me i hate burmese

[jalalimastan]

SHAME ON BANGLADESHI GOVERMENT FOR INGNORING THOSE PROSICUTED MUSLIMS OF BURMA...

[rahmans420]

my only hope is if any rich arab help this poor people,

[mingalabaa]

@

Why do you hold a higher standard to Banglesdeshi just because they share the same religion as the Rohingyas? Would you hold the same expectation of the racist WHITE people toward Black Africans? remember South Africa.

[azhans]

@mingalabaa Sorry, misunderstanding. I know they are of different religion with their Burmese brothers. What I meant to say was that Bangladeshis are mistreating them and yet both are Muslims.