The Rohingya people from Myanmar/Burma are arguably the "most persecuted people on earth."
They have been made stateless in their own country and have been subject to extreme ethnic-based violence and discrimination perpetrated by sectors of the Burmese government and community. Many are forced to flee their homeland and many arrive in Malaysia.
In Malaysia, Rohingya refugees are allowed to stay for now, but they have no health care, education, security or employment support. They are sometimes extorted by local criminals, and children have been kidnapped and sent into slavery or tenured work situations.
Throughout this ordeal, the Rohingya have not resorted to organised violence even in their own defence. (Courtesy of pozible.com)
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