FBR Report: "Behind the Numbers: Stories from the Rohingya"

The Free Burma Rangers (FBR) is a multi-ethnic humanitarian service movement. They bring help, hope and love to people in the war zones of Burma (Myanmar) and the Middle East. Groups send teams to be trained, supplied and sent into the areas under attack to provide emergency assistance and human rights documentation. Together with other groups, the teams work to serve people in need.

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Behind the Numbers: Stories from the Rohingya

n 2012, interethnic violence exploded in Arakan State, in western Burma, between the Rohingya and Rakhine people. In October 2016 the Burma Army launched a major clearing operation against the Rohingya people in response to an attack on a military outpost. Thousands of people fled and widespread human rights abuses were reported. On August 25th, 2017, the military alleged another series of attacks on several posts in Arakan State and retaliated with another major military operation. Since August 25th alone, some 600,000 Rohingya people have fled into Bangladesh. The following is a report from FBR’s second mission to Bangladesh, in which we conducted interviews and distributed food packs for 150 families ...

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