The “ethnic cleansing” of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, explained 

I'll tell you one thing. Whenever British left, they left it in strategic violence and tension.

Tsunami - t is silent Honest- h is silent Queue -ueue is silent Ethnic cleansing - un is silent

Ethnic cleansing is the most disgusting thing to happen

Waiting for vox to make a video on uighar Muslim crisis in china or the genocide of Kashmiri pandits.....

"If we can feed 160m people, we can feed 700 thousand refugees" Bangladesh's PM is a pretty dope leader, better than most

wonder if this happened in an oil rich land , just how different the response would be from a superpower

Who’s here after Myanmar Military coup?

As a Shan or as a minority in Myanmar, it is just so sad to see that the international only recognizes the case between Rohingyas and the Military. The latter was and is still causing violence in other minority states like Kachin, Kayin and Shan. The Military of Myanmar is the common enemy of both majority (Burmese) and all minorities. They've destroyed many lives and futures for their own good.

Nobel peace prize winner.....what a joke

Watching some of these people in these comments trying to justify the mass killing of a minority, smh.

As a Burmese let me tell you about the other side of the story. The military took control over the country in the name "national stability". During the military rule, they attacked not only the Rohingyas but also some ethics groups like Karen, Shan, and Arakanese. They have oppressed the Burmese citizens that they don't want to know what's beyond their world. The lack of internet access in Rakhine region makes it hard for the Burmese to know about this case. Also the tension between the Burmese and Arakanese causes problems for the Burmese media to go there. Because of that, the news about this has become one-sided. That gives the military an advantage that the current government would be blamed for that because of "the government controls the military" thing. The military doesn't listen to the government and they are still in charge of the country. In fact, the chief of defense staff is a remnant of the former Military Government. He got his position because of "if you want it, then you get it" thing. He can even de facto elect himself for his position. The Burmese government has to rule the country with the military's constitution (2008 constitution). Before 2016, they altered some laws to prevent Aung San Su Kyi from becoming the president. So the government had to ignore the military doings, waiting to reform the military in their second term and having to ignore the criticism regarding this case. TL;Dr: The military is the problem and they are trying to sabotage the government by any means. *Extra info*: It is also claimed/exposed that the Rohingyas are said to be Bengali people brought to the country and given "white cards" and the rights to vote by the military-backed party so that they could cheat in elections (2010 and probably 2015). So, this "ethnical cleansing" could be "getting rid of the evidence" and "an opportunity to sabotage Aung San Su Kyi's government".

She won the Nobel "Peace" Prize. What an irony!!

Silent genocide

"In any school I went to, 50% is a failing grade." 😂😂😂😂 Well said man!

again the Brits involved 😦 they’ve been involved in a lot of state disputes (india pakistan, israel-palestine, hk-china) 🤦🏻‍♀️

What did this woman win a Nobel prize? Her Nobel prize should be revoked.

I’m am a son of a victim of Myanmar’s attacks. Not against these people but another kind called “Shan”. My mother and father had to move further and further from Myanmar because they repeatedly attacked them (and others). My parents became refugees in Thailand after multiple years of fearing for another attack. My older brother took matter into his hands and decided to come to the United States. I am grateful for what I have and hope that you, the person reading this comment, is as well. We all suffer, but some suffer more than others.

Genocide is genocide. I can't believe some people are heartless...

Maybe the rich Muslim countries should try to help/bring them in... oh wait they don't

as an indian, this is also causing problems in my country because they illegally enter india to escape the genocide, and there are lot of rohingya here too

How can you be a follower of Buddha when he never condoned violence?

I'm also from Myanmar. My ethnic group is called The Karen People. My family became refugees before I was born. Now I live in Norway.

UN be like "don't do this or I will tell your mom"

I feel so bad for them, i don't know how to express myself. Like Gandhi said, the world is enough for everything one's need, but not for everyone's greed.

Fun fact: Myanmar is one of the 3 countries that still use the Imperial system.

Yet another dispute in the world where Brits had some relation in causing it.

Actual its a racial conflict not a religious conflict The title gives the wrong informations There are also other muslim ethnic groups that lives peacefully with the burmes majority

It's time to rethink why only one community is a problem across the globe

It just goes to show: Any religion can become harmful. Even Buddhism. Why can't we all just live here together?

Y'all are doing buddhism wrong

Thanks Vox for the clear timetable and explanation of the history. As Myanmar is facing crisis right now, and their leader who kept silent and detained as of the moment while the military in charge is known being against the Rohingyas for so long, the worst is about to come to them. I am hoping for peace and better change for everyone in Myanmar despite their diverse ethnicity.

Now the same people protesting against the same military leaders who killed and dragged these Rohingyas ... Karma

No matter what skin, religion or language we speak. We are still humans and butchering other humans for no just reason is despicable and shameful.

President Aung San Suu Kyi has no power, just a name. The Military rules Myanmar.

As a Malaysian, now we know why Myanmar did the Rohingya ethnic cleansing. Its not about religion. I'm Muslims myself and I despise their actions and attitudes.

after the holocaust we said “never again”. but again and again this keeps happening.

Man that's brutal! I thought Buddhists were peaceful group Edit: What I meant is I thought Buddhists(including their government) practice non violence very strictly.

And Trump is getting pissy because some American football players are silently protesting by kneeling during their anthem.

If buddhist are holding gun against you , you need to introspect your self.

Aung san is the greatest disappointment to the nobel peace prize!!

Why china is not criticised. They are doing same thing with there Muslim. In Any story you can only become strong by wrong mean and brain. Best example is human and animal. Look what did ham did with animal. There is not lots of difference.

Thank you, as a fellow ethnic group from Myanmar, I really appreciate the video. The world needs to know more about this issue.

Want to hear a joke? "United" Nations

Now we Malaysian know why Burmese does that.

Wow, "More than 50% of the villages are intact." Amazing! I don't know how people manage going to work in the morning, and barely burning down any villages. She is quite the humanitarian. May we all strive to be so compassionate.

This is what happens when we get to caught up on the sins of people who have been dead for decades. We need to judge people by who their are and do, not their parents or grandparents.

All my deep condolences go to the victims of this tragic incident

can u show me the other side of buddhists why they are doing all of this...??

"Monks, even if bandits were to carve you up savagely, limb by limb, with a two-handed saw, he who reacts with hate or violence towards them will not be following my teaching. Our minds will remain unaffected, and we shall say no evil words. We will remain compassionate, without hostility and without ill will. We shall show them loving-kindness, as we shall show the whole world loving-kindness." --- The Buddha (MN:21)

Myanmar, a country controlled by the military.. What else did you expect?

They (the rohingyas ) are not immigrants. *Actually these ppl are the ethnic native of this region and are part of myanmar bcz of the British* And because that was their land so the government of myanmar has no right to kick them out, they didnt "come to myanmar ", but they were already there. And indeed this is an ethnic conflict not religious one.

There’s nothing beautiful and clean about genocide. Edit- sadly, this genocide is still happening a few years after. Inshallah we can see an end to this horror.

"They supported the English colonialists back in the 2nd world war". Where are these colonialists now that they are in a difficult position in 2017-2018? As long as a country is a useful pawn to defend yourself against a common enemy, you are fine with this and now that an ally is in difficulty, where are you United Kingdom? Hell are for those who keep their neutrality in time of moral crisis...

*Not* so _silent_ *genocide*

“As a rule, if a crime is committed by one group against another ethnic or religious group, it is nearly impossible for the perpetrator to punish itself.”

Whether the so called abuse / mistreatment amounts to crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing or systematic murder is potentially open to question and evidence. What though cannot be denied is that in Myanmar, these people are not neither given residency status or recognized as an ethnic group. That essentially tells you everything.

Seriously, the western society has dealt with the genocide trouble this way. Systematically or successfully, they hid what's real inside in the history. Colonization. In the same way, Belgium got away from the responsibility for the tragedy of the Eastern Africa in 1994. This video sucks, rarely mentioning the Britain's specific role throughout the colonization.

There is no such thing as "Buddhist nationalism", its an oxymoron.

REMEMBER NALANDA?

Why the muslim countries are not inviting them

Thank you for talking about this Vox!! Meanwhile the rest of the mainstream media is silent

Well this comment section will be fun

Okay....but why getting facts from Al Jazeera dude?

UN is in Silent mode

I know i'm from myanmar and i want all countries to get along and be happy together

That's some solid journalism right there. Thanks Vox from Bangladesh.

I love how Vox does this: "Ethnic Cleansing" Why is it in quotes? Is is not an ethnic cleansing? "UN Reports claimed..." As if the statistics gathering of one of the most well funded intergovernmental agencies could be wrong, and according to the thousands of testimonies by both Rohingya and soldiers could be false.

Irony 1 year later the whole country is burning 🔥

Why though? Why do they hate the Rohingya so much? What's the logic behind driving them out?

This breaks my heart

If UN got so problem, then why UN can't solve out the problem, when the country can't do anything

What happened to Ummah? Is that useless?

I've waited so long for this

What a sad thing! thank U Vox

Please make a video about aborginal genocide in Australia

Unfortunately medias don't show how Maldives and Indonesia became Muslim courtiers but times ago they were 100% Buddhist, Hindu countries. Islam is a threat in every country, especially in Buddhist countries. Fortunately Myanmar acted right.

I hate humans . I am an alien

Nobel prize winner??? wtf??

And Aung san suu kyi has to pay the price, she can't fully control the military and now the military seized power

This a disgrace to buddishm

This goes against everything I've ever seen about buddhism.

Shouldn't the U.N. just intervene? Like they're basically doing nothing! Heck, Bangladesh is doing more!

Huge paradox, Buddhism is a religion which preaches peace as a key feature.

Make a video on exodus of kashmiri pundits.

I know this is a serious topic but 2:12 DAAAAAAYUUUMMMMMMMM

I'm from India and according to some reports 40,000 rohingyas are here in India too. India is doing it's sort of diplomatic work to establish peace again in region and even all the south asian as well as other countries have to interfere to pacify the situation. God bless Rohingyas.

" No ethnic groups in Myanmar " is the main goal of burmiz army...it's shame for all people who r working for ethnic groups...

What about hindus cleansed in Myanmar ?

_"You know any school I went to 50% is a failing grade."_ - Phil Robertson Deputy director, HRW Asia division

While a good video, there is no mention of the fact that Rohingyas formed insurgencies to join Bangladesh when Burma first gained freedom..

And then when we retaliate they call us terrorists.

So where were you guys while there was Tamil cleansing in srilanka,hindu cleansing from Pakistan just asking 🤷🏽‍♂️

This is a clear cut genocide against a minority solely because of their religion, aung san suu kyi showed her true face, he silence is complacent

You think this is violence. More than a million Kashmiri pandits were thrown out of thier homes in the same , more brutal manner . Care making videos about that too.

Buddhist are peaceful people and I know personally Buddhist and Muslims, I say that it's not fault of Buddhist, it fault of Jihadi, they will try to impose sharia law in Myanmar, support for Myanmar

United Nations isn't any superpower, UN doesn't has any Super army or commandos, they don't have Missiles, aircrafts, submarines, nuclear weapons. UN can't declare war against any country. They can only condemn actions, impose some sanctions, Which will not effect Myanmar army anyway. Myanmar's civilians have to fought for themselves, those who were supporting their army at the time of rohingya genocide, including them. It's time they should fight together. Speak UP against Rohingya genocide Speak UP against Myanmar army's brutality Speak UP against racism Speak UP against religious, ethnic violence Speak UP against injustice Because Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

A country with less than a 2.5% Rohingya population and 90% Buddhist population has it's military carrying out ethnic cleansing by saying that the 2.5% is taking over Myanmar. The 2.5% without the freedom of employment, property, healthcare, education, movement or even citizenship. You say this video is one sided towards the Rohingya? I say it doesn't tell you enough about their true struggles. Or I suppose this is what happens when the group dying is a Muslim one.

Make a video on Kashmiri pandits

Look at this country now , what goes around comes around

it is so awkward that whenever something happens against Muslim we talk about human rights but we ignored the things these muslin people does to other religious people