A recent surge in violence by armed groups in Myanmar is causing upheaval and displacement among Rohingya once again. The military extended the country’s state of emergency in January and announced a new, mandatory conscription programme in February, which many fear may also disproportionately affect the Rohingya people. “The Myanmar junta has been indiscriminately bombing Rohingya areas in different townships …
The scale of violence in Myanmar is second only to one other conflict in the world – the war in Ukraine. The 46-year-old mathematics teacher was a vocal critic of Myanmar’s military rulers and was running schools for the rival National Unity Government – an administration established in opposition to the military by ethnic leaders, activists and the elected politicians …
