Myanmar security forces member near burnt-down houses in Rakhine State. CREDIT Steve Sandford (VOA) via <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Rohingya_persecution_in_Myanmar#/media/File:BGP_officer_near_a_burnt_down_house_in_Rakhine_State.jpg">Wikipedia</a>
Myanmar security forces member near burnt-down houses in Rakhine State. CREDIT Steve Sandford (VOA) via Wikipedia

Myanmar and the Plight of the Rohingya, with Elliott Prasse-Freeman

Nov 16, 2018

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The Rohingya are seen as fundamentally 'other,' says Prasse-Freeman. "Hence, even if they have formal citizenship, they wouldn't really be accepted as citizens, as full members of the polity." Could Aung San Suu Kyi have done more to prevent the persecution? How important was the hate speech on Facebook? How can the situation be resolved? Don't miss this informative and troubling conversation.

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