Daily life of Rohingya refugees filmed during commemoration of World Refugee Day in Indonesia
  • 4 years ago
Children of Rohingya refugees learn Arabic and do sports while waiting for the Maghrib prayer at a shelter in Medan, Indonesia as a commemoration of World Refugee Day in Medan on June 20.

The plight of Rohingya in predominantly-Buddhist Myanmar has galvanized Muslims in Southeast Asia and beyond. Denied citizenship although they have lived in the country for generations, Rohingya have faced persecution that exploded in inter-communal violence in Rakhine.
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