Migration - Y7: Myanmar

NOTE: THIS ARTICLE MAY BE UPSETTING AND CONFRONTING... Thousands of people have been protesting across Myanmar. For two months, they have marched through the streets against the junta. It is a group of military leaders. The junta took over Myanmar on February 1. It forced the elected government out.

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For two months, thousands of protesters have been marching through Myanmar's cities. They are protesting against the nation's military junta, who overthrew the government in February. A junta is a group of self-appointed military leaders.

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Tens of thousands of protesters marched against military rule on April 1 in Myanmar. The demonstration marked two months since the junta overthrew Myanmar's democratically elected government. A junta is a group of self-appointed military leaders.

The Rohingya are an ethnic group. Thousands of them are leaving their home country, Myanmar. It is in Southeast Asia. They have been attacked there.
The Rohingya mostly follow the Islam religion. People in Myanmar mostly follow Buddhism.

The Rohingya are an ethnic group. Many thousands of them are fleeing violence in the country of Myanmar. It is in Southeast Asia.
The Rohingya have lived for centuries in Myanmar. Most Rohingya are Muslim, while Myanmar is majority Buddhist.

The Rohingya are often described as "the world's most persecuted minority."
They are an ethnic group who have lived for centuries in the country of Myanmar, in Southeast Asia. The Rohingya are majority Muslim, while Myanmar is majority Buddhist.

The Rohingya Muslims are a group in Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia. The Rohingya are treated very poorly. Recently, their situation has gotten worse.
Last week, the United Nations criticized the government of Myanmar.

The Rohingya Muslims are a minority group in Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia. The Rohingya are treated very poorly. Their situation has been getting a lot of attention recently.
Last week, the United Nations criticized the government of Myanmar.

Last week, a top human rights official named Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein criticized the military campaign against a minority group of Muslims in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar.
Al-Hussein is the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The United Nations, or U.N., is made up of representatives from nearly every country. Al-Hussein called the treatment of the Rohingya Muslims a "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing."

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BANGKOK, Thailand — Rejecting arguments made by Myanmar's civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, the International Court of Justice at The Hague ruled on January 23, 2020, that Myanmar must take action to protect Rohingya Muslims, who have been killed and driven from their homes in what the country's accusers call a campaign of genocide.