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Myanmar coup: A Rohingya Muslim's fear

In Myanmar the military has begun to impose restrictions in some areas, including curfews and limits to gatherings, following last week's coup.

The country has many ethnic minorities, including the Rohingya Muslims who in 2017 faced a deadly crackdown by Myanmar's army. Hundreds of thousands were forced to flee into neighbouring Bangladesh in what the United Nations described as a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing." This worried Rohingya resident in Yangon who goes by the name "Aung Aung" describes what is happening.

(Picture: protests in Yangon, Myanmar, against the military coup, 9th February 2021 Credit: EPA)

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