Rohingya man killed in Myanmar

A Rohingya Muslim was stoned to death and six others wounded by a mob of Buddhists in the capital of Myanmar’s Rakhine state, authorities said Wednesday, the latest flare-up in a region seething with religious tension, reports AFP from Yangon.

The western state is a hotbed of sectarian unrest, with frequent bouts of communal violence between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, a persecuted minority.

The worst bloodshed in 2012 left hundreds dead and forced over 100,000 people—largely Rohingya—into squalid displacement camps where they have languished for years, many facing severe restrictions on their movements.

Little has been done to reconcile the two communities, with tensions skyrocketing since October in the wake of violence between Rohingya militants and the army.

 

Rohingya man killed in Myanmar

A Rohingya Muslim was stoned to death and six others wounded by a mob of Buddhists in the capital of Myanmars Rakhine state, authorities said Wednesday, the latest flare-up in a region seething with religious tension, reports AFP from Yangon. The western state is a hotbed of sectarian unrest, with frequent bouts of communal violence between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, a persecuted minority. The worst bloodshed in 2012 left hundreds dead and forced over 100,000 peoplelargely Rohingyainto squalid displacement camps where they have languished for years, many facing severe restrictions on their movements. Little has been done to reconcile the two communities, with tensions skyrocketing since October in the wake of violence between Rohingya militants and the army.