The government first banned burials of those who died from Covid-19 in April over concerns — which experts said were baseless — by influential Buddhist monks that the practice could contaminate groundwater and spread the virus.
Rohingya Muslims have been discarded by the international community and are at high risk for contracting Covid-19 in crowded living spaces.
In what appears to be a reprisal for Easter Sunday attackers by Daesh-linked bombers, mobs are moving through towns in Sri Lanka, ransacking mosques burning Qurans and attacking shops.
The use of rape by Myanmar's armed forces has been sweeping and methodical, although the military has denied its soldiers raped any Rohingya women. Now, the babies conceived during those assaults have been born.
Violent attacks against Muslims have been on the rise since 2012. Hardline Sinhalese Buddhist groups are widely believed to be responsible and social media has also played a role.
After taking refuge in north India's Jammu City five years ago, the Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are now facing death threats – and the possibility of another displacement – from the politicians and groups linked to the ruling government.
Myanmar's Muslims have been increasingly targeted as Islamaphobia has increased in the country and the ban is a bid to curb these religious tensions.
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya were relocated to shelter camps as Buddhist extremists tore through their villages five years ago. Amid the fragile peace many of these villagers are back in hope of starting their lives anew.
After decades of military rule, new civilian-led government is in power in Myanmar. What will it mean for country's Muslim Rohingya population? TRT World's Duncan Crawford travelled to Rakhine State to find out.
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