Video: What do Rohingya refugees think about Myanmar’s election?
Summary
Myanmar's election is happening, but it probably won't change life for over one million Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh. These refugees left Myanmar due to extreme violence, and efforts to help them return have been on hold since a military takeover in 2021.Key Facts
- Over 1 million Rohingya refugees are in Bangladesh.
- They left Myanmar because of what the UN called 'genocidal violence.'
- The military in Myanmar took power in 2021.
- Efforts to help the Rohingya go back to Myanmar have not progressed.
- Myanmar's election is not expected to improve the situation for the refugees.
- The report is from Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury, located in Cox’s Bazar, a major area for Rohingya refugees.
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