STORY OF THE DAY • May 02, 2017 • 5 min read
Rampant nationalism in Myanmar leaves Rohingya without allies
By
Sean Gleeson
• May 02, 2017
Animosity toward the Muslim Rohingya minority runs deep in Myanmar, even infecting local NGOs that claim to oppose human rights abuses
A Myanmar man shouts slogans as he takes part in a protest in front of the City Hall in Yangon, Myanmar, 04 December 2016. A group of about one hundred people led by Buddhist monks condemned Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and demanded him not to pressure the Myanmar government over the Rohingya issue. Photo: EPA/Lynn Bo Bo