I'll tell you one thing. Whenever British left, they left it in strategic violence and tension.

Tsunami - t is silent Honest- h is silent Queue -ueue is silent Ethnic cleansing - un is silent

Ethnic cleansing is the most disgusting thing to happen

As a Shan or as a minority in Myanmar, it is just so sad to see that the international only recognizes the case between Rohingyas and the Military. The latter was and is still causing violence in other minority states like Kachin, Kayin and Shan. The Military of Myanmar is the common enemy of both majority (Burmese) and all minorities. They've destroyed many lives and futures for their own good.

"If we can feed 160m people, we can feed 700 thousand refugees" Bangladesh's PM is a pretty dope leader, better than most

Watching some of these people in these comments trying to justify the mass killing of a minority, smh.

Waiting for vox to make a video on uighar Muslim crisis in china or the genocide of Kashmiri pandits.....

again the Brits involved 😦 they’ve been involved in a lot of state disputes (india pakistan, israel-palestine, hk-china) 🤦🏻‍♀️

wonder if this happened in an oil rich land , just how different the response would be from a superpower

"In any school I went to, 50% is a failing grade." 😂😂😂😂 Well said man!

She won the Nobel "Peace" Prize. What an irony!!

Who’s here after Myanmar Military coup?

Nobel peace prize winner.....what a joke

I'm also from Myanmar. My ethnic group is called The Karen People. My family became refugees before I was born. Now I live in Norway.

UN be like "don't do this or I will tell your mom"

What did this woman win a Nobel prize? Her Nobel prize should be revoked.

Genocide is genocide. I can't believe some people are heartless...

Fun fact: Myanmar is one of the 3 countries that still use the Imperial system.

Maybe the rich Muslim countries should try to help/bring them in... oh wait they don't

As a Burmese let me tell you about the other side of the story. The military took control over the country in the name "national stability". During the military rule, they attacked not only the Rohingyas but also some ethics groups like Karen, Shan, and Arakanese. They have oppressed the Burmese citizens that they don't want to know what's beyond their world. The lack of internet access in Rakhine region makes it hard for the Burmese to know about this case. Also the tension between the Burmese and Arakanese causes problems for the Burmese media to go there. Because of that, the news about this has become one-sided. That gives the military an advantage that the current government would be blamed for that because of "the government controls the military" thing. The military doesn't listen to the government and they are still in charge of the country. In fact, the chief of defense staff is a remnant of the former Military Government. He got his position because of "if you want it, then you get it" thing. He can even de facto elect himself for his position. The Burmese government has to rule the country with the military's constitution (2008 constitution). Before 2016, they altered some laws to prevent Aung San Su Kyi from becoming the president. So the government had to ignore the military doings, waiting to reform the military in their second term and having to ignore the criticism regarding this case. TL;Dr: The military is the problem and they are trying to sabotage the government by any means. *Extra info*: It is also claimed/exposed that the Rohingyas are said to be Bengali people brought to the country and given "white cards" and the rights to vote by the military-backed party so that they could cheat in elections (2010 and probably 2015). So, this "ethnical cleansing" could be "getting rid of the evidence" and "an opportunity to sabotage Aung San Su Kyi's government".

How can you be a follower of Buddha when he never condoned violence?

Silent genocide

as an indian, this is also causing problems in my country because they illegally enter india to escape the genocide, and there are lot of rohingya here too

after the holocaust we said “never again”. but again and again this keeps happening.

I’m am a son of a victim of Myanmar’s attacks. Not against these people but another kind called “Shan”. My mother and father had to move further and further from Myanmar because they repeatedly attacked them (and others). My parents became refugees in Thailand after multiple years of fearing for another attack. My older brother took matter into his hands and decided to come to the United States. I am grateful for what I have and hope that you, the person reading this comment, is as well. We all suffer, but some suffer more than others.

Yet another dispute in the world where Brits had some relation in causing it.

If buddhist are holding gun against you , you need to introspect your self.

Actual its a racial conflict not a religious conflict The title gives the wrong informations There are also other muslim ethnic groups that lives peacefully with the burmes majority

It just goes to show: Any religion can become harmful. Even Buddhism. Why can't we all just live here together?

Wow, "More than 50% of the villages are intact." Amazing! I don't know how people manage going to work in the morning, and barely burning down any villages. She is quite the humanitarian. May we all strive to be so compassionate.

I feel so bad for them, i don't know how to express myself. Like Gandhi said, the world is enough for everything one's need, but not for everyone's greed.

Thanks Vox for the clear timetable and explanation of the history. As Myanmar is facing crisis right now, and their leader who kept silent and detained as of the moment while the military in charge is known being against the Rohingyas for so long, the worst is about to come to them. I am hoping for peace and better change for everyone in Myanmar despite their diverse ethnicity.

No matter what skin, religion or language we speak. We are still humans and butchering other humans for no just reason is despicable and shameful.

Man that's brutal! I thought Buddhists were peaceful group Edit: What I meant is I thought Buddhists(including their government) practice non violence very strictly.

It's time to rethink why only one community is a problem across the globe

As a Malaysian, now we know why Myanmar did the Rohingya ethnic cleansing. Its not about religion. I'm Muslims myself and I despise their actions and attitudes.

This is what happens when we get to caught up on the sins of people who have been dead for decades. We need to judge people by who their are and do, not their parents or grandparents.

And Trump is getting pissy because some American football players are silently protesting by kneeling during their anthem.

Now the same people protesting against the same military leaders who killed and dragged these Rohingyas ... Karma

“As a rule, if a crime is committed by one group against another ethnic or religious group, it is nearly impossible for the perpetrator to punish itself.”

Y'all are doing buddhism wrong

"They supported the English colonialists back in the 2nd world war". Where are these colonialists now that they are in a difficult position in 2017-2018? As long as a country is a useful pawn to defend yourself against a common enemy, you are fine with this and now that an ally is in difficulty, where are you United Kingdom? Hell are for those who keep their neutrality in time of moral crisis...

Want to hear a joke? "United" Nations

Aung san is the greatest disappointment to the nobel peace prize!!

Seriously, the western society has dealt with the genocide trouble this way. Systematically or successfully, they hid what's real inside in the history. Colonization. In the same way, Belgium got away from the responsibility for the tragedy of the Eastern Africa in 1994. This video sucks, rarely mentioning the Britain's specific role throughout the colonization.

Thank you, as a fellow ethnic group from Myanmar, I really appreciate the video. The world needs to know more about this issue.

Now we Malaysian know why Burmese does that.

Why the muslim countries are not inviting them

President Aung San Suu Kyi has no power, just a name. The Military rules Myanmar.

Well this comment section will be fun

There’s nothing beautiful and clean about genocide. Edit- sadly, this genocide is still happening a few years after. Inshallah we can see an end to this horror.

All my deep condolences go to the victims of this tragic incident

UPDATE: When we originally released this video in September the number of Rohingya who had fled Myanmar was estimated to be 400,000 - today the UN estimates that number to be 700,000. But there is hope on the horizon, as UN agencies work toward repatriating those who have lost their homes: news.un.org/en/story/2018/06/1011491

Myanmar, a country controlled by the military.. What else did you expect?

Whether the so called abuse / mistreatment amounts to crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing or systematic murder is potentially open to question and evidence. What though cannot be denied is that in Myanmar, these people are not neither given residency status or recognized as an ethnic group. That essentially tells you everything.

I love how Vox does this: "Ethnic Cleansing" Why is it in quotes? Is is not an ethnic cleansing? "UN Reports claimed..." As if the statistics gathering of one of the most well funded intergovernmental agencies could be wrong, and according to the thousands of testimonies by both Rohingya and soldiers could be false.

Why china is not criticised. They are doing same thing with there Muslim. In Any story you can only become strong by wrong mean and brain. Best example is human and animal. Look what did ham did with animal. There is not lots of difference.

"Monks, even if bandits were to carve you up savagely, limb by limb, with a two-handed saw, he who reacts with hate or violence towards them will not be following my teaching. Our minds will remain unaffected, and we shall say no evil words. We will remain compassionate, without hostility and without ill will. We shall show them loving-kindness, as we shall show the whole world loving-kindness." --- The Buddha (MN:21)

can u show me the other side of buddhists why they are doing all of this...??

They (the rohingyas ) are not immigrants. *Actually these ppl are the ethnic native of this region and are part of myanmar bcz of the British* And because that was their land so the government of myanmar has no right to kick them out, they didnt "come to myanmar ", but they were already there. And indeed this is an ethnic conflict not religious one.

There is no such thing as "Buddhist nationalism", its an oxymoron.

I know i'm from myanmar and i want all countries to get along and be happy together

If UN got so problem, then why UN can't solve out the problem, when the country can't do anything

REMEMBER NALANDA?

_"You know any school I went to 50% is a failing grade."_ - Phil Robertson Deputy director, HRW Asia division

*Not* so _silent_ *genocide*

Do a video about hindus massacred by rohingyas in 2017

Irony 1 year later the whole country is burning 🔥

Thank you for talking about this Vox!! Meanwhile the rest of the mainstream media is silent

That's some solid journalism right there. Thanks Vox from Bangladesh.

UN is in Silent mode

What about Pakistan no one taking about wha t they did to Hindu,Sikh, christians

I've waited so long for this

I hate humans . I am an alien

Please make a video about aborginal genocide in Australia

And then when we retaliate they call us terrorists.

While a good video, there is no mention of the fact that Rohingyas formed insurgencies to join Bangladesh when Burma first gained freedom..

Why though? Why do they hate the Rohingya so much? What's the logic behind driving them out?

" No ethnic groups in Myanmar " is the main goal of burmiz army...it's shame for all people who r working for ethnic groups...

They are not myanmar ethnic people they are bangali bangaladesh

I know this is a serious topic but 2:12 DAAAAAAYUUUMMMMMMMM

Make a video over how millions are still in slavery in Arab countries today

Okay....but why getting facts from Al Jazeera dude?

What happened to Ummah? Is that useless?

can't dictatorships find better scapegoats than ethnic groups, like unemployment?

Nobel prize winner??? wtf??

i thought buddhist were peaceful!!!! boy was I wrong !!!!!

And Aung san suu kyi has to pay the price, she can't fully control the military and now the military seized power

Nobody talks about the cruelty against non-muslims in muslim majority countries.

I'm from India and according to some reports 40,000 rohingyas are here in India too. India is doing it's sort of diplomatic work to establish peace again in region and even all the south asian as well as other countries have to interfere to pacify the situation. God bless Rohingyas.

Unfortunately medias don't show how Maldives and Indonesia became Muslim courtiers but times ago they were 100% Buddhist, Hindu countries. Islam is a threat in every country, especially in Buddhist countries. Fortunately Myanmar acted right.

Huge paradox, Buddhism is a religion which preaches peace as a key feature.

Shouldn't the U.N. just intervene? Like they're basically doing nothing! Heck, Bangladesh is doing more!

This goes against everything I've ever seen about buddhism.

At least say it correctly. It’s Rohingya. G as in “game” not J.

What about hindus cleansed in Myanmar ?

Make a video on Kashmiri pandits

Buddha would roll over in his grave if he knew this was happening..

And Bangladesh muslims comes illegally in Assam, india And making problems

Look at this country now , what goes around comes around