The human rights group says attacks on Rohingya Muslim are continuing, despite Aung San Suu Kyi’s claims to the contraryAmnesty International has said new satellite images and videos from Myanmar’s strife-torn Rakhine state show smoke rising from Rohingya Muslim villages, contradicting Aung San Suu Kyi’s claims that military operations there have ended. The latest violence in Myanmar has sent an estimated 429,000 Rohingya refugees fleeing to Bangladesh in less than a month. “Rohingya homes and villages continue to burn, before, during and after their inhabitants take flight in terror. The west wanted Aung San Suu Kyi to be a saint. Murphy said the US welcomed Aung San Suu Kyi’s decision to speak publicly about the problem this week.

Source: The Guardian September 23, 2017 03:45 UTC