緬甸難民

緬甸難民

The Rohingya people are a Muslim minority group residing in the Rakhine state, formerly¹  known as Arakan亞拉干(緬甸濱孟加拉灣之一區).The Rohingya people (羅興雅民族) are considered “stateless² entities³, as the Myanmar government has been refusing to recognize them as one of the ethnic⁴ groups of the country. For this reason, the Rohingya people lack legal protection from the Government of Myanmar, are regarded as mere refugees from Bangladesh(孟加拉), and face strong hostility⁵ in the country—often described as one of the most persecuted⁶ people on earth. To escape the dire situation in Myanmar, the Rohingya try to illegally enter Southeast Asian states, begging for humanitarian support from potential host countries.

On 1 May 2015, about 32 shallow graves were discovered on a remote and rugged mountain in Thailand, at a so-called "waiting area" for the illegal migrants before they are snuck⁷ through the border into Malaysia. A Bangladeshi migrant was found alive in the grave and was later treated at a local hospital as told to Thai news agencies. On 22 May 2015, however, the Myanmar navy rescued 208 migrants at sea, and upon inspection, confirmed themselves as having come from Bangladesh. Protests by nationalists erupted in the capital, calling for the international community to stop blaming Myanmar for the Rohingya crisis.
On 24 May 2015, Malaysian police discovered 139 suspected graves in a series of abandoned camps used by human traffickers⁸ on the border with Thailand where Rohingya Muslims fleeing Burma(緬甸的舊稱) were believed to have been held.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Rohingya_refugee_crisis




1.formerly (adv) 從前；以前
2.stateless (adj) 無國籍的
3.entity (n) 實體
4.ethnic (n)(adj) 民族；種族的
5.hostility (n) 敵意；惡意
6.persecuted (v) 迫害；困擾
7.sneak (n) 潛行
8.trafficker (n) 貿易商；毒販