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Asia Abridged
The 'Horrific' Plight of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims
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The Rohingya Muslims have long been a stateless persecuted minority in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar. But over the past few weeks, their plight has gone from bad to worse as they’ve endured widespread rape and killing, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee the country. In this episode, Debra Eisenman explains how it got to this point.