The Rohingya Crisis: Part Two
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One year after first joining the podcast, international relations scholar Mayesha Alam returns to discuss her latest reporting on the crisis facing the Rohingya community in Myanmar. While global awareness has wained, the United Nations reports that forced displacement and violence against the Rohingya has led to a refugee population of close to one million people. Women and girls are in particular danger of trafficking, even after they reach refugee camps.
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