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The silent suffering of Myanmar's Rohingya

Hosted by Warren Olney Sep. 22, 2017 National

Former supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi, the elected leader of Myanmar, are demanding that she give up her Nobel Peace Prize. She's been silent about vicious atrocities committed by the military in her Buddhist-majority country. We get the background of a humanitarian crisis that's not as simple as it looks.

Photo: Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech to the nation over Rakhine and Rohingya situation, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar September 19, 2017. (Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)

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Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Devan Schwartz, Evan George, Luke Vander Ploeg