Myanmar Crisis: Rohingya Residents Fleeing for Refuge to be Met with None…

As of 2017, 700,000 Rohingya people crossed the border into Bangladesh (Doctors Without Borders, 2024), and in 2025, this number rose to 1.2 million (Norwegian Refugee Council, 2025). Additionally, 75% are women and children (UNHCR, 2026). This crisis has been persistent for eight years now, marking it as a major issue globally. However, this minority has been facing struggles that go beyond eight years. To understand why Rohingya residents are fleeing in the first place, we first need to understand Myanmar’s history.