Sunday explainer: who are the Rohingya, and why are they being persecuted?

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated May 24 2015 - 1:24am, first published 12:15am
Migrants sit on the deck of their boat as they wait to be rescued by Acehnese fishermen on the sea off East Aceh, Indonesia.
Migrants sit on the deck of their boat as they wait to be rescued by Acehnese fishermen on the sea off East Aceh, Indonesia.

Who are Rohingya?

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