The Rohingya’s vanishing homeland

In the heart of Rakhine State, the land tells a story that the world no longer wants to hear. Where once stood thriving Rohingya villages — homes, mosques, schools and rice paddies — there are now military barracks and security compounds. The Myanmar military has not only destroyed the evidence of its crimes, it has physically overwritten the memory of a people. A UN-backed report released last month revealed that the junta has razed scores of Rohingya villages and built fortified outposts on their remains.