PHOTOS: Intimate Pictures Capture The Pain Of The Rohingya
Photographer Tommy Trenchard shares stories from Rohingya refugees who have run for their lives.
Sometimes you can see the smoke of Myanmar's burning villages from across the border in Bangladesh.
For Muslim Rohingya who have fled their predominantly Buddhist country, it's a reminder of the violent crackdowns they faced. Since late August, half a million Rohingya have escaped Myanmar and crossed into Bangladesh.
Myanmarese militia burned their homes down. They've tortured and killed men. Raped women. It's part of a campaign of oppression that this population, often described as "the world's most persecuted minority," knows all too well.
