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WATCH: Bodies of the Rohingya wash up from the Naf River (GRAPHIC CONTENT)

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Naf River, Bangladesh — Bodies turn up all the time on the Naf River, the water dividing the Burmese countryside from Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have been fleeing the violence that has been described as “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing” by Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. Fleeing with just their personal belongings and loved ones, that means crossing a treacherous and brutal jungle, and crossing dangerous waters which have caused drowning after drowning—though many of them would rather risk the water than the murder, rape and torture they face in Myanmar/Burma.

Watch the harsh reality of the situation over there:

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  • Susan B

    Heartbreaking. And all over the globe we are seeing such inhumanity.

  • Alan t

    And people think America is fucked up.
    Morons

  • minou

    Thank you for your continued information. Attempted genocide must always be reported.

  • Luke Ryan

    It just keeps going on and I guess people get tired of it. The Rohingya are the target now, but Burma has been in a state of Civil War for a very long time.
    I also have many personal connections inside Burma and several on the Bangladesh/Burma border, which is where I get a lot of information first-hand.

  • minou

    Why is this the only place I’m still reading about this tragedy? The MSM has moved on, while thousands of human lives are destroyed. I just wish I could make a difference.