"Powerful Moment": Rohingya Go Online To Watch Myanmar Rulers At UN Court

ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ: 

"When Gambia went before the United Nations' top court Tuesday and accused Myanmar of committing genocide against Rohingya Muslims, most Rohingya refugees themselves couldn't watch the opening of the unprecedented hearings. That's because Bangladesh, which has taken in more than 750,000 Rohingya, had shut off Internet service since September in the sprawling and isolated refugee camps that lie along the edge of the tourist hub of Cox's Bazar. Then suddenly around 10 p.m. Tuesday local time, the camps' connection to the outside world returned. There were cheers of gratitude - toward Bangladesh for reconnecting the Internet and toward Gambia for supporting the Rohingya's case on the world stage. But there was also anger and sadness as people caught up on Myanmar's steadfast denial that it had waged a violent campaign against Rohingya that United Nations investigators concluded had "genocidal intent."..."

Creator/author: 

Miriam Berger

ရင်းမြစ်: 

"The Washington Post" (Washington, D.C) via "NDTV" (New Delhi)

Date of Publication: 

2019-12-12

Date of entry: 

2019-12-12

Grouping: 

  • Individual Documents

အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား: 

Countries: 

Myanmar, Gambia, Bangladesh

Language: 

English

Resource Type: 

text and video

Text quality: 

    • Good