YANGON, Myanmar — For four straight days last month, Rahim Muddinn watched, amazed, as Myanmar’s state-run newspapers published special supplements showing Rohingya Muslims accused of being terrorists — nearly 250 photos each day. Like most of the other Rohingya who spoke with The Associated Press, he used his Rohingya name because of safety worries. Violence flared again in 2016 and, most dramatically, following the August attacks, when refugees report widespread killing and rape by Myanmar forces. There are non-Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, and they often report rising discrimination, especially those in Rakhine. “Even if we’re the victims,” he said, “the police will see us as the perpetrators because we’re Muslim.”“I feel trapped,” Muddinn said.

Source: National Post February 12, 2018 05:15 UTC