‘Moral duty to stand up’: Rohingya activists join in solidarity with Palestinians

ARAB NEWS
SHEHAB SUMON
November 08, 2023

Collage of photos of Rohingya from Bangladesh to Ireland showing solidarity this week with Palestinians amid Israel’s deadly military campaign in Gaza. (Korim Ullah)

• In 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh following brutal Myanmar military crackdown
• Suffering of Palestinians ‘surpasses the injustice we have faced,’ Rohingya activist says

DHAKA: Rohingya activists are expressing solidarity with Palestine as they drew parallels on Wednesday between their plight in Myanmar and Israel’s deadly onslaught in Gaza, which has killed over 10,000 Palestinian civilians in a month.