Why the Australian Rohingya community is worried the Myanmar coup will backfire on them

SBS NEWS

BY MASSILIA AILI
16 March 2021

Muslim-majority Rohingya in northern Myanmar have been targeted by Myanmar armed forces and police since 2015. Source: AAP

There are fears that it's only a matter of time before the military junta in Myanmar launch another crackdown against the persecuted Rohingya population.

Random arrests, imprisonment and even torture felt all too common before Khin Win's family left Myanmar for Australia in 2004.

Today, he worries the persecution of the Rohingya population could become even worse.

Following the military coup on 1 February, there have been growing fears amongst the Burmese community both in Myanmar and Australia that persecution against the Rohingya people will escalate.