‘Enough is enough’: Rohingya demand end to violence in Myanmar

Rohingya seeking refuge in Bangladesh hold rallies marking the seventh anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar.

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have held rallies in camps to mark the seventh anniversary of the military crackdown in Myanmar that forced them to flee.

Refugees from children to the elderly waved placards and chanted slogans on Sunday in the camps in Cox’s Bazar, demanding an end to violence and their safe return to Myanmar.

Many also wore ribbons bearing the words “Rohingya Genocide Remembrance”.

“Hope is home” and “We Rohingya are the citizens of Myanmar,” their placards read.

“Enough is enough. Stop violence and attacks on the Rohingya community,” refugee Hafizur Rahman told the Reuters news agency.