Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh is densely populated with refugees, housing over a million Rohingya, a Muslim minority from Rakhine state in Myanmar who fled the violence in their homeland in 2017 following massacres by the Myanmar military, who have been accused of genocide by the United Nations.

Since then, these refugees are facing an escalating threat as militant groups are coaxing or coercing Rohingya men to return and fight for the very military that they fled from. For instance, Jaker, whose name has been changed for his safety, recounts being abducted at gunpoint and taken to the Myanmar military, where he faced the traumatic effect of the situation and the loss of many fellow Rohingya conscripts.

An aerial perspective of the refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar reveals the scale of the settlement where living conditions are harsh, with limited access to basic necessities and limited opportunities for education and employment. The situation in Cox’s Bazar is grave due to poverty, ongoing violence, and the deteriorating civil war situation that these refugees escaped from. appeal=full

Source: https://news.sky.com/story/rohingya-refugees-in-bangladesh-being-forced-to-fight-for-same-military-accused-of-genocide-against-their-people-13321945