US Lawmakers: Ethnic Cleansing Taking Place in Myanmar

U.S. lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to declare that ethnic cleansing is taking place against the Rohingya Muslim population in Myanmar – a majority-Buddhist nation also known as Burma, which has seen improved ties with Washington in recent years. As VOA’s Michael Bowman reports, a Senate panel Tuesday demanded U.S. officials take a tougher stand against the brutal oppression and displacement of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya in Myanmar.

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