"Ever since a 1982 law stripped them of citizenship rights,
Rohingyas have been effectively stateless. Despite spotty media coverage from
within Burma, rights groups and Rohingyas themselves have painted a dire
portrait. Rohingyas must request permission to marry (it can take up to five
years to receive approval), they must sign a commitment to not have more than
two children, their livestock is considered state property, they are randomly
asked to cough up money or face arrest, and some are forced into labour
projects. The southeast Asian nation has 135 officially recognized ethnic
groups. The Rohingya is not one of them."
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