25 August 2017: The Rohingya Exodus

The killings, the villages destroyed, and the exodus that followed, in numbers verified by the UN, MSF, and UNOSAT.

By RFF Infographics|August 9, 2026

The infographic below breaks down what happened to the Rohingya on 25 August 2017 and in the months that followed, the killings, the villages destroyed, and the exodus to Bangladesh, using verified figures from the UN, MSF, UNOSAT, and Human Rights Watch.

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25 August 2017: The Rohingya Exodus

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