Rising Buddhist extremism in Myanmar
- 9 years ago
This year in Burma nearly 250 people have died and tens of thousands have been left homeless due to a series of religious conflicts.
It was the rape and murder of a young Buddhist woman in May last year that sparked the deadly chain of events.
Violence escalated as the Muslim minority and Buddhist community attacked each other.
A movement known as the 969 campaign has rapidly spread throughout Myanmar and has been blamed for provoking deadly anti Muslim riots.
As Ali Fowle reports more and more ordinary Buddhists are displaying the movement's logo on cars and shops.
It was the rape and murder of a young Buddhist woman in May last year that sparked the deadly chain of events.
Violence escalated as the Muslim minority and Buddhist community attacked each other.
A movement known as the 969 campaign has rapidly spread throughout Myanmar and has been blamed for provoking deadly anti Muslim riots.
As Ali Fowle reports more and more ordinary Buddhists are displaying the movement's logo on cars and shops.