Evidence suggests Myanmar pits the majority Buddhist religious group against minority Muslims for political gain. Communal clashes and anti-Muslim attacks by Buddhist mobs have torn apart communities across Myanmar over the past three years. It began in the western Rakhine state in 2012, before spreading to Meiktila in the country’s “golden” heartland, and from there through Oakkan into Lashio – a
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