Myanmar's anti-junta movement shows viral support for Rohingya

The mostly Muslim Rohingya have for decades been denied citizenship, rights, access to services and freedom of movement. - Reuters

YANGON (AFP): Anti-junta protesters flooded Myanmar's social media with pictures of themselves wearing black on Sunday (JUNE 13) in a show of solidarity with the Rohingya, a minority group that is among the most persecuted in the country.

Since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power in a Feb 1 coup, an anti-junta movement demanding a return to democracy has grown to include fighting for ethnic minority rights.