Myanmar

Photographer Tommy Trenchard shares stories from Rohingya refugees who have run for their lives.

In August, a Rohingya militant group attacked Myanmar security forces, leading to retribution. Since then, hundreds of thousands have fled to Bangladesh. Some believe the militants went too far.

More than half the 400,000 refugees who have fled to Bangladesh are children. That presents a daunting challenge to aid workers.

The Myanmar leader has garnered international opprobrium for her handling of what the United Nations and watchdog groups say appears to be a genocide against the country's Muslim minority.

Operations against the Rohingya look like a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing," the U.N. human rights chief says. But Myanmar's civilian leader, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, denies the allegations.

Observers expect that number to grow. Myanmar's crackdown on the Muslim minority has prompted outrage around the world, including ire directed at its civilian leader, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Since a militant attack last week, the military has cracked down on the mostly Muslim minority, whom Myanmar doesn't consider citizens. More than 27,000 people have fled for Bangladesh.

The plane reportedly lost contact about 30 minutes after it took off from the coastal town of Myeik, bound for Yangon. It was carrying more than 100 people.

We interviewed Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and asked about their hopes for the future. We were shaken by their answers.