{
  "id": 2432592,
  "title": "Guilt and isolation: Genocide survivors on adjusting to life in Australia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/guilt-and-isolation-genocide-survivors-on-adjusting-to-life-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T20:59:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-22/rohingya-genocide-community-australia/107058060"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group living in Buddhist Myanmar for centuries, have faced killings, forced evictions, and other atrocities. In 2017, Myanmar's military launched a sustained campaign of violence in northern Rakhine, forcing over 700,000 people to flee to Bangladesh. Saddam Hossain, the president of the Rohingya United Youth Network, was among those who escaped. During the violence, Hossain was shot multiple times while trying to release his cows, and his family fled to a nearby village after three days with no medical treatment. They eventually reached a refugee camp in Bangladesh, where Hossain eventually secured a UN humanitarian visa and moved to Australia. Despite finding a new home, Hossain still suffers from the pain of his injuries and fears for his loved ones still in the Bangladesh camp. Shofika Begum, another Rohingya survivor, also came to Australia on a humanitarian visa after witnessing her sister's murder during the 2017 violence. Both Hossain and Begum are concerned for their remaining family members in the camp and want the Australian community to know about the injustice they have faced. The Rohingya community in Australia is hosting a Genocide Remembrance Day event to raise awareness of their suffering and to preserve their identity.",
  "summary": "The Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic group, have lived in mainly Buddhist Myanmar for centuries, where they have suffered killings, forced evictions and other atrocities.",
  "key_points": [
    "Rohingya Muslim ethnic group faced atrocities in Myanmar.",
    "Saddam Hossain, survivor, suffers from injuries and fears for family in Bangladesh.",
    "Rohingya community in Australia hosts Genocide Remembrance Day event."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}