Photos: Muslims in a Myanmar town await the end of religious persecution

Muslims in the Kyaukphyu town in the Myanmar's Rakhine state continue to bear the brunt of the inter-communal unrest in 2012 that broke out after allegations spread that a Buddhist woman had been raped by Muslim men. Before the attacks, they held important jobs, but now, the work is exclusively carried out by ethnic Rakhine Buddhists, who have also taken over any still-intact homes of Muslims. Rights groups have pointed out the blatant human rights violations of these Muslims, as they continue to live without proper shelter, education and jobs.