On the Rohingya's Trail of Tears

The Sittwe area, where the Rohingyas live in Myanmar, was tightly guarded by the police and the military. Dyah Prabandari's guideas well as her information-providerhad to smart-talk his way past the heavy security to enter the village where Prabandari's source lived.

Being a guide and source of information to Prabandari was by no means an easy job for 20-year-old Sadak Husain. The Rakhine state police had come to Sadak's home at Dapaing, a suburb of Sittwe, the night before, inquiring about the identity of his foreign guest and the purpose of her visit. Sadak had to endure 20 minutes of agonizing questioning before the security people left him alone.

March 8, 2016