Rohingya diaspora online: Mapping the spaces of visibility, resistance and transnational identity on social media

This article examines how the Rohingya diaspora employs social media platforms to reclaim their identity narratives through visibility and resistance in context of genocide subsequent prolonged displacement. Drawing on qualitative interviews with 15 displaced members activists Brisbane, Australia, this demonstrates transnational digital engagements foreground construction diaspora, subsequently identities are negotiated mediated online. The findings show that facilitated development building an ‘imagined community’ resistance, advocacy networks diasporic production. At same time, explores online activism evolved marginal voices emerged cyberspace longing for home(land), justice citizenship rights. study brings unique insights understand from margins shows new allow ethnic minorities marginalised groups construct mediation spaces.