U.N. investigators cite Facebook role in Myanmar crisis
Arakan News Agency U.N. human rights experts investigating a possible genocide in Myanmar said on Monday that Facebook had played a role in spreading hate speech there. Facebook had no immediate comment on the criticism on Monday, although in the past the company has said that it was working to remove hate speech in Myanmar […]
‘We’ll fight for you’, say the Nobel laureates to Rohingya women
Arakan News Agency They made the promise after hearing from many Rohingya women about the harrowing tales of torture they had endured in Myanmar. “We are your voice and we will fight for justice for you,” said Nobel Women Initiative’s Media Consultant Veronica Pedrosa, quoting two of the three visiting laureates as saying to the […]
1st child born at Turkish-built hospital for Rohingya
Arakan News Agency First child was born at the Turkish-built field hospital for Rohingya refugees in southeast Bangladesh, according to Turkish Embassy in Dhaka on Wednesday. The embassy announced the arrival of newly-born baby boy via its official Twitter account and posted a photograph of the child and his mother. The post shared on Twitter […]
Eight countries push UN to take up Myanmar Arakan crisis
Arakan News Agency Britain, France, the United States and five other countries asked the UN Security Council on Wednesday to discuss the fate of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees driven from Myanmar, diplomats said. The council will hold a meeting on Tuesday to hear UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi report on the […]
THE ERC’S STATEMENT ON THE INDONESIAN ENVOY TO MYANMAR
Arakan News Agency THE ERC’S STATEMENT ON THE INDONESIAN ENVOY TO MYANMAR On February 9, an envoy led by outgoing Indonesian Ambassador to Myanmar Ito Sumardi visited Taung Pyo Letwea, Nga Khu Ya and Hla Pho Khaung in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar where reception centers were built for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees. He […]
Myanmar minister orders Rohingya to leave no man’s land
Arakan News Agency A Myanmar government minister has told Rohingya refugees living in a makeshift camp on the Bangladesh border they should take up a government offer to return, warning they will face “consequences” if they stay where they are. A video circulated on social media apparently shows Myanmar’s Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Aung […]
UN Security Council meets Wednesday on Rohingya issue
Arakan News Agency UN Security Council will meet on Wednesday (NY time Tuesday) to discuss Rohingya issue and situation in Arakan State, according to a provisional programme of the Security Council. By the time, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has met Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi to talk about Rohingyas and how they can […]
Cardinal of Yangon speaks on Rohingya repatriation
Arakan News Agency The Buddhist majority in Myanmar would not accept the Rohingyas coming back because the Myanmar community has been ‘poisoned by propaganda and hate speech,’ he said. Cardinal Charles Bo, an eminent religious figure hailing from Myanmar, predicts that around 600,000 of the Rohingya Muslim minority will likely not return to their home […]
Myanmar says soldiers, police facing action over village killings
Arakan News Agency Action will be taken against 10 members of Myanmar’s security forces in connection with the killing of captured Rohingya Muslims in Arakan state, a government spokesman said on Sunday, adding it was not related to a Reuters report on the incident. Reuters on Friday published a report laying out events that led […]
Boris Johnson meets Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Arakan News Agency The Foreign Secretary visited Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, where over a million Rohingya Muslim people are living in refugee camps. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has visited Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, where over a million Rohingya Muslim refugees are living in crowded and unsafe refugee camps Over 688,000 people have fled from their […]
U.N. says Reuters report on Myanmar massacre ‘alarming,’ need for investigation
Arakan News Agency The United Nations on Friday described the details of a Reuters investigation into the killing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as “alarming” and said it showed the need for a thorough probe into the violence in the country’s Arakan state. “We’re aware of this latest report, the details of which are very […]
Sweden calls for Security Council meeting on Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Sweden asked the UN Security Council to hold a new session on the situation of the Rohingya Muslims in Arakan. This came in a statement published by the Swedish Foreign Minister, Margot Wallström, through her account on “Facebook” The minister added that Sweden had asked the UN Security Council to hold a […]
US Senators Put Forth Bill For Targeted Sanctions on Myanmar Military Leaders
Arakan News Agency A U.S. Senate committee approved a bill that will make it easier for the Trump administration to impose targeted sanctions and travel restrictions on Myanmar military leaders responsible for committing human rights atrocities against Rohingya Muslims. The bill was approved on Thursday, the same day that a human rights group issued new […]