Rohingya persecution similar to genocide by Nazis: US interfaith group
Arakan News Agency A visiting US interfaith group on Wednesday said that persecution and murders of Rohingyas was similar to genocide committed by Nazis in Europe. At a press conference in Dhaka, they urged the world community to play role in establishing a safe zone for Rohingyas in Arakan State of Myanmar with protection of […]
UN: Ethnic cleansing continues against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
Arakan News Agency The process of “ethnic cleansing” continues against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar more than six months after an army campaign led to the flight of nearly 700,000 people to Bangladesh, a senior UN human rights official said on Tuesday. “Ethnic cleansing of Myanmar’s Rohingya continues,” said Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Mr. […]
The toll of 6 months of the tragedy of the Rohingya: 700 thousand refugees and about 7 thousand dead
Arakan News Agency Sunday marks the 6-month anniversary of the start of the Rohingya refugee crisis, the worst since the Vietnam War. Some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled a violent campaign led by Myanmar’s Buddhist majority army since August 25. Refugees now live in camps in neighboring Bangladesh. The United Nations and international organizations have […]
Myanmar rejects EU call for independent investigation into Rohingya issue
Arakan News Agency In response to an EU parliamentary delegation’s demand for an independent investigation into alleged suppression of Muslim minorities in northern Arakan State, the Myanmar government has said it does not believe any foreign investigation would be independent and fair. “Myanmar has cooperated with Yanghee Lee (the UN special rapporteur on human rights […]
Myanmar allocates $ 15 million to the Rohingya blockade
Arakan News Agency The Myanmar authorities have allocated $ 15 million to build a border wall with Bangladesh, near Arakan province, a stronghold of the Rohingya Muslims west of the country, in a move to impose a further siege on the Rohingya. The Myanmar parliament approved Friday a budget of $ 15 million to build […]
Myanmar still not safe for 688,000 Rohingya in Bangladesh to return: U.N. refugee chief
Arakan News Agency Myanmar has failed to put in place conditions for the safe return of 688,000 Rohingya refugees who fled an army crackdown six months ago, the U.N. refugee chief said Monday. The refugees are sheltering in makeshift camps in Bangladesh despite an agreement reached between Myanmar and Bangladesh allowing for their return to […]
Vatican thanks Bangladesh for welcoming Myanmar’s Rohingya
Arakan News Agency The Vatican says Pope Francis and his deputies thanked Bangladesh for welcoming Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar and expressed hope for a “just and lasting solution to their ordeal” during a meeting with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina met with Francis in the Apostolic Palace on Monday and then with the […]
Rohingya in Myanmar’s largest city describe a sense of rising persecution and hatred
Arakan News Agency For four straight days last month, Rahim Muddinn watched, amazed, as Myanmar’s state-run newspapers published special supplements showing Rohingya Muslims accused of being terrorists — nearly 250 photos each day. For the 41-year-old Rohingya man, it was a surreal moment. He was born and raised in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city and far […]
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 […]
Massacre in Myanmar
Arakan News Agency On Sept. 2, Buddhist villagers and Myanmar troops killed 10 Rohingya men in Myanmar’s restive Arakan state. Reuters uncovered the massacre and has pieced together how it unfolded. During the reporting of this article, two Reuters journalists were arrested by Myanmar police. Bound together, the 10 Rohingya Muslim captives watched their Buddhist […]
Almost 4400 Rohingya Killed in Myanmar Since Oct. 2016, Camp Leaders Say
Arakan News Agency The data was collected by Rohingya leaders going door to door in refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh, according to people who took part in the effort and who shared the list with BenarNews, an RFA-affiliated online news service. “It’s been reported 400 people were murdered in Gu Dar Pyin village, but I […]
Myanmar blames Bangladesh for delayed Rohingya return
Arakan News Agency Myanmar blamed Bangladesh on Tuesday (Jan 23) for delays to a huge repatriation programme for Rohingya refugees, as the deadline passed for starting the return of the Muslim minority to strife-torn Arakan state. Nearly 690,000 Rohingya escaped to Bangladesh after a brutal Myanmar army crackdown began last August, while a further 100,000 […]
Myanmar Has ‘Clear Goal’ of Eliminating Rohingya People in Country – Activist
Arakan News Agency Sputnik has spoken with Kyaw Win of the Burma Human Rights Network to get his view on the ongoing Rohingya crisis, with thousands of refugees fleeing from Myanmar to Bangladesh. Sputnik: Will the deal to return the Rohingya to Myanmar actually work? Kyaw Win: There must be accountability every time there is genocide; the […]