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 […]
Myanmar journalists protest for release of Reuters reporters
Arakan News Agency Dozens of people and journalists demonstrated on Sunday in Myanmar to protest against the continued imprisonment of the authorities by Reuters journalists during their coverage of events in Myanmar. Protesters carried pictures of journalists demanding their immediate release. Journalists like Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo appeared before a court in Myanmar […]
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 […]
European Parliamentarians: Press Myanmar to Stop Violence and Ethnic Cleansing against the Rohingya
Arakan News Agency On Monday a delegation from the European Parliament will visit Myanmar and Bangladesh to discuss the Rohingya crisis. Commenting on the visit, Dr Anita Schug, Spokesperson of the European Rohingya Council said, “This is a key opportunity for EU officials to see for themselves the dire situation faced by the Rohingya, who […]
Boris Johnson ‘doubts Aung San Suu Kyi grasps Rohingya suffering’
Arakan News Agency UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says he doubts Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi “understands the full horror” of the Rohingya refugee crisis. “I don’t think she’s been up in a helicopter to see what we have seen,” Mr Johnson told the BBC after talks in the capital Nay Pyi […]
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 […]
3 Rohingya children killed as boat capsizes amid continuing exodus
Arakan News Agency The Rohingya exodus to Bangladesh still continues despite an agreement with Myanmar as three Rohingya children drowned when their boat capsized after they fled Myanmar on Thursday, according to Bangladesh-based Dhaka Tribune daily. The boat carrying a total of 54 Rohingya Muslims attempting to reach Bangladesh from Myanmar sank in the Bay […]
UN Migration Agency Begins Massive Shelter Upgrade for Rohingya Refugee Camps as Fears of Monsoon Disaster Grow
Arakan News Agency As fears mount for the safety of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh ahead of the impending monsoon season, IOM, the UN Migration Agency, has launched a major roll out of materials to help 120,000 households in camps and local communities make vital improvements to their shelters. Over 688,000 Rohingya […]
Clinton honors Rohingya activist for her human rights struggle
Arakan News Agency Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has honored a Rohingya activist as a fighter for human rights and women’s rights in her country. At a speech ceremony on Monday when Clinton visited the Georgetown University Institute for Women, Peace and Security, Clinton presented a prize to three women, Nadia Murad, a […]
Eight countries push UN to take up Myanmar Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency Britain, France, the United States and five other countries asked the UN Security Council on Wednesday (Feb 8) 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 […]
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 […]