New exhibition highlights harrowing cost of ethnic cleansing in Burma
Arakan News Agency A new photographic exhibition documents the plight of Rohingya refugees fleeing ethnic cleansing in Burma and currently in refugee camps in Bangladesh. A launch event was attended by members of the UK’s Rohingya diaspora community, some of whom met with Government officials in November last year to share their views on the […]
Rohingya people’s plight must be kept alive, says UK PM
Arakan News Agency Theresa May vows to try to ensure Rohingya plight is brought to world attention and people do not forget Britain’s prime minister said on Tuesday that they constantly raise the issue of the oppressed Rohingya at the UN and directly with Myanmar’s government “to constantly raise awareness that this is an issue […]
Egypt and Bangladesh discuss Myanmar issue and how to protect the Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency Egyptian and Bangladeshi officials held a meeting to discuss the Myanmar issue and how to protect the Rohingya Muslims from abuses against them by the Myanmar forces. Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs Ambassador Khaled Tharwat said on Sunday that the Egyptian side was in the first round of political consultations between […]
UN chief hits out at Myanmar army chief over Rohingya comments
Arakan News Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday criticized Myanmar’s army chief after he declared that the Muslim Rohingya had nothing in common with the country’s other ethnic groups. Guterres said he was “shocked” at reports of General U Min Aung Hlaing’s remarks at a military gathering and urged Myanmar’s leaders to “take a […]
Myanmar rejects draft resolution on human rights
Arakan News Agency Myanmar has rejected a draft resolution on the situation of human rights in the country, tabled by the European Union (EU), according to state media. THE draft resolution entitled “Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar” tabled by the European Union (EU) was considered for action on 23 March 2018 during the 37th […]
UN resolution calls on Myanmar to eliminate discrimination against Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency The Human Rights Council adopted a resolution calling on the Government of Myanmar to eliminate institutional and methodological discrimination against the Rohingya Muslims and other religious and ethnic minorities in the country, address the root causes of discrimination, eliminate statelessness and review the 1982 Citizenship Act, which deprived minorities of their civil […]
The United Nations fails to appoint a special envoy to resolve the Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is still seeking a “strong and agreed” envoy to Myanmar for the implementation of a UN General Assembly resolution passed last December, a senior UN official said. The spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, “Stéphane Dujarric,” said during a press conference at the headquarters of the United Nations in […]
NLD Denies Reports of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s Imminent Retirement
Arkan News Agency A spokesman for the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) on Sunday denied reports that State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi would be retiring any time soon. “There are reports that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi would retire. I didn’t say that. I said she would be able to retire soon […]
Japan’s support sought for resolving Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency Bangladesh has sought support of Japan for a peaceful solution to the protracted Rohingya crisis through a safe return of the Rohingyas to Myanmar. The foreign minister appreciated Japanese emergency assistance to support the displaced people of Arakan State of Myanmar who took shelter in Bangladesh. Ali sought the support when the […]
Two Reuters Reporters Have Now Spent 100 Days Behind Bars in Myanmar for Exposing a Massacre
Arakan News Agency Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo would normally spend their days chasing sources and writing stories. But on Wednesday, after a full 100 days in jail, the two Reuters reporters spent their hours in a dusty Myanmar courthouse, where they could face up to 14 years in prison if convicted of possessing […]
Rohingya crisis could pose security risk to region, Najib warns
Arakan News Agency Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has warned his South-east Asian neighbours that the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar could become a serious security threat for the region. About 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar’s troubled Arakan state after the authorities launched a brutal crackdown on insurgents six months ago, which the United […]
How populism turned Myanmar’s ‘democracy’ against Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency At the same time as a democratic system is being revived in Myanmar after half-a-century of military dictatorship, strong challenges have re-emerged. A racist, authoritarian populism is being directed against Muslim minorities, notably the Rohingya, in order to prop up a regime that has no vision. This is threatening not only the […]
OIC: keen to find a solution to the Rohingya issue
Arakan News Agency The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has confirmed its commitment to finding a solution to the issue of Muslim Rohingya and Muslim minorities in the Philippines, Thailand, Central Africa, Sri Lanka and Europe. Dr. Yousuf Al-Othaimeen, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), made the remarks at a meeting of the […]