The European Union vows for sanctions against those responsible for the persecution of the Rohingya
Arakan News Agency European Union foreign ministers have agreed to prepare sanctions against generals in Myanmar over the persecution of the country’s Rohingya Muslims. In a statement, the EU foreıgn ministers called for “strict measures to impose restrictions on senior officers of the armed forces of Myanmar who are responsible for serious and systematic violations […]
Journalists explain Rohingya refugee crisis
Arakan News Agency The Rohingya, described by the UN as the world’s most persecuted people, have faced heightened fears of attack since dozens were killed in communal violence in 2012. Explaining the situation in Myanmar’s restive Arakan state, Rohingya journalists from all over the world including Germany, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and Myanmar shared their bitter […]
3 Nobel laureates visit Rohingya in Bangladesh
Arakan News Agency Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman has called on Myanmar’s “Nobel Laureate” leader to stop violence against the Rohingya and help them to return to their lands. Three Nobel peace prize winners — Tawakkol Karman from Yemen, Shirin Ebadi from Iran and Mairead Maguire from Northern Ireland — are in Bangladesh to […]
Myanmar says Rohingya repatriation begins in 2 weeks
Arakan News Agency The repatriation of thousands of people, mostly Rohingya Muslims, from Bangladesh will begin in two weeks, said a senior Myanmar government official on Friday. Myanmar has been verifying more than 8,000 people from nearly 1,700 households in a list handed over by the Bangladeshi government earlier in February. “Verification of their residence […]
‘Rohingya blood not cheaper than European blood’
Arakan News Agency Myanmar commits genocide, de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi ignores biggest human catastrophe since Rwanda, says Wajid Khan BRUSSELS It is obvious that what is happening in Rohingya is an ethnic cleansing and Rohingya blood is not cheaper than European blood, said the member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the United […]
‘Everything is gone’: satellite images in Myanmar show dozens of Rohingya villages bulldozed
Arakan News Agency Myanmar’s government is using bulldozers to erase dozens of villages in Arakan state in a vast operation that rights groups say is destroying evidence of mass atrocities against the ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority. Satellite images released by Colorado-based DigitalGlobe on Friday show the empty villages and hamlets completely levelled by authorities in […]
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 […]
Truck Carrying 21 Rohingya Intercepted in Nyaungdon
Arakan News Agency Yangon – A truck carrying 21 Rohingya from camps in Arakan State was intercepted by police at Sarmalauk in Nyaungdon Township in Ayeyawaddy Region yesterday afternoon. According to the initial investigation, the drivers of the six-wheel truck, Tin Tun Aung and Tun Tun Naing, were taking the Rohingya to Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial […]
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 […]
Myanmar policeman who detained Reuters pair ‘did not know arrest procedures’
Arakan News Agency A police officer who said he was part of the team that detained two Reuters reporters in Myanmar in December told a court on Wednesday that he was not familiar with police procedures for recording arrests. Second Lieutenant Myo Ko Ko was the latest prosecution witness to give evidence in proceedings to […]
Bangladesh gives names to begin Rohingya repatriation
Arakan News Agency A Bangladesh Cabinet minister gave a list of 8,032 Rohingya refugees to his Myanmar counterpart on Friday to begin repatriations of the Muslim minority under a November agreement between the two countries. Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said list contained the members of 1,673 Rohingya families. He did not explain how the […]
Hundreds of Rohingya villages destroyed: Report
Arakan News Agency UN says Rohingya refugees threatened in Bangladesh by monsoons A Canadian special envoy to Myanmar who toured Northern Arakan State by helicopter said devastation is widespread, Canadian media reported Thursday. “The level of destruction, which you can see from the air, hundreds of villages which have been completely destroyed,” Bob Rae told […]
Cristiano Ronaldo voices support for Rohingya children
Arakan News Agency Real Madrid’s Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday shared a photo on Twitter to support Rohingya children. “One world where we all love our children. Please help. #Rohingya #Refugee,” he wrote, adding a link to a page by nonprofit Save the Children where people can make online donations to the cause. The […]