UN official: Thousands of Rohingya are now fleeing Myanmar to Bangladesh
Arakan News Agency The United Nations announced on Friday that thousands of Rohingya Muslims are now on their way to escape from Arakan (Arakan province) in western Myanmar, heading to neighboring Bangladesh. “We have no presence on the ground in Arakan, but thousands of Rohingya are on their way now to flee the country to […]
Myanmar army begins investigation into killings of Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency Myanmar’s military has launched an internal probe into the conduct of soldiers during a counteroffensive that has sent more than half a million Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh, many saying they witnessed killings, rape and arson by troops. A committee led by military Lieutenant-General Aye Win has begun an investigation into the […]
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi sets out aid plan to end Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency Aung San Suu Kyi has set out plans for a new humanitarian project to enable Myanmar’s Arakan State to emerge as a peaceful and developed region, which a close adviser said showed her determination to fix the country’s refugee crisis. Suu Kyi said in a televised address on Thursday evening that she […]
Myanmar defies the world: ethnic cleansing against Rohingya is justified in the Constitution
Arakan News Agency In defiance of all humanitarian norms, the Myanmar Army Commander’s Office claimed that ethnic cleansing, killings, rape and burning by soldiers against Rohingya Muslims in Arakan province were justified in the country’s Buddhist majority constitution. The Office claimed that a committee headed by Lt. Gen. A. Wyne launched an internal investigation into […]
Thousands of Rohingya flee from violence and hunger in Myanmar to Bangladesh
Arakan News Agency Thousands of Rohingyas, starved by hunger, destitution and fear, crossed the border early Monday from Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape food shortages and Buddhist attacks described by the United Nations as ethnic cleansing, witnesses said.Refugees fought through deep forests with their children and told Reuters they had walked through waterways that rose […]
Egypt’s Ambassador to Myanmar leaves after discussing the issue of Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency Egyptian Ambassador to the State of Myanmar, Ambassador Khalid Abdulrahman, left Cairo on Monday after visiting Egypt during which he discussed the issue of the Rohingya Muslims and the persecution they face. The sources said that during his visit, he met with senior officials and personalities and reviewed relations between Egypt and […]
Thousands of Rohingya flee from violence and hunger in Myanmar to Bangladesh
Arakan News Agency Thousands of Rohingyas, starved of hunger, destitution and fear, crossed the border early Monday from Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape food shortages and Buddhist attacks described by the United Nations as ethnic cleansing, witnesses said. Refugees fought through deep water with their children and told Reuters they had walked through waterways and […]
Press reports: Myanmar army attacks on Rohingya began before Aug. 25
وكالة أنباء أراكان شنّ جيش ميانمار والمتطرفون البوذيون هجمات قبل 25 أغسطس، خلافًا لما تدّعيه حكومة ميانمار، وفقًا لتقرير إخباري نشرته صحيفة دكا تريبيون البنغلاديشية. ومن خلال مقابلات عديدة مع لاجئي الروهينجا في بنغلاديش، وجدت الصحيفة أن الانتهاكات ضد مسلمي الروهينجا بدأت قبل 25 أغسطس. تجدر الإشارة إلى أن الهجمات على الشرطة في إقليم أراكان […]
Myanmar army prevents crossing of Rohingya to Bangladesh
Arakan News Agency A spokesman for the European Rohingya Council, Anita Shug, said Myanmar army forces are preventing the fleeing Rohingya refugees from crossing River Naf to the Bangladeshi side. Shug told Anadolu that the army prevented the boats, prompting many Rohingyas to descend into the river and try to cross the pool, which led […]
UN pressure on Myanmar to end campaign against Rohingya
Arakan News Agency The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) signed an agreement with the Government of Bangladesh to provide health services to Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar. Jeffrey Feltman, the United Nations Political Affairs Officer, is meeting with the Myanmar authorities to press for an end to the military campaign against Muslims Rohingya in […]
China: The Rohingya issue is a bilateral dispute between Bangladesh and Myanmar
Arakan News Agency The Chinese government has considered the issue of Rohingya Muslims as bilateral differences between Myanmar and Bangladesh, hoping that the two countries will maintain the momentum in the talks and consultation and deal with these differences properly. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chan Ying said in response to Myanmar’s proposal for the […]
Bangladesh rules out fighting Myanmar to resolve Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister, Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali, said on Monday that his country would not resort to “suicide solution”, such as engaging in a war against Myanmar, to resolve the crisis of the Muslim Rohingya minority. Since August 25th, the Myanmar army and Buddhist militias have committed genocide against the Rohingya in […]
Get Myanmar refugees home, not to camps: Ex-UN chief Kofi Annan
Arakan News Agency Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Myanmar on Friday to make sure the half-million Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled in the last two months can go home, and not go to camps. Myanmar’s government needs to “create conditions that will allow the refugees to return with dignity and with a sense […]