UN denies accusations of ‘failing’ Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency Secretary-General Antonio Guterres ‘has full confidence’ in Resident Coordinator in Myanmar, UN says The United Nations has denied allegations that the global body’s resident coordinator in Myanmar had a role in the ethnic cleansing carried out against the Rohingya Muslim community. “The United Nations strongly disagrees with allegations against the UN Resident […]
South Africa: Hundreds protest against massacres against Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Hundreds of people marched in South Africa last week in support of the Palestinian cause and condemned the massacres of Rohingya Muslims in Arakan province by the Myanmar army and Buddhist militias, the Anadolu correspondent said. According to the reporter, about 700 people marched in Johannesburg (northeast) to support Palestine and the […]
UNHCR Chief Meets With Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Camp
Arakan News Agency The head of the UN refugee agency said on Saturday he was shocked by the “terrible violence” inflicted on Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar, and said their suffering would last far longer than the time it took to satisfy their basic needs. More than 420,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh since August […]
The Myanmar army ignores thousands of Rohingya refugees and calls on displaced people to return to their villages
Arakan News Agency The Myanmar army chief called on those displaced by the violence in Arakan to return to their homes and rebuild their villages without addressing the 422,000 Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh to escape military operations by their army. In an address to Arakan on his first visit to the region since […]
Myanmar summons military trainees from Britain
Arakan News Agency Myanmar recalled military trainees sent to Britain after London suspended its training program for Myanmar soldiers following a wave of mass violence against Rohingya Muslims. Myanmar said the army would not send any trainees to Britain, including pre-agreed trainees. The British training program for Myanmar soldiers, which began in 2015, focused on […]
Pakistan supports any initiative aimed at supporting Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency Pakistani Prime Minister Shahed Khakan Abbasi expressed deep concern about the situation of Rohingya Muslims facing ethnic cleansing and forced displacement in Arakan province of Myanmar. He stressed Pakistan’s readiness to support any initiative taken by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to support the Rohingya Muslims. Made the remarks at a […]
HRW: Myanmar army destroyed 214 villages in Arakan
Arakan News Agency Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that the “ethnic cleansing campaign” launched by Myanmar’s army led to the total destruction of 214 Rohingya villages and tens of thousands of homes. The rights group published photographs which they said were taken last Saturday via satellites of areas devastated by Myanmar’s army and extremist […]
The Myanmar leader rejects suggestions for a “soft” stance with the army
Arakan News Agency Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected that she is taking a “soft” position with her country’s army, which the United Nations has accused of ethnic cleansing and said its relationship with military commanders is normal and aimed at establishing national reconciliation.On Tuesday, Suu Kyi denounced human rights abuses in Arakan […]
China calls for understanding of Myanmar’s need to kill Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Myanmar government’s efforts to maintain social stability in its country must be understood despite the army’s massacre of Rohingya Muslims. More than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar fled to Bangladesh after a military operation of the security forces. UN officials described Myanmar’s strategy towards Rohingya […]
Rohingya Muslims Are Being Wiped off Myanmar’s Map
Arakan News Agency For generations, Rohingya Muslims have called Myanmar home. Now, in what appears to be a systematic purge, the minority ethnic group is being wiped off the map. After a series of attacks by Muslim militants last month, security forces and allied mobs retaliated by burning down thousands of Rohingya homes in the […]
The Council of Palestinian Scholars in Lebanon denounced the persecution of the Rohingya
Arakan News Agency The Council of Palestinian Scholars in Lebanon denounced the ethnic cleansing, the genocide and the heinous massacres against the Muslims in Myanmar in a statement by the speaker of the Council, Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Al-Mo’ad, which affected children, women, men and the elderly. He asked about the role of the Organization of […]
India and China have an agreement with Myanmar
Arakan News Agency India and China have supported counter-terrorism operations by the Myanmar authorities in Arakan, which have caused the fleeing of more than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims to neighboring countries. Of course, this support ensures that the United Nations does not impose sanctions on it. Since the start of operations in Arakan three weeks ago, […]
The most powerful in Myanmar: Known as the “only person” capable of resolving the Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency Myanmar’s army chief, General Min Aung Hlaing, said the Muslim minority of Rohingya issue and had no roots in his country and called on his compatriots to confront the “issue” and face accusations against his army of systematic cleansing. “They demand recognition of them as Rohingya, a community that has never been […]