Rohingyas issue sets off alarm bells
Arakan News Agency Alarmed by the large number of Rohingya Muslims in possession of Aadhaar cards in Jammu, the Home Ministry held a high level meeting on Monday to discuss ways to send them back. Many Rohingyas were able to acquire the cards since Aadhaar is only a proof of identity and not citizenship. A […]
Myanmar is pushing Rohingya to controversial citizenship cards
Arakan News Agency Arakan news agency correspondent reported that government authorities in Arakan state have imposed arbitrary measures in the towns and cities of Rohingya in Arakan state to force Rohingya Muslims to receive ID cards (NVC). He explained that these measures were to provide food and nourishment, to the government forces on a daily […]
Duterte meets Suu Kyi, donates aid for Rohingyas
Arakan News Agency Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday met Myanmars de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and donated $300,000 for the Muslim minority Rohingya community, which has been the victim of an escalation of violence that has left dozens dead and thousands displaced. The closed-door meeting between Duterte and Suu Kyi took place […]
Rohingya group urges EU support for Myanmar probe
Arakan News Agency A group representing Rohingya in Europe has called on the European Union to support a UN investigation into “Myanmar’s Crimes against Rohingya.” The European Rohingya Council, or ERC, said in a statement it was “deeply shocked and extremely concerned” about the EU’s decision not to support the UN investigation. It was reported […]
Obama-era human rights envoy says U.N. must investigate Myanmar
Arakan News Agency The U.N. Human Rights Council must set up a commission of inquiry into Myanmar’s human rights record, as it has done for North Korea and Eritrea, and not spare its leader because of her iconic status, a former U.S. human rights envoy said on Monday. Keith Harper, who served as U.S. President […]
Have Burma Army Operations in Northern Arakan State Really Ended?
Arakan News Agency After Burma’s newly appointed National Security Advisor, U Thaung Tun, told diplomats last week that the Burma Army had ceased four months of “clearance operations” in northern Arakan State, the situation in Maungdaw Township is back to normal, according to local people. Abdu Raman of Maungdaw said Muslim residents of the town […]
The Human Rights Council should adopt a strong resolution on the human rights situation in Myanmar
Arakan News Agency Excellency, We write on behalf of Human Rights Watch to urge you to support a strong item 4 resolution on the human rights situation in Myanmar at the upcoming 34th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, renewing the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, engaging with the reform benchmarks requested of […]
Myanmar Rohingya Not Returning, Despite Halt in Crackdown
Arakan News Agency Many Rohingya Muslims who fled alleged killings and other rights abuses during a Myanmar military crackdown in northern Arakan state say they are not willing to return to their homes, despite last week’s announcement that the military operation in the region has ended. Quoting Myanmar’s national security adviser, Thaung Tun, a statement […]
3 Dead bodies of Rohingya Muslims found in western Myanmar
Arakan News Agency According to state media in Myanmar on Monday, three dead bodies of Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State were discovered. The residents of the Badagarr village in Maungdaw, found three death bodies buried. For its part, the police identified the victims as: Mohammed Shafiq, and Sultan Ahmed, and Mohammed Ciobaing, those disappeared on […]
Bangladesh-Myanmar joint move can resolve Rohingya issue
Arakan News Agency The Myanmar’s Advisory Commission on Arakan State, known as Kofi Annan Commission, has said the Rohingya crisis can be resolved through cooperation and cordiality between Bangladesh and Myanmar. Three members –Myanmar National Human Rights Commission Chairman U Win Mra, Core Member and Founder of Religions for Peace in Myanmar U Aye Lwin […]
Human rights groups urge Myanmar to investigate murder of prominent Muslim lawyer Ko Ni
Arakan News Agency Human rights body Amnesty International and a think tank have asked Myanmar authorities to investigate the killing of prominent Muslim legal adviser Ko Ni, who was murdered outside Yangon International Airport on Sunday (29 January). Calling for a “thorough, independent and impartial investigation”, Amnesty International said in a statement on Sunday that […]
Joint Statement on the assassination of U Ko Ni
Arakan News Agency Joint ARU-AIPAD -ARYA-BRANA- ERC Statement on the assassination of U Ko Ni We, the following signatories, strongly condemn the tragic assassination of U Ko Ni, an expert in constitutional law and a legal advisor for Myanmar’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), outside Yangon airport today (29th Jan 2017). U Ko Ni […]
NLD legal adviser, leading Muslim lawyer U Ko Ni assassinated at Yangon airport
Arakan News Agency A taxi driver was also reportedly shot and killed, according to AFP. U Ko Ni was returning from Indonesia where he was part of a delegation attending a senior leadership meeting in Jakarta. He was waiting at the taxi station at the airport at around 4:30pm when he was shot in the […]