Is China working behind the scenes to block Rohingya deal?
Arakan News Agency The Irrawaddy, an online Myanmar publication, suggests in a recent article that China may be blocking attempts to sign a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations that would set terms for the repatriation to Myanmar of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees now in Bangladesh. According to The Irrawaddy, Chinese […]
Rohingya crisis reaches ‘unprecedented proportions’: EU
Arakan News Agency The Rohingya crisis has reached “unprecedented proportions” in recent months with hundreds of thousands of people in need of humanitarian assistance, the EU commissioner for humanitarian aid said on Thursday. In a statement released on Thursday, the European Commission said it released €40 million ($47 million) in humanitarian aid for Rohingya in […]
Myanmar and UN announce deal for return of Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Myanmar’s government has announced an agreement with two UN agencies for the return of refugees who fled violence in Arakan state, but Rohingya have expressed concerns that it does not do enough to guarantee their safety. Over 700,000 ethnic Rohingya Muslims have fled to squalid camps in neighbouring Bangladesh since last August, […]
The US State Department focuses on putting the Rohingya in its annual report
Arakan News Agency In an annual report, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo presented a comprehensive presentation of religious freedoms in some 200 countries, focusing on the situation of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, some 750,000 of whom were forced to flee to Bangladesh. ethnic”. Pompeo called for a meeting at the level of foreign ministers, to […]
Paris hosts international conference on the situation of the Rohingya in Myanmar and Bangladesh
Arakan News Agency Paris will host an international conference on Friday to highlight the situation of the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and Bangladesh. “This conference will discuss one of the worst humanitarian crises facing the world at this time, the crisis of Myanmar’s persecution of the Rohingyas,” the French website eventbrite said. The conference aims […]
Ebadi cries out to the world: an independent international tribunal for the rulers of Myanmar
Arakan News Agency Iran’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has called on the international community to try Myanmar’s prime minister and military leaders in an international tribunal on charges of war crimes. Ebadi said in a statement to the Anadolu that the crimes committed against the Muslims of Arakan province in Myanmar, up to […]
Israel & Myanmar to ‘correct’ each other’s history textbooks
Arakan News Agency Israel and Myanmar have entered an Orwellian-like pact to teach the children of Myanmar about the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and xenophobia. The extraordinary deal also allows each state to correct details in the other’s textbooks. The agreement, signed on Monday, outlines how the unexpected partners in education will work together to “develop programs […]
Myanmar Is Intensifying Violence Against Ethnic Minorities, U.S. Says
Arakan News Agency Myanmar’s military campaign to kill or drive away its ethnic minorities is worsening despite a growing international outcry, according to a State Department religious freedom report that was released on Tuesday. Violence against the Rohingya, nearly all of whom are Muslim, in the country’s Arakan state has been likened to ethnic cleansing […]
US for more global action over Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency The United States has indicated more action from the international community over Rohingya issue and other areas of concerns in Myanmar in the coming days. “Secretary Tillerson had announced the finding of ethnic cleansing, and I believe it’s ethnic cleansing of a religious minority that’s taking place,” said Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious […]
Myanmar turns facts into fiction
Arakan News Agency For the past nine months, nearly three-quarters of a million Rohingya have been existing as refugees in camps mostly in the Cox’s Bazaar area of Bangladesh. All have endured nightmare experiences to reach this safe haven — and all face a future that is rife with uncertainty and unpredictability. These are a […]
Interfaith leaders pledge to back Myanmar peace efforts
Arakan News Agency Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon has joined other interfaith leaders in declaring their commitment to peace initiatives in strife-torn Myanmar, a move welcomed by State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi. In an open letter to Myanmar’s people, Cardinal Bo and 17 other members of a high-level delegation from Religions for Peace International and […]
US officials: Our stand with Rohingya is not enough and we need Russian and Chinese support
Arakan News Agency A delegation from the legislative branch of the US Congress met Rohingya refugees in the Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh and discussed with them the background of the Myanmar crisis which prompted them to flee and the process of their return . Arakan News Agency correspondent said the meeting focused on two main […]
Myanmar continues trial of Reuters journalists in Yangon city
Arakan News Agency The Myanmar authorities on Monday continued the trial of Reuters journalists, most notably the journalist Wa Lon and Kyaw Su, who has been in police custody for a year. The testimony of journalists is being held today in Yangon, Myanmar. The most prominent charges involving Reuters journalists are the violation of Myanmar’s […]