Myanmar remains country of ‘grave concern’ in US religious freedom report
Arakan News Agency In its first report since the National League for Democracy took power pledging movement toward greater religious equality, the United States Committee on International Religious Freedom still sees cause for “grave concern” in thecountry’s rights record. The committee’s report, a comprehensive assessment that tracks restrictions on religious freedom and provides recommendations to […]
Myanmar police detained and fined Rohingya pharmacist on fabricated charges
Arakan New Agency Myanmar police arrested a Rohingya pharmacist (agency retains his name) from the Boli Bazaar north of the city of Maungdaw in Arakan State on charges of dealing with the Bengali traders and importing medicines from Bangladesh, ANA correspondent reported, adding that the police forced him to pay a fine amounted to 450 […]
Myanmar police arrested and tortured a Rohingya man in order to blackmail
Arakan New Agency Myanmar police arrested a Rohingya man (the agency retains the name of victim) from Maungdaw northern city of Arakan state on charges of practicing illegal activities, according to the correspondent of the agency. The correspondent reported that police tortured the detainee – who at the age of 37 years – for several […]
2016 Myanmar Genocide Awareness convention was held in Los Angeles
Arakan News Agency Approximately 400 people attended the annual convention since it was created in 2013 as result of ongoing genocide in Myanmar particularly for Rohingya who are facing daily persecutions based on their religion and background. Well know Burmese scholar Dr. Maung Zarni and former Burma’s Member of Parliament U Shwe Maung of Rohingya […]
Hundreds of thousands displaced in Myanmar flooding
Arakan News Agency Outside of central planes, flooding across western Rakhine State – home to Rohingya Muslims – also affected 1000s of people Around 360,000 people have been temporarily displaced in Myanmar as of Tuesday with the low-lying regions of the country continuing to see an increase in water levels. Incessant downpours over the past […]
Myanmar’s authorities continue its harassment against Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Rohingya locals complains from Murau of Southern Maungdaw City that police are subjecting those who pass by in front of its headquarters and force them to give up whatever in their hands or their pockets agency correspondent reported, adding that dozens of bystanders being subjected to daily harassment and provocations in order […]
Two Rohingya villages are under Buddhists siege for two weeks!
Arakan News Agency Buddhist authorities in Myanmar imposed a tight siege on the villages of Rathidaung, in province of Arakan. The Arakan observatory expressed in a tweet that “The villages of Ongnera and Mujadia eastern of Rathidaung are under siege by the Buddhists and the Myanmar authorities, villagers are hungry for more than two weeks […]
US official calls for summoning of a UN emergency meeting to discuss the Rohingya issue
Arakan News Agency The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the US Congress, “Ed Royce,” send a letter to the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ms. Samantha Power urging her to request an emergency meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations to address the humanitarian situation and the human rights […]
Myanmar authorities arrested and tortured eight Rohingyas in arbitrary manner
Arakan News Agency Myanmar authorities arrested eight Rohingya men from the city of Buthidaung and tortured them without any charge the agency correspondent said, adding that the eight were detained three days ago, they were all young, those were between the ages of twenty to forty years old. And they are still languishing under torture. […]
Rohingyas attempts to revive Islamic culture in Arakan State
Arakan News Agency Rohingyas have witnessed in several regions and cities in the state of Arakan, the movement to hold a special lesson in Islamic Sharia laws. Agency correspondent reported that dozens of science students from the youth and the elderly are involved in these lessons, which they received through audio clips registered by Rohingya […]
India’s only school for Rohingya refugee holds out hope for a better life for stateless community
Arakan News Agency Denied citizenship and persecuted in their home country of Myanmar, the Muslim minority group has found some semblance of acceptance in cities like Hyderabad. A diminutive concrete structure on Hyderabad’s rocky fringes is home to the only school for Rohingya refugees in India. Here, from 9 am to 4 pm everyday, 110 […]
Ministry to probe NGO selling ID cards to Rohingya
Arakan News Agency The Home Ministry will investigate the sale of identity cards by a non-governmental organization to Refugees, including those who enter the country illegally. “This (sale of identity cards) is being done without authorized consent or permission,” Deputy Home Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said. “It is illegal for identity documents of any […]
Myanmar’s Ma Ba Tha fades with barely a whimper
Arakan News Agency All it took was Yangon Chief Minister Phyo Min Thein saying ‘We don’t need Ma Ba Tha’ at a meeting in Singapore, and three weeks later ‘the face of Buddhist terror‘ appeared meek and terrified itself. YANGON, BURMA – JUNE 22: A monk from the Alaikyanug Monatery Education Center speaks with one […]