Apartheid on the Andaman Sea
Arakan News Agency Myanmar treats the Rohingyas as badly as the old South Africa treated blacks. The world should not stay silent THEY have been called the most persecuted minority in the world. The Rohingyas, a Muslim minority in Myanmar, have been driven from their villages; 140,000 of them have been herded into squalid camps. […]
Women trafficking victims are sexually abused all the way
Arakan News Agency Afia (not her real name) was not accompanied by any of her family members, but she showed no signs of jitters. While many in the vessel turned pale in panic due to want of food and water in the perilous sea, the beautiful young girl held her nerves. Everything had apparently been […]
PM Nawaz announces $5 million in food aid for Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved all the recommendations of the Special Committee regarding the plight of Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar including $5 million in food assistance.… A statement by the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that the food will be sent through the World Food Programme (WFP). The prime minister […]
Expel Myanmar from ASEAN over Rohingya: Malaysian ex-PM
Arakan News Agency Says Myanmar shouldn’t be protected by regional bloc if it continues ignoring calls to end persecution of Muslim minority… Former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad said Friday that Myanmar should be expelled from ASEAN over alleged human rights violations against the Muslim Rohingya minority. He told an international conference on Rohingya […]
GCC seeks aid for Rohingyas
Arakan News Agency The GCC foreign ministers, at a meeting in Riyadh yesterday, condemned what they said was a policy of racism and discrimination against Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar and said atrocities being perpetrated on them were a flagrant violation of human rights.… The ministers called on the international community, the UN Security Council and […]
53 Rohingya trafficking suspects to face indictment in Thailand
Arakan News Agency THAILAND — Public prosecutors dealing with the Rohingya trafficking case will be ready to indict all 53 suspects in custody by June 25, deputy Attorney General Somnuek Siangkong said yesterday.… This deadline is based on the scheduled completion of police investigations of the case by June 19. In addition to the 83 […]
SDPI holds march in Delhi to protest oppression of Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency New Delhi: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) on Thursday conducted a rally protesting the ongoing oppression on the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. A memorandum was submitted to the Ambassador of Myanmar and the President of India on the occasion.… Advocate Sharfuddin Ahmed, SDPI vice president, led the protest rally along […]
Thai general suspended in migrant smuggling probe
Arakan News Agency Lt. Gen. Manas Kongpaen accused of being key component in the smuggling of Muslim Rohingya fleeing persecution A Thai general implicated at the heart of a Southeast Asian people trafficking ring has been suspended without pay, an official confirmed Thursday. Army Chief Udomdej Sitabutr told a press conference that Lt. Gen. Manas […]
Thai navy wraps up first round of migrant search operations
Arakan News Agency The Royal Thai Navy concludes its first round of search-and-rescue operations for Rohingya refugees stranded in the Andaman Sea.… The Thai government dispatched seven Navy ships, two airplanes, and two helicopters on May 29 to patrol the sea for migrant boats, in efforts to help thousands of migrants stranded at sea. The […]
Protests in Pakistan over Modi’s remarks, Rohingyas’ genocide
Arakan News Agency Protests were held across Pakistan’s Sindh province to voice anger over what people described as “Indian war hysteria and inhuman brutalities being meted out to the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar”.… Activists of almost all religious parties and a number of political parties took out rallies and staged demonstrations across Sindh on Friday, […]
Australian PM faces heat over allegations navy paid smugglers to turn back
Arakan News Agency An Indonesian official on Friday criticized Australia’s Prime Minister as “unethical” for sidestepping allegations the Australian navy paid the crew of a boat carrying 65 migrants to return to Indonesian waters. Indonesia’s foreign ministry has said it is “very concerned” by a report from police in East Nusa Tenggara province that the […]
Kolkata students protest persecution of Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency The West Bengal chapter of the Students’ Islamic Organisation of India on Friday protested against the persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims and urged the country’s government to protect the lives and properties of the minority group.… In a memorandum submitted to the Myanmar consulate here, a group of students affiliated to the […]
Global Rohingya Center (GRC) implemented relief programs for Rohingya refugees in Indonesia
Arakan News Agency The Global Rohingya Center (GRC) in coordination with some humanitarian and relief organizations in Indonesia for the benefit of Rohingya refugees who remained stranded at sea for several months on rickety boats before the Indonesian government agrees to let them descent in their territory for a temporary period of time. The GRC […]