The Wall Street Journal: Although hope has faded, Rohingyas are searching for the missing
Arakan News Agency The story of the children who lost their parents, one of them or their relatives, and their children, Is the talk of Rohingya in refugee camps. About seven months after the Myanmar army launched its campaign against the villages of Rohingya, about 700,000 people have fled to Bangladesh, and tens of thousands […]
An international call to prevent the recurrence of Rwanda’s tragedy against Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Adama Dieng, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the Prevention of Genocide, called for urgent action to prevent tragedies similar to those in Rwanda in 1994, in particular the right of Rohingya in Myanmar. Last month, Adama Dieng said that crimes amounting to genocide were committed against the […]
Director General of ARU stresses the importance of Rohingya rights with the return of refugees
Arakan News Agency The Director General of Arakan Rohingya Union (ARU), Professor Wakaruddin bin Masihuddin, stressed the importance of restoring the rights of the Rohingya Muslims and returning them to their homes in the state of Arakan and expediting it. He was speaking at a UN meeting in New York last Thursday, during which he […]
The European Rohingya Council calls on the international community to bring justice to the Rohingya Muslims
Arakan News Agency The European Rohingya Council (ERC) called on the international community to bring justice to the Rohingya Muslims in Arakan, Myanmar. The final statement of the conference organized by the European Council of Rohingya in the German city of Frankfurt on Saturday called on the international community to achieve justice in order to […]
When Facebook becomes ‘the beast’: Myanmar activists say social media aids genocide
Arakan News Agency As tens of millions of Americans come to grips with revelations that data from Facebook may have been used to sway the 2016 presidential election, on the other side of the world, rights groups say hatemongers have taken advantage of the social network to widely disseminate inflammatory, anti-Muslim speech in Myanmar. The […]
OIC Foreign Ministers to visit Rohingya camps
Arakan News Agency The Bangladeshi government has planned to arrange a visit to the makeshift Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar district sheltering Rohingyas from Myanmar for the heads of delegations and international organizations who will take part in the upcoming OIC ministerial meeting here in May. The 45th Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the […]
Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees returns must be safe, voluntary and dignified
Arakan News Agency Amnesty International’s Secretary General meets Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Amnesty International called on the government of Bangladesh to uphold its commitment that Rohingya refugees are only returned in conditions that are safe, voluntary and dignified. In a meeting with Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, acknowledged […]
Nikki Haley likely to visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar
Arakan News Agency Nikki Haley, the United States permanent representative to the United Nations, is expected to visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar as part of a delegation of the United Nations Security Council to assess allegations of ethnic cleansing and genocide against minority Rohingya community in Arakan of Myanmar. The UN was working with […]
Myanmar to accept inspections over Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Myanmar says it plans to accept inspections by the United Nations Security Council over Rohingya minority people. The UN estimates that more than 670,000 Rohingya, an ethnic minority in Myanmar, fled to Bangladesh after fighting broke out last year between Rohingya militants and Myanmar security forces in the western state of Rakhine. […]
Myanmar agrees to UN Security Council visit
Arakan News Agency Myanmar has agreed to a visit by the UN Security Council after months of resistance, but it remains unclear whether ambassadors will be allowed to go to Arakan state, the body’s president said on Monday. Nearly 700,000 Rohingya have been driven out of Arakan state and are living in crowded refugee camps in […]
Facebook hate speech exploded in Myanmar during Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency A recent analysis published by The Guardian newspaper said that Facebook blew up hate speech in the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar last year, condemning the social network for creating “chaos” in the country. Evidence of the spike emerged after the platform was accused of playing a key role in the spread of […]
Turkish students organize aid campaign for Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Secondary and high school students from Turkey have raised money to build six houses for rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. A total of 600 students in the Aegean Izmir province organized the aid campaign — initiated by Turkish Deniz Feneri Association — to support Rohingya in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district. The houses would […]
Bob Rae, Canadian special envoy to Myanmar, to release report on Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency Bob Rae, Canada’s special envoy on the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, will release a report outlining what he recommends the government do about the humanitarian and security conflict. In a tweet Monday morning, Rae – who was formerly the premier of Ontario and a Liberal MP – announced he will present his recommendations […]