Update information of Maungdaw Township on July 15, 2012

Two Rakhines with arms arrest in Maungdaw

On July 14, at about 5:30 pm, two Rakhine villagers namely U Maung Soe Tha and U Soe from Oo Daung (Rakhine) village with guns pretending to be army robbed Rohingya villages of Maungdaw south and raped Rohingya women. However, they were arrested by the Nasaka personnel from Sector No. 8 of Maungdaw Township, said a villager.
“Rohingya villagers are demoralized by the persecutions of police, Hluntin (riot police), army and Sarapa (Military Intelligence) since June 8. Meanwhile, some of the Rakhine goons taking this advantage, they ( Rakhine goons) went to Rohingya villages and robbed the goods and raped women by pretending as army. Where did they get guns and uniforms?”

Rohingya admit hospital for beating in Maungdaw

Beside, a Rohingya named Iqubal from Myoma Khayoungdan village, was beaten by Rakhine who is now admit at the hospital (Maungdaw) today, according to a villager from Myoma Khayoungdan village.

Maungdaw township administration office force Rohingya to open their shops

Maungdaw Township administration officer forced Rohingya traders to open their shops in Maungdaw, today but Rakhine youths were trying to attack and loot the goods, according to a trader from Maungdaw. “We are aware for our security while we open the shops, the officer will take our security or not.”

Missing

On July 12, a Rohingya man named Mohamed (35), hailed from Zeebon Chang, under the Nasaka areaNo. 4 was missing when he went to his betel farm near a Rakhine village. Rohingya villagers believe that he was killed by the Rakhine villagers. The dead body was not found so far.

Seizing family lists in Maungdaw

On July 5, a group of Nasaka from Nasaka camp No.12 of the Nasaka area No. 5 went to the Pawet Chaung village of Maungdaw Township and seized family lists of some villagers without finding any fault. The victims are: Nur Alam (50), son of Dudu Meah, Abu Siddique (48), son of Ali Hussain, Ayub (35), son of Abdu Suban, Ali Ahmed (40), son of Mohamed Amin, Abdu Sattar (48), son of Dildar Hussain, Abu Kalam (47), son of Abdu Khalek, Sodu (49), son of Abdu Fatta, Amir Hussain (30), son of Mohamed Hussain and Saydul Islam (29), son of Mohamed Hussain.

The Nasaka asked the victims to pay Kyat 200,000 per family list to be returned, said another villager on condition of anonymity.

How the villagers tolerate the harassments of— Nasaka, police, Hluntin, army, Sarapa and local Rakhine goons—. The authorities are totally destroying the economics of the Rohingya community by imposing state of emergency only for Rohingya community, not for Rakhine community. The authorities encourage the Rakhine community to attack the Rohingya community

World community believes that the recent violence is occurred between Rakhines and Rohingyas, but actually, the violence is created by the present quasi-civilian government to divert the minds of the people for political benefit.

Source By KPN

Amnesty International's T. Kumar to Speak at the Islamic Society of North America's Convention

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American Buddhists Promote 969 Movement With Website

Irrawaddy News: July 9, 2013 A group of American Buddhists has launched an English-language website promoting the 969 movement, in response to negative media surrounding the ultra-nationalist Buddhist campaign in Burma. The website aims to dispel “myths” about the movement, with a letter from nationalist monk Wirathu to a Time magazine reporter whose article about 969 was banned in Burma. “We’re not officially endorsed by Ven Wirathu at this time but will send a delegation to his monastery soon,” a spokesperson for the site said via email, adding that the group would create a nonprofit to coordinate “969 activities worldwide in response to religious oppression.”

Rohingya Activist Nominated for Human Rights Award

PHR congratulates Zaw Min Htut, a Burmese Rohingya activist, on his nomination for the 2011 US State Department Human Rights Defenders Award . Zaw Min Htut has been working for Rohingyas’ rights through the Burmese Rohingya Association of Japan since he fled Burma in 1998. Prior to that he was a student activist in Burma, and was detained for his participation in protests in 1996. In Japan, Zaw Min Htut has organized protests at the Burmese embassy and has written books on the history of Rohingya.

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