Minbya Township under fire

Minbya, Arakan State: Over 20 Rohingya houses were burned down into ashes In Minbya Township by Rakhine mobs. At least five villagers were killed and other casualties are immediately known. It does not seem any security forces giving protection to the villagers. The Pike Thay (fishing village) of Minbya was attacked by the Rakhine mobs without any hindrance, said a local elder from Minbya.
“Is it the violence of genocide or apartheid or ethnic cleansing?”

Many World leaders went to Burma and discussed with Burmese leaders regarding the Rohingya community in Arakan. But, there is no effect in Arakan State. So far, Rakhine mobs with the help of security forces are destroying the Rohingya villages and properties, said a school teacher..

“Today, at about 10:30 am, Rakhine mobs again torching the Rohingya village – Pike Myaung and The Yet Oak- in Minbya and killing the Rohingya people. Where is the security force?”

Moreover, in Maybon Township, Rakhine mobs are surrounding the Rohingya villages and trying to torch the villages today, in the morning. At present, there is tense situation, said a local businessman.

Today, in the morning, in Mrauk Oo Township, over 150 houses of Bawli Para( village) were burnt down, said a local village leader.

Besides, in Pauktaw Township, at around 10;00 am, Rakhine mobs are surrounding the Ward No 3 and 4 to torch the houses, said a local trader.

The Rakhine community with the collaboration of Quasi-civilian government of President Thein Sein is trying to uproot the Rohingya community from Arakan soil.

Now, it is clear that no US, UK, EU, OIC and ASEAN will take any measure to move against genocide in Burma against the Rohingya people in Arakan state, according to a leader from Arakan state.
Source KPN:

Comments

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

Amnesty International's T. Kumar to Speak at the Islamic Society of North America's Convention Advocacy Director T. Kumar to Speak on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (Burma) Contact: Carolyn Lang, clang@aiusa.org, 202-675-8759 /EINPresswire.com/ (Washington, D.C.) -- Amnesty International Advocacy Director T. Kumar will address the Islamic Society of North America's 49th Annual Convention "One Nation Under God: Striving for the Common Good," in regards to the minority community of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (Burma) on Saturday, September 1, at 11:30 am at the Washington DC Convention Center.

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.

The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Search This Blog