The Stateless Rohingya Blog

By  AP News Muslim villagers are relocated to secure areas in Sittwe, capital of Rakhine state in western Burma. Pic: AP. The conflict pitting ethnic Rakhine Buddhists against stateless Rohingya Muslims in coastal Rakhine state marks some of the worst sectarian unrest recorded in Burma in years. President Thein Sein has declared an emergency in Rakhine state and warned that the spiraling violence could threaten the democratic reforms tentatively transforming the country after half a century of military rule.

Rohingya Muslims from  Myanmar  living in refugee camps in  Bangladesh  called on Wednesday for democracy champion  Aung San Suu Kyi  to speak up for them and help end their persecution.

Maungdaw Arakan State :    In Arakan State, killing continue, especially Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships after State of Emergency declared by President Thein Sein, said an elder from Arakan who didn’t mention his name.