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Violence continues in Arakan state: "UN's interventi​on is seemingly not effective"

By NDPHR(exile), "UN's intervention is seemingly not effective" The government authorities do not installed Law and Order for Rakhine people who are continuously doing crimes. A few Rakhines those arrested from Sittwe, Kyauktaw and Maungdaw were also released after days. Beside, police authority are arresting Rohingya elders and youths from every village of Sittwe, Maungdaw, Rathedaung and Kyauktaw townships and framing them with false charges.

UN, MSF Staffers Detained in Arakan

Security forces in Sittwe, Arakan State, go from door to door following clashes between Buddhist Arakanese and Muslim Rohingyas earlier in June. (PHOTO: Reuters) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Burma is negotiating the release of its local employees who have been detained by security forces in Arakan State.