The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Protecting the rights of Muslim minority a test for Myanmar The Rohingya people of South Asian descent are facing anuncertain future, living with a troubled past in Myanmar. A recent outbreak of sectarian violence has left the Muslim community in a precarious situation in this predominantly Buddhist state — with the military-backed government failing torecognise the Rohingya as one of the country’s 130 ethnic minorities.

Government troops, ethnic  Rakhine  Buddhists go on a rampage, reports  Asia Sentinel Burmese authorities have resumed a brutal crackdown on  Rohingya  minorities throughout Arakhan province, according to terrified sources in the villages who contacted  Asia Sentinel , saying they are burning homes, beating women and children and  arresting Rohingya  males as the majority ethnic Rakhine go on arampage, destroying and confiscating  property .

Rohingya   women  and children hide in a house at Shah Pari’s Island in Teknaf on June 15, 2012. (PHOTO: Reuters) Burmese authorities have resumed a brutal crackdown on Rohingya minorities throughout Arakan State, according to terrified sources in the villages who contacted  Asia Sentinel , saying they are burning homes, beating women and children and arresting Rohingya males as the majority ethnic Arakanese go on a rampage, destroying and confiscating property.

#RememberRohingya   was the tweet that was retweeted in its hundreds over the last few days as RestlessBeings continue to push the Rohingya campaign as far and wide as possible. The community is described as the world's most persecuted and oppressed; the UN refers to them as the Roma or Palestinians of East Asia. With recent waves of hatred from Burmese bloggers who brand them "dogs, thieves, terrorists" and "black monsters", which is the results of years and years of some of the worst human rights abuses, the Rohingya are a community whose struggles have truly gone unnoticed and uncovered by the mainstream media and international community... until now.