The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Rights group says military conducted vicious crackdown on stateless Muslim group in aftermath of sectarian violence. Myanmar security forces have killed, raped or carried out mass arrests of Rohingya Muslims after deadly sectarian riots in the northeast in June, a rights group has said, adding the authorities had done little to prevent the initial unrest.

BROUK has received reliable information that the Burmese authorities have tried to deceive UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Mr Tomas Ojea Quintana during his visit to Arakan  State . This morning BROUK received the following information from the ground: The Maungdaw authorities dressed some Hindu youths as Rohingya religious students with Islamic Molvi dress to meet the delegations where they explained about the situation of Rohingya life, in line with the authorities’ wishes. All the Hindu youths are from Shwezarr village tract, Maungdaw.

Malaysia’s Rohingyas protest violence in Myanmar.  DUBAI: Qatar  Charity  on Tuesday announced the beginning of a relief campaign for the Muslims of Myanmar under the slogan “Burma … Till pain goes away.” CEO of Qatar Charity Yousef Ahmed al-Kuwari said that the campaign aims to “provide emergency relief and humanitarian aid to Rohingya Muslims who face real challenges in their country.”

Rathedaung, Arakan State: over 1180 Rohingyas including womenand children fled from Anuk Pyin Village of Rathedaug Township since June 19, 2012, according to an elder from said village. “It is situated at the eastern bank of Mayu River of Rathedaung Township and has 1000 houses. Before torching this village on June 19, Moghs  from nearby villages gave threatening to the Rohingya villagers to relocate them from the village. But, the Rohingya villagers decided to protect their villages until to death.”

Policemen carry their weapons during fighting between Arakanese and Rohingya communities in Sittwe, Arakan state. (Reuters) The Burmese government could have prevented the recent sectarian violence in Arakan state, which killed at least 78 people and displaced 100,000, but instead stood by and watched abuses perpetrated against both Arakanese and Rohingya communities, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Breaking News Arakan, Burma  Wednesday, August 1, 2012 "Yesterday, Mr. Quintana could not visit Buthidaung. The Army Intelligence ( Sarapa ) trickfully, took him again to Muangdaw South, Charkumba village near Alethengyaw to show Natala village and meet Buddhist Rakhines and Monks instead of real victims. It was because Mr. Quintana planned to visit Buthidaung Jail yesterday to meet the Rohingyas arrested by the security forces during the riot. Shockingly, last night, all the Rohingyas from Buthidaung Jail were shifted to another place and kept them in a Godown. Today, Mr. Quintana again arrived Buthidaung from Akyab. And we are looking forward to more news.

A Rohingya mother and child in front of their makeshift home in an unregistered refugee camp in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar. (Photo: Reuters) BANGKOK — Welcoming the ongoing visit by UN human rights envoy Tomas Ojea Quintana to Burma, US-based Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday that the Naypyidaw government failed to do enough to prevent June mob fighting between Buddhists and Muslims in troubled Arakan State.

By  TasnimNazeer It has been reported that over 20,000 Muslims have been massacred in Myanmar, Burma since June 28th 2012 during clashes in the western region of Rakhine by Buddhist Rakhines.   Thousands of Muslims are being tortured and killed in Burma and despite the call for more media coverage foreign journalists are censored to report on the issue and continue to remain silent. 

Myanmar PresidentTheinSein said the governmentwas only responsiblefor third-generationRohingyaswhosefamilieshadarrivedbefore independence in 1948 and that it was impossible to accept those who had “illegally entered” Myanmar. (Reuters) By REUTERS  BANGKOK Myanmar security forces killed, raped or carried out mass arrests of Rohingya Muslims after deadly sectarian riots in the northeast in June, a rights group said on Wednesday, adding the authorities had done little to prevent the initial unrest.