The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Rohingyas from Myanmar cry after being arrested by Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB) while trying to get into Bangladesh, in Teknaf June 18, 2012.  Credit: Reuters/Andrew Biraj/Files (Reuters) - The European Commission urged Bangladesh on Thursday to let humanitarian groups continue aiding Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar's Rakhine State. Last week Bangladesh ordered three international NGOs to stop operating in the border area. EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva said that she was deeply concerned about the situation of the Rohingyas.

Group calling itself "People's Care for Rohingya" demands an end to violence against Southeast Asia's stateless people. Some of the protesters theatrically rolled around in fake blood and wrote graffiti on the Myanmar embassy walls [EPA] An Indonesian group calling itself "People's Care for Rohingya" has been protesting in front of the Myanmar's embassy in the capital Jakarta against the violence and discrimination suffered by the Muslim Rohingya minority in Myanmar. Thursday's demonstration attracted protesters carrying posters saying "stop violence" and chanting "God is great".

Burmese security forces patrol downtown Sittwe in early June. (Photo: The Irrawaddy) Three more townships in northern Arakan State imposed curfews on Wednesday following fresh clashes earlier this week between Buddhists and Muslims in the strife-torn region, where a total of nine townships are now under lockdown. The curfews—in Kyauktaw, Minbya and Mrauk-Oo townships—are in response to a series of incidents in Kyauktaw on Aug. 5-6 that left property destroyed and an unspecified number of people dead.

By AL ARABIYA WITH AGENCIES  Myanmar’s government considers the estimated 800,000 Rohingya in the country to be foreigners, while many citizens see them as illegal immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh and view them with hostility. (Reuters) Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu left Wednesday to observe the situation in Myanmar, from where he said Turkey was receiving “conflicting information” regarding deadly religious violence.  

Sadiq Khan MP has raised concerns with the Foreign Secretary over the safety and security of Burma’s Muslim Rohingyas community. A report from Human Rights Watch was published on 1st August, and highlights the lack of action by the Burma government to stop escalating sectarian violence between two Burmese minority populations, the Arakan Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims, in June 2012. The sectarian clashes began when an incendiary pamphlet was circulated, claiming that an Arakan woman was raped and killed by three Muslim men.

By  JACEY FORTIN : (Photo: Reuters)  Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya people are on a boat cross the river Naf, from Myanmar into Bangladesh, in Teknaf. The Rohingya people in Bangladesh have been in a desperate predicament for decades. Now, a Bangladeshi decree has exacerbated the situation by barring the operations of three international  human rights  organizations in the country's Cox's Bazaar district. The Rohingya people, who constitute a Muslim minority group in Buddhist Myanmar, have long been victims of discrimination. An eruption of violence in recent months has prompted many to seek refuge in neighboring Muslim Bangladesh, which has been less than welcoming.

Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin stands with his ASEAN counterparts during the opening ceremony of the 45th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting (AMM) at the office of Council of Ministers in Phnom Penh on 9 July 2012. (Reuters) Southeast Asian nations are considering humanitarian assistance for Rohingya facing “pain and suffering” in Burma, the head of the ASEAN regional bloc said Wednesday. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretary general Surin Pitsuwan said the bloc should be “part of solution to the problem” that escalated in June with a bloody clash that displaced around 60,000 people, mostly Rohingya.

Southeast Asian nations are considering humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees facing persecution in Myanmar, the region s bloc said Wednesday. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretary general Surin Pitsuwan said the bloc should be "part of solution to the problem" that escalated in June with a bloody clash that displaced around 60,000 people, mostly Muslim-minority Rohingya.

Source By  Pakistan Observer. There live approximately 800,000 Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, forming 4% of the Burma’s total population. Contrary to this  official  data of Myanmar Government, neutral sources claims that, the total Muslim population is more than double the government estimates. It is worth noting that, Burmese Muslims, commonly known as Rohingya Muslims, settled in this part of the world in 7th and 8th century from Arab. Nevertheless, they had the legal status of Burmese minority until 1970s. In 1982, through constitutional amendment, the Military Junta of the country