The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Maungdaw, Arakan State: The Nasaka Commander of Nasaka area No. 6, with the collaboration of Ayas, son of Dil Mohamed, hailed from Paun Zaar village of Maungdaw Township and Shah Alam, son of Issaque, hailed from Labbor Zaar village arbitrary arrested many villagers from Labor Zaar village since the sectarian violence backed by concerned authorities that occurred in northern Arakan on June 8, according to a local elder from the locality who did not mention his name.

                                 Muslims' daily life in Yangon, Myanmar (illustration) Last Friday, six volunteers of Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) had a chance to visit the refugee camp in Kaung Dok Ja of Sittwe, Rakhine, the center of the conflict between ethnic Rohingya and Buddhist Rakhine, as reported by  Muhammad Hafil  from  Republika . 

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Nasaka (Burma’s border security force) personnel arrest and harass the Rohingya Muslims in Maungdaw south constantly without any obstacles. Many Rohingyas were arrested over the allegation that they were involved in the recent communal violence occurred which was happened on June 8, said a local elder on condition of anonymity.

Teknaf, Bangladesh:  Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 27-Rohingya from the different points of border on September 2, said a local from Teknaf. “Twenty seven Rohingyas were arrested in different raided by BGB from the border points named Naitaung Para, Jadimura, Noapara and Nilla under Teknaf police station.”

Maung Daw, Arakan ,Monday, 3rd September 2012, 2:30 AM ,At 4:00 AM on Sunday, 2nd September 2012, a two-star-ranking top police officer called Than Tin was arrested by Myanmar government. The police officer has been in forefront in arresting and torturing innocent Rohingyas and arbitrary extortion of money. He was found in the Sky View Guesthouse with some arrested Rohingyas and caught with the money extorted from them. 

Burma’s President Thein Sein (L) shakes hands with Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen during the Asean Summit 2012 in Phnom Penh on April 2. (PHOTO: Reuters) After Burma rejected the Asean chair’s call for an urgent meeting on Rohingya while it granted access to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and UN agencies, other Asean colleagues were left befuddled—trying to understand Naypyidaw’s attitude towards them.

Maungdaw Arakan State: Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) recently extorted money from villagers of Maungdaw north by threatening the villages to arrest by implicating them —- receiving guests, holding mobile sets and involving in June 8 incident which was occurred at Maungdaw Town, said a local businessman who denied to be named.