The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Maungdaw, Arakan State:   Maungdaw concerned authorities are holding a so-called arrest warrant to harass Rohingya community, according to a village administration officer from Maungdaw. “The so-called arrest warrant was declared at the meeting of Maungdaw district administration office with Rohingya village admins officers  and Rohingya elders on last week.”

Maungdaw, Arakan State:  Nasaka (Burma’s border security force) personnel, military and police are continuing arrest and harass the Rohingya Muslims in Maungdaw, said a local elder on condition of anonymity. “Many Rohingyas were arrested over the allegation that they were involved in the recent communal violence which was happened in June 8.”

Rohingya sit in a tractor loaded with bags of donated rice outside a temporary relief camp on the outskirts of Sittwe in June. Photo: AFP Since May this year, Myanmar has witnessed an escalation in the simmering tension between two groups of people in Rakhine State. The violence between the Rakhine (also known as Arakan) and Rohingya (also known as Bengali) has led to the death of at least 88 people and displacement of thousands of others. Unofficial reports, however, put the number of deaths in the hundreds.

Illustration: Sun Ying   Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar's National League for Democracy, is visiting the US now but her trip has come under domestic criticism as she failed to speak up for nearly 800,000 Rohingya Muslims living in the country.   Since May of this year, Myanmar has witnessed an escalation of simmering tensions between two different groups of people in Rakhine state. The violence between the Rakhines (Arakans) and Rohingyas has led to the deaths of 88 people, as of August 22, and the displacement of thousands of others. Unofficial reports, however, put the death toll in the hundreds.

Rohingya refugees' living conditions in Bangladesh are “grim” and the best solution would be eventual repatriation to Burma, according to a US delegation tasked with assessing conditions in the areas. A Rohingya child lives in harsh conditions at the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp,  Teknaf, Cox’s bazar. Photo: Mizzima Speaking for the first time after being given rare access to Rakhine State and Rohingya refugee centers in Bangladesh, US delegation leaders said a long-term solution to the the Rohingyas' plight is for the tens of thousands of refugees living in Bangladesh to eventually return to Burma.

Buthidaung, Arakan State:   A Rohingya dead body – laydown in the paddy field of Maung Gyi Taung village – was found in Buthidaung by Rohingya villagers on September 22, said a local villager from Buthidaung. The dead body was identified as— Mohammed Siddik (45), son of Mozaffar, hailed from Maung Gri Taung of Buthidaung north, about four miles away from the Town.