The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Maunegdaw, Arakan State: Today, three Rohingya Muslims were arrested and detained again by the Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) at Maungdaw township over the allegation that they went to Bangladesh, said a local elder. The arrested have been identified as Mohamed Shafi (21), son of Habi Rahaman, Azizullah (23), son of Abul Kalam and Habib Ullah (25), son of Abu Taher. They all belong to Soung Hodar Bill village of Kyandaung village tract of Maungdaw township.

Reviled in Myanmar and unwanted in Bangladesh, where does one of the world's most persecuted minorities really belong? Children in the Rohingya refugee camps have to battle malnutrition, diarrhoea, malaria and other diseases [Lianain Films] The Rohingya are a stateless people described by the UN as one of the world's most persecuted minorities. They are reviled in Myanmar, the country many Rohingya call home, and unwelcome in neighbouring Bangladesh, where tens of thousands live in refugee camps. And now they could be facing their worst crisis yet. Violent ethnic clashes in Myanmar's Rakhine state have led to calls for their expulsion from the country. Boatloads of Rohingya refugees have been denied entry into Bangladesh. Those already there live on the fringes of society, undocumented and at risk of exploitation. Connect With 101 East

Maungdaw Arakan State:  A Rohingya youth was killed by the Burma border security force (Nasaka) of Kawar Bill Nasaka Headquarters yesterday night, according to a relative of the victim. “The victim was identified as Mohamed Alam (35), son of Shofi Rahaman, hailed from Tharat Oo village of Maungdaw north. He was arrested by the Nasaka of  Kular bill Nasaka  personnel of Nasaka area No.6 of Maungdaw Township on September 15, from his house over the allegation that he was involved in the recent riot between Rakhine and Rohingya community.”

Working: Khadiza Begum, an ethnic Rohingya refugee from Myanmar, smiles while working at a Uniqlo store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district earlier this year. Begum was awarded an internship under a partnership between Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing Co. and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. She was later offered a part-time job while continuing her studies. TAKUMA IMAMURA Internship deal with UNHCR helps raise clothing store's global profile By  MASAMI ITO Staff writer It was a dream come true for refugee Khadiza Begum when she landed an internship with Fast Retailing Co last fall. She learned the inner workings of a major corporation and was soon given a part-time job at one of the firm's Uniqlo stores in Tokyo. An ethnic Rohingya, Begum's life is finally beginning to come together after living her whole life in fear of being sent to Myanmar, where she would be persecuted.

People shout slogans in support of the Rohingya Muslims in Burma during a demonstration outside the United Nations’ offices in Sanaa, Yemen on Aug. 13, 2012. (PHOTO: Reuters) The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) has appealed to world leaders at the UN General Assembly to put pressure on Burma’s President Thein Sein following his proposal that third countries accept Rohingya refugees. The Burmese president is currently in New York attending the UN General Assembly. Ahead of a meeting between Thein Sein and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, the US announced it was lifting further sanctions on Burma due to the progress of reform under its new government.

Maungdaw, Arakan State: The authority – Burma’s border security force (Nasaka)- arrested  more Rohingyas to extort money  in Maungdaw with false allegation and so called arrest warrant , according to a family member of the victim. “Nasaka arrested a Rohingya youth of Maungdaw Township on September 24, over allegation that he was holding a Bangladeshi mobile set and demanded Kyat 500,000 to be released.”

PORT KLANG (Sept 26, 2012): A ship carrying 500 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Rohingya refugees set sail for Myanmar yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, in flagging off the Sinar Bima commercial vessel at Northport, said the humanitarian mission was a responsibility for Malaysia as a neighbour to Myanmar and Asean member.

Maungdaw, Arakan State:  An officer of Burma’s border security force (Nasaka), area No.7 called village admins of Maungdaw south and held a meeting and asked them to give money for building a security camp, on September 24,, said a village elder on condition of anonymity. “The officer called all village admins of Maungdaw south from each village yesterday at about 9:00 am under the Nasala area No. 7 and told in the meeting that he wanted to build a security camp at Buhamu Para.”

Shaikh Abdullah at a meeting with Myanmarese Foreign Minister Wunna Muang Lwinon on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York. —Wam UAE Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has held meetings with Singaporean Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam, Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Muliana Natalegawa Panamanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Roberto Henriquez and Myanmarese Foreign Minister Wunna Muang Lwin on the sidelines of the 67th United Nations General Assembly session in New York.