The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Buthidaung, Arakan State:  Three Rohingya Muslims were killed in torture by the concerned authorities in Buthidaung jail on the first week of October 2012, said a local trader from Buthidaung on condition of anonymity. “ They were arrested from Maungdaw south by the Burma’s security force during the communal violence earlier.”

Maungdaw, Arakan State:   Army arrested villagers in Maungdaw Township recently without finding any fault. It is arbitrary arrest against the Rohingya people, said a close relative of the victims preferring not to be named. “ The arrestees are identified as Noor Ahmed (45), son of Zabor Muluk, Mohamed Hussain (36), son of Du Du Meah , Kalu (55), son of Meah Hussain, and Shuna Meah    ( 33),  son of Abdu Zalil. They all belong to Theray Kondan village of Maungdaw south.”

Akyab, Arakan State:  Buddhist monks (Rakhine and some Burman) demonstrated in Mandalay and Akyab (Sittwe), the capital of Arakan State today in the morning because of OIC office to be established in Akyab, said a local elder from Akyab. “The Rakhine community does not want to establish OIC office in Akyab. They want to establish OIC office in Naypyidaw or Rangoon. The Rakhine community fear of OIC’s present in Sittwe because it represents 57 Muslim countries. In future, it will do something in Arakan state in favor of Rohingya community. “

Rohingya activists have alleged that Myanmar's Buddhist protesters have launched fresh attacks on Muslims in retaliation to last week's attacks by Muslims on Buddhist temples and houses in Bangladesh.  Nurul Islam, a Rohingya activist in Bangladesh, told DW that a number of Myanmar Buddhists took out a protest rally on Sunday against the attacks on Buddhist temples and houses in Bangladesh. He alleged that the protesters attacked a 400-year-old mosque and burnt hundreds of copies of the Muslim holy book, the Koran, and other religious texts.

Maungdaw, Arakan State:  Dr. Tun Aung was transferred to Sittwe prison and his trial is still continuing for the remaining charges, said a relative of the victim. Dr. Tun Aung is a 65-year-old medical doctor who is also a chairman of the Islamic Religious Affairs Council of Maungdaw,Burma. He was arrested and accused of fuelling the communal riots in his hometown: Maungdaw, Rakhine State. He was sentenced to 3 years in prison and also charged with six other different counts including under the Myanmar Wireless Telegraphs Act for having a mobile phone with a SIM card from Bangladesh.

DHAKA, 12 October 2012 (IRIN) - Activists warn of further restrictions on Rohingya refugees in southeastern Bangladesh following recent communal violence. “Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh will likely face more restrictions on their movement or arrests and push-backs,” Chris Lewa, director of the Arakan Project, an advocacy organization for the Rohingya, told IRIN on 12 October.