The Stateless Rohingya Blog

BANGKOK, 29 October 2012 (IRIN) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has called on Bangladesh to open its borders to Rohingyas fleeing sectarian violence in Myanmar. “UNHCR continues to consider that until public order and security are restored for all communities in [Myanmar’s] Rakhine State, states should not forcibly return to Myanmar persons originating from Rakhine State,” Pia Paguio, senior protection officer and officer-in-

Press Release                                                                                                October 28, 2012  Free Rohingya Campaign strongly requests immediate international security, human rights and humanitarian intervention in Rakhine State in regards to allegations of national military involvement and failure of national military to prevent or protect Rakhine State Muslims from the current surge in violence. Furthermore, 50-100 boats full of Muslims escaping mid-

SITTWE, Myanmar, Oct 28, 2012 (AFP) - Homeless people fled to packed camps or clustered near their charred houses in western Myanmar on Sunday, amid ongoing unrest that the UN said displaced 26,500 from mainly Muslim communities.   Dozens have died and whole neighbourhoods have been razed in clashes that began last week between Buddhists and Muslims in Rakhine state, putting further strain on relief efforts in the region. The United Nations, which has warned that the bloodshed could imperil Myanmar's reforms,

Two mosques in Myanmar’s Karen state were attacked by bombs last night. A bomb exploded at Yay-nan-si-kone Mosque in Kawkareik Township. A local source told M-Media, “Just after midnight, there was a bomb blast at Yay-nan-si-kone Mosque. There were two bombs but only one exploded. The bomb exploded between the mosque and the fence. Another bomb was at the mosque entrance but it didn’t explode. The military has confiscated it”.

Where is Suu Kyi's famous 'moral authority' as Muslim Rohingya homes are razed to the ground? BY  EDWARD LOXTON   LAST UPDATED AT 07:33 ON MON 29 OCT 20 CHIANG MAI - The iconic international image of Burma's charismatic opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is rapidly losing its lustre as she maintains her silence on the continuing violence in her country's westernmost Rakhine State.

                                     OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Photo: OIC The 57-nation Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has condemned the newest attacks on Muslim Rohingyas in Burma as reports arrived that an entire Rohingya section in Kyauk Phyu – up to 811 homes – was burned to the ground. OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said in a statement that the violence during a period marking the end of Ramadan, the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca, “is deplorable and a blatant violation of human rights.”

Heart-Broken news received from the ground of Arkan State on 28-10-2012 [at Amsterdam Time 04 pm] by BRCNL MEDIA  On a Phone conversation with a Rohingya resident, U Saw Pay from Kyauk Phyu who is currently residing in one of the camps in Sittwe told that while they (21 boats loaded with full of Rohingyas where pregnant women, aged disabled women and men, children and babies ) were trying to escape from the massacre by Rakhines, Lontin(Riot Police) and police forces, 14 boats out of 21 could approach to the shore of Sittwe after 2 days journey by sea with the help of Turkish NGOs who convinced local authorities (military) in Sittwe to give protection to the people. Other 7 boats were taken away by Myanmar Navy. It is unknown where these seven boat people of Rohingyas said by U Saw Pay.