Arakan News Updates (in Sittway and Maung Daw)

September 7, 2013

Immigration Resumes Population Census in Sittway

1) On 6^th September 2013, immigration department in Sittway resumed population census on Rohingyas in Aung Mingalar Quarter, Sittway (Akyab). A few details that the authority inquired from house to house were name of the head of the household and family numbers (i.e. numbers of males and females). However, they didn’t ask anything about name of the race nor did they fill up the blank regarding that. But people are worried whether authority will fill up as “Bengali” by themselves.(A source on the ground reported)

Atrocities by the Authority Continue in Maung Daw

2) Hlun Htein (Security Force) at the station by the Pandaw Pyin (Lal Boinna) Bridge, Southern Maung Daw, severely beat Salimullah S/o Abdul Hoque (22) from the village of Nurullah of Bagguna village tract at 4PM on 5^th September 2013. He is a shopkeepr and was on his way to the downtwon of Maung Daw to buy shop supplies. Then, the security force looted the money (Kyat 75,000) he had in him. (Report by MYARF)

3) At around 10AM on 5^th September 2013, Rahmat Ullah S/o Kabir (age 15) from Hajja Fara (Labbawza) was arrested and inhumanely tortured by the Security Force from the Pyin Phyu Station (evacuated by the abolished NaSaKa), northern Maung Daw. Later, he was released after the extortion of Kyat 80,000.

The accusation against the said Rohingya victim was that he found out a lost notebook of the security force. In actual fact, he didn’t find out anything but was working at his shop.(Report by MYARF)

4) At 1:30PM on 6^th September 2013, a gang of brutal Rakhine Police severely beat up Hafez Ishaaq S/o Abu Siddik (Age 32) from the village of Myo Thu Gyi (Khainda Fara) for no reason. He was on his way to his shop and it was at in front of the United Guest House in Maung Daw where he got beaten by the gang. After that, he was taken to the Police Custody. Nothing has been heard of him since then.

Every day, Rohingyas in Maung Daw are facing similar tragedies in the hands of the inhumane authority. (Report by MYARF)

Amnesty International's T. Kumar to Speak at the Islamic Society of North America's Convention

Amnesty International's T. Kumar to Speak at the Islamic Society of North America's Convention Advocacy Director T. Kumar to Speak on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (Burma) Contact: Carolyn Lang, clang@aiusa.org, 202-675-8759 /EINPresswire.com/ (Washington, D.C.) -- Amnesty International Advocacy Director T. Kumar will address the Islamic Society of North America's 49th Annual Convention "One Nation Under God: Striving for the Common Good," in regards to the minority community of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (Burma) on Saturday, September 1, at 11:30 am at the Washington DC Convention Center.

Iran Ready to Dispatch Medical Teams to Myanmar

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of the Basij Organization of Iran's Medical Society Mohammad Rayeeszadeh voiced the society's readiness to dispatch medics, nurses and relief and rescue forces to help Myanmar's Muslims who are under the daily attacks of the majority in the Southeast Asian country. "The Basij (volunteer) organization of the Medical Society is prepared to dispatch emergency teams of physicians, nurses and rescue workers to Myanmar," Rayeeszadeh told FNA on Saturday.

2,600 tonnes of aid delivered to Myanmar Muslims

Khalifa Foundation has distributed urgent aid totalling 5,200 tonnes Gulf News March 04, 2013 Burma: The Khalifa Bin Zayed Humanitarian Foundation (KZHF) has distributed another 2,600 tonnes of food aid to Myanmar Muslims, completing its third and last phase of the urgent aid totalling 5,200 tonnes of relief items among 850,000 beneficiaries. As per directives of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the assistance was purchased from the local markets of Myanmar in cooperation and coordination with the Embassy of Kuwait to be shipped by sea to “Rakhine (Arakan)” for distribution among the affectees there.

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