The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Maungdaw, Arakan State:  Three young cowboys were arrested by army on December 30, while grazing cows on paddy field – After harvesting – nearby their village of Maungdaw south, Arakan State, Burma, according to a close relative of the victims. “The arrested cowboys are identified as—Rashidullah (17), son of Mohamed Nazir, Rafique (16), son of Imam Hussain, hailed from Zaw Metet village and Jubair (20), son of Ahmed Sharif, hailed from Thayaigontan village.”

Teknaf, Bangladesh: Pneumonia, fever, cough, stomach’s pain and diarrhea have recently spread among the refugee children in Bangladesh-Burma border, said a local doctor from Teknaf. The overview of Kutupalong unregistered camp on Bangladesh-Burma border “Many unregistered Rohingya refugee children of Leda (Tal) and Kutuplong makeshift camp have been suffering from various diseases since the end of December 2012.” According to refugees, the effected children are being given basic treatment through INGOs- Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Muslim Aids and etc.

This picture taken on Dec 30, 2012, shows Myanmar Rohingya refugees under the custody of Malaysian security officials on Langkawi island, northern Kedah state. Officials say 73 refugees from Myanmar's Rohingya minority found adrift off a Thai resort island will be repatriated to their homeland. --PHOTO: AFP Source  Mizzima News Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Thai government to immediately halt its plan to deport 73 ethnic Rohingyas back to Burma.  In a statement on Thursday, the New York-based rights group urged the Thai authorities to allow the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) unhindered access to the boatpeople and other migrants from Burma’s restive Rakhine State to determine whether they are seeking asylum and whether they qualify for refugee status.