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Security forces harass female while entering Maungdaw

Maungdaw,Arakan State:  The security forces – Police, Hluntin and Burma border securityforce (Nasaka) – are harassing Rohingya females while they areentering Maungdaw, according to a security officer fromMaungdaw. “The security forces charged the Rohingya females tocheck their body while they are entering to Maungdaw. The malesecurity personnel are checking the body of Rohingya females.”

Iran to Send 30 Tons of Humanitarian Aid to Myanmar's Rohingyas

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will send a 30-ton cargo of humanitarian aid, including foodstuff and other basic needs, to Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims tonight, an IRCS official announced on Saturday. "A total of 30 tons foodstuff, including biscuits, milk, date, and canned food will be sent to help the people of Myanmar," Head of IRCS's Relief and Rescue Organization Mahmoud Mozaffar told FNA on Saturday. 

3000 Bangladeshi Rakhines settle in Maungdaw south

Maungdaw, Arakan State:  3000 Bangladeshi Rakhines were settled in Natala villages in Maungdaw south since end of the December, said a village administration officer. “The Maungdaw officials brought the Rakhines people who recently enter to Burma from Bangladesh, to the Natala villages along the Maungdaw- Alaythankyaw road.”