The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Secrete killing of Rohingya community is going increased in Maungdaw since beginning of 2013, according to an officer from Maungdaw, who didn’t want to named.   The dead body of Sayed Ullah on the ground “There are more than 13 Rohingyas and one Rakhine were killed by unknown miscreants, but most of Rohingya believed the killing was made by security forces, Natala villagers and case-fire arms group – Rakhine.” The authority also didn’t able to find out or arrest, the killers of innocence people- Rohingyas and Rakhine-and the situation in northern Arakan seen, Rohingyas are sufferer and facing so many harassment but some Rohingyas stand to fight for their rights and some leaves their home land, the officer said. Sayed Ullah (35), son of Mohamed Siddique hailed from Udaung village under Burma border security force (Nasaka) area 8, Maungdaw is a Rohingya – betel leaves farmer – was killed in his betel leaves farm house on March 1 at about 10:00

[ Link to original article right above ] February 26, 2013 by  @mrmatias The Rohingya people are native to Myanmar but of a different ethnic group and therefore considered illegal immigrants. According to the UN they are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Many of them have to flee to neighboring Bangladesh where they live in Ghettos and Refugee Camps. I have always been very interested in refugees, and when I had to renew my visa when I lived in Nepal, I decided to check out the South of Bangladesh and a refugee situation I knew nothing about. Bangladesh is already one of the poorest countries in Asia, and has problems accommodating refuges. Beggar in Chittagong. How I got there:  I took a plane from Kathmandu to Dokha, and then I went by bus to Chittargong, which is the second biggest city in Bangladesh and is famous for its Shipwreckyard. My preferences for a holiday might seem a bit weird in retrospect, but I have always dreamed of goin

124 Rohingya Rescued sailing adrift in Indonesian waters PressTV: March 01, 2013   Sixty-three Rohingya Muslims, including 23 children, fleeing the violence in Myanmar have been found adrift in a wooden boat in western Indonesia, in the second such event this week. Indonesia police said on Friday that the vessel was found by fishermen with no engine while drifting off the eastern coast of Sumatra island near Aceh Province.  "Fishermen found the boat with 63 Rohingya late Thursday afternoon around 160 kilometers (100 miles) from the coastal town of Idi Rayeuk. They then towed the boat to shore," provincial police chief Muhajir said.  "All we know is they are from Myanmar. We don't know where exactly the boat sailed from as they're too tired and hungry to be interviewed and we're having problems communicating," he added.  The Rohingya asylum seekers were sent to an immigration office in the nearby Langsa town, Muhajir said