The Stateless Rohingya Blog

The Rohingya booth at the Dubai international aid conference, where representatives at the event hope to spread the word among international aid donors about the cause of the Rohingya. Christopher Pike / The National  The National March 27, 2013 DUBAI // A group of Rohingya have travelled to the UAE to highlight their people's plight to international aid organisations. The Rohingyaare a Muslim minority from the predominantly Buddhist Myanmar. Twelve of their people set up a stand at the 10th Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development (Dihad) conference and exhibition. "Our mission is to empower the Rohingyas so they can communicate directly with international NGOs," said Amjad Romman, general coordinator of Bader Gateway, a Saudi Arabian charity that arranged the group's visit. "The Dihad conference is a unique opportunity to get all these NGOs under one umbrella. This is the Rohingyas' chance to present the

A mass protest near the Myanmar embassy in Kuala Lumpur demanded an immediate end to violence against the Muslim minority in Myanmar, which continues to claim lives and displace thousands.  World Bulletin/News Desk A mass protest of approximately 2,000 was held near the Myanmar embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, demanding an immediate end to violence against the Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state, formerly known as Arakan. The protestors included Muslims from Burma consisting of various ethnic backgrounds such as the Rohingyas and Kamans from the Rakhine State, Pathy, Chulia, Surti, among others. During the protests, protesters held posters demanding the end of violence against religious groups and Islamophobic hate speech and discriminations, and urging the establishment of peace and stability in the country, according to  Mayupress. Protestors shouted “we need peace and harmony in Burma,” “We need justice,” “Save our innocent lives and properties” and other

A soldier patrols through a neighbourhood that was burnt during recent violence in Sittwe on June 14, 2012. © 2012 Reuters Human Rights Watch March 26, 2013 Fears of Long-Term Segregation of Displaced Population (Bangkok) – The Burmese government is systematically restricting humanitarian aid and imposing discriminatory policies on Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State. The government should permit unfettered access to humanitarian agencies to provide assistance to Muslim populations, end segregated areas, and put forward a plan for those displaced to return to their homes.  “Burmese government restrictions on aid to Rohingya Muslims are creating a humanitarian crisis that will become a disaster when the rainy season arrives,” said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “Instead of addressing the problem, Burma’s leaders seem intent on keeping the Rohingya segregated in camps rather than planning for them to return to their homes.”  An ethnic A