The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Ahlul Bayt News Agency: April 9, 2013 Expressing solidarity with the victims, an Indian Muslim leader Tuesday urged the UN to play a pivotal role in stopping the violence against Rohingya Muslims in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Dr. Zafrul Islam Khan, President of All India Muslim Majlis Mushawwarat (AIMMM) said: “The root of the problem is the racist attitude of the government of Myanmar that does not recognize them as its own citizen. As the result, the atrocities committed on Rohingya Muslims seems planned, and organized. The involvement of Myanamr government in widespread bloodshed and destruction could not be ruled out”. Noting that the Myanmar government has systematically persecuted the Rohingya Muslims for years, stripping them of their basic rights and subjecting them to poverty and oppression, the AIMMM leader urged the UN to intervene immediately and pressurize the Myanmarese government to stop the persecution of the Rohingya minor

Facing a long stay: Detainees at an immigration detention centre in Belawan, North Sumatra. Photo: AP Jakarta Post: April, 9, 2013 A number of Rohingya refugees currently living in the Pasar III temporary shelter on Jl.Jamin Ginting, Medan, North Sumatra, have asked the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to immediately resettle them in a third country. M.Habib, 43, one of Rohingya refugees in Medan, said on Monday that he had never made a problem out of which third country they would be resettled to. This issue would fully depend on the UNHCR’s policy because it was the only institution that had been dealing with issues concerning the Rohingya refugees so far, he added. “The most important thing for us is how we can find a way to not live in the temporary shelter anymore,” said Habib as quoted by Antara news agency. He said the Rohingya refugees in Medan had been living in the city’s temporary shelter for about two to four years. “It’s very