The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Radio Australia June 14, 2013 European MPs have jointly condemned the violence against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, and called on the government to do more to protect them. The European Parliament has passed a motion saying it condemns the grave violations of human rights against the Muslim minority in Rakhine state. The motion says it "deplores the failure of the Myanmar government to protect the Rohingyas against organised violence." The Rohingya diaspora has welcomed the motion, but has also called for an international investigation into what they call a 'genocide'. Presenter: Sen Lam Speaker: Nurul Islam, president, Arakan Rohingya National Organisation, London NURUL ISLAM: This is very encouraging and we're very much thankful to the European parliament for adopting this resolution, and we take it as a proper encouragement for the Rohingyah people. LAM: Do you think it might improve the situation for them? NURUL ISLA

Maungdaw, Arakan State:Rohingya villagers from Du Cheradan ( Kilaidaung) village had held U Aung Than, son of U Shwe Lon – a Rakhine -, hailed from Kharay Myin model village in Maungdaw south while a group of Rakhine model villagers came to Rohingya village - Du Cheradan ( Kilaidaung) - to torch the houses, according to a local villager who denied to be named.   On June 10, at about 10:00 pm, U Aung Than accompanied by another 8- Rakhine villager went to the Kilai Daung (Dou Chee Yartan) village to torch the Rohingya houses, but the villagers came to know and chased them, but, U Aung Than was held by the villagers. However, the other Rakhines managed to flee, said the local villager.  After arrest, the Rohingya villagers handed over him to the local Nasaka –Burma border security force- personnel to avoid further problem in the village. The authority said they will call Rohingya villagers next for investigation. But, released him after Rohingya villagers returned to their vil

TheNation  June 14, 2013  The European Union is committing 200,000 euro to provide humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees being detained in Thailand, the EU Delegation to Thailand announced Friday. The help will be directed to  Rohingya  men at detention centres and  Rohingya  women and children at social welfare facilities. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will take charge of the aid, which will provide the  Rohingya  with basic household items, food and health care. The project will be monitored by the EU's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO), which maintains a regional office in Bangkok. The funding decision was made after ECHO experts, accompanied by ECHO's Director of Operations, Jean-Louis de Brouwer, paid a visit to one of the detention facilities in May. Some 2,000 Rohingyas, fleeing communal violence in Myanmar, were intercepted in Thailand in early 2013, while trying to reach Malaysia.

Maungdaw, Arakan State :   Nasaka (Burma border security force) seized two cows from a Rohingya villager under the Maungdaw Township on June 11, giving reason that someone has to get money from the villager, said a close relative of the victim. A group of Nasaka from Aung Mingala Nasaka out-posts camp of Maungdaw north went to Maung Nama village and took away two cows from the cow shed of Rashid Ahmed (50), son of Abdu Rashid on June 11 at about 3:00pm and informing the owner to choose the cows from Nasaka out post, the relative more added. Mohamed Zubair,  a Nasaka agent of Aung Mingala Nasaka out-post camp created this plan to extort money from the victim Rashid Ahmed  as he has the enmity with him, an elder from the village said on condition of anonymity. However, the Nasaka handed over the cows to the owner after taking money on June 12 at evening. But it is not known immediately, how much money, the owner paid to the Nasaka officer, a businessman from the village s

It's 1935 All Over Again In Myanmar  ( The Darkness Visible  series) Burmese Government Encouraging Fascist Lean Amongst Arakan Buddhists ) Alders Ledge: June 13, 2013 Myanmar's radicalized Buddhists movement 969 appears to be out of step with Nazi Germany as it jumps around in its systematic plan to eradicate Burma of Rohingya Muslims. What had begun decades ago is now amplified as the 969 movement falls back in line with its rabid leader Wirathu. Where they had instigated liquidations of Rohingya villages they now seek to enact laws that are remarkably similar to Hitler's Nuremberg Laws. So even though the hate group in Burma is out of order in its genocidal efforts, they aren't letting a single step that Hitler took pass them by.  People in the West will have read that first paragraph and have become offended by the comparison to Nazi Germany with that of a "newly democratic" Myanmar. Let alone the direct comparison of a "democratic