The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Rohingyas are seen at a camp for displaced people in Myanmar's western Rakhine State (file photo). Press TV July 10, 2013 Several human rights groups and activists have strongly criticized the Myanmar government for its silence over growing violence against the Rohingya Muslims across the Southeast Asian country. Several international rights groups and activists warned in a joint statement on Monday that impunity for the Buddhist assailants will further embolden them to commit more crimes against the Muslim minority, and will turn Myanmar into a breeding ground for extremism.  The statement comes more than three months after authorities failed to charge any suspect in connection with an attack on an Islamic school that claimed dozens of lives in central Myanmar.  The school on the outskirts of Meiktila town was razed during the bloodshed in March that triggered an outbreak of violence against the Muslim across the southeast Asian country. Hundreds of thugs used s

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa attends the opening session of the 46th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, June 30, 2013. (File) Ron Corben Voice of America: July 10, 2013 BANGKOK — Indonesia is pressing Burma’s government to grant legal status to the country’s Muslim Rohingya. As more Rohingya seek asylum in Indonesia and elsewhere abroad, Ron Corben reports from Bangkok that Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says Burma needs to take action to end inter-communal violence. Indonesia’s Foreign Minister, Marty Natalegawa, says Burma has to press on with democratic reforms and recognize the legal rights of hundreds of thousands of stateless Muslim Rohingya. Burma - also known as Myanmar - has been wracked by sectarian bloodshed over the past year that has led to more than 200 deaths and displaced tens of thousands. Fighting began in communities with large numbers of ethnic Rohingya, who are denied citi

Malaysian digest: July 10, 2013 KUALA LUMPUR:  While Muslims around the world eagerly anticipate the coming of Ramadhan with their beloved families, Annuar Begum Mohd Hassan, 40, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar has accepted her fate of having to go through the fasting month without her seven children and husband by her side. This Ramadhan would be her first one on foreign soil, and things are made tougher for her when she looks back on the fate of her fellow Rohingyans back in Myanmar. However Annuar Begum can be considered lucky as she is now a refugee placed under the protection of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNhCR) and is being looked after by the Rohingya Society in Malaysia (RSM) in Ampang. "I feel sad when I think about what has happened to us, since last October, it's as though only our physical self are alive, the rest feels dead. "After arriving on Langkawi island, I was separated from my husband and until today I have no idea wh