The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Ukhiya , C ox's Bazar:  According to our source, more than 15 unregistered Rohingya refugees from Kutupalong makeshift are beaten inhumanly by local Robber Gang and admitted to MSF Hospital in Bangladesh on 13 th  August 2013. Source said there were two local robber gangs namely Shazan Gang and Abdu Salam Gang who always torture, loot, rape and kill the innocent Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Today, many unregistered Rohingya men and women went to forest like other day by giving 30 taka per person to robber Abdu Salam Gang to collect and bring firewood to sell as their livings but during their way back home from forest, Shazan Gang kidnapped more than 15 Rohingya and beaten barbarously. Among them, Md Hossain, son of Shab Miya from block D-4 of Kutupalong unregistered camp admitted to nearby MSF Hospital due to severe injury. And other people are released with the ransom of 2,000 taka for each. Rohingya refugees have been living in Bangladesh with insecurity

Al Jazeera: August 15, 2013 UN Special Rapporteur calls for release of activist who posted photo from clashes between Rohingya and security forces. An activist has been arrested in Myanmar after posting photos on Facebook from violent clashes between displaced Muslims and security forces in country’s restive state of Rakhine, police and an activist have said. It was not immediately clear what charges Than Shwe, a 29-year-old Rohingya Muslim, would face. A police officer who refused to give his name because he was not authorised to speak to the media said on Wednesday that the man was trying to cause trouble during a visit by UN special rapporteur on human rights. Tomas Ojea Quintana was touring the region after the deadly clashes. Quintana has urged the state government to release the activist, Thailand based  The Irrawaddy  newsmagazine reported. Aung Win, a well-known Rohingya activist said said that Than Shwe’s wife called Quintana on Tuesday and t