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By KPN News July 03, 2014 Buthidaung, Arakan State : Immigration officer from Buthidaung check-post at entry and exit point had sent eight Rohingyas to jail since last week, said Hamidullah, a driver who has been plying Maungdaw-Buthidaung route.The immigration officer arrested 29 Rohingyas who travelled with White Card to see their relatives at Buthidaung jail, 21 persons were released after taking kyat 500,000 per each and another eight persons -not able to pay the money- were sent to jail and their trial is going on, said Halim, a Human Rights Watchdog from Maungdaw. Besides, the immigration officers from Maungdaw exit and entry point at four miles gate are taking 1000 kyat who didn’t show “Form 4”, and issuing a token for travelling to Buthidaung. But, last week, the Buthidaung officer didn’t accept the token and arrested 29 Rohingyas with tokens, Halim said. The Rohingya community from Maungdaw and Buthidaung under Maungdaw district need to obtain “Form 4” to tra

July 3, 2014 Burma: Outbreak of Religious Violence and Hate Speech Must Be Stopped United to End Genocide Warns of Genocide if Provocations and Violence are Allowed to Continue United to End Genocide today called on President Obama and other government leaders of the world to denounce the outbreak of hate speech and violence in Mandalay Burma and make it clear that the government of Burma will be held fully accountable for how it responds. “We are deeply disturbed by the outbreak of inter-religious violence being fueled by rumor and hate-speech in Mandalay Burma and reports that police are failing to protect Muslims who are being targeted by Buddhist mobs”, said Tom Andrews, President of United to End Genocide. “This is how mass atrocities happen and how genocide is fueled. It is critical that officials in Burma understand that the world is watching closely. The government has a fundamental responsibility to protect those who are under attack and threatened with