Desperate Call of Rohingya Prisoner from Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Eliyas, son of Haji Abul Huson from Hayon Hali, Maungdaw who was sentenced to jail in Saudi Arabia for not processing a valid residential permit.

He is now cell no. 8 where he spends sleepless nights on top of his frail physical health.

Mohammed Eliyas desperately calls for help in order to release from the prison since he has no relatives in Saudi Arabia.

He has fled Burma after facing persecution under the hands of Burmese government where Rohingya continuously suffer repeated discrimination and persecutions causing many to leave the county through dangerous journey.

He is one of thousands of Stateless Rohingya put behind the bars in Saudi Arabia and many other countries in the Gulf, Southeast Asia and East Asia for not processing legal documents to reside in the countries.

Many Rohingya prisoners are yet to receive legal aids from NGOs and Rohingya organizations from across the world.

Desperate Call of Rohingya Prisoner from Saudi Arabia

Amnesty International's T. Kumar to Speak at the Islamic Society of North America's Convention

Amnesty International's T. Kumar to Speak at the Islamic Society of North America's Convention Advocacy Director T. Kumar to Speak on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (Burma) Contact: Carolyn Lang, clang@aiusa.org, 202-675-8759 /EINPresswire.com/ (Washington, D.C.) -- Amnesty International Advocacy Director T. Kumar will address the Islamic Society of North America's 49th Annual Convention "One Nation Under God: Striving for the Common Good," in regards to the minority community of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar (Burma) on Saturday, September 1, at 11:30 am at the Washington DC Convention Center.

American Buddhists Promote 969 Movement With Website

Irrawaddy News: July 9, 2013 A group of American Buddhists has launched an English-language website promoting the 969 movement, in response to negative media surrounding the ultra-nationalist Buddhist campaign in Burma. The website aims to dispel “myths” about the movement, with a letter from nationalist monk Wirathu to a Time magazine reporter whose article about 969 was banned in Burma. “We’re not officially endorsed by Ven Wirathu at this time but will send a delegation to his monastery soon,” a spokesperson for the site said via email, adding that the group would create a nonprofit to coordinate “969 activities worldwide in response to religious oppression.”

Rohingya Activist Nominated for Human Rights Award

PHR congratulates Zaw Min Htut, a Burmese Rohingya activist, on his nomination for the 2011 US State Department Human Rights Defenders Award . Zaw Min Htut has been working for Rohingyas’ rights through the Burmese Rohingya Association of Japan since he fled Burma in 1998. Prior to that he was a student activist in Burma, and was detained for his participation in protests in 1996. In Japan, Zaw Min Htut has organized protests at the Burmese embassy and has written books on the history of Rohingya.

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