The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Report by Sindhi Khan and MYARF | Written By M.S. Anwar RvisionTV.com September 19, 2013 Maung Daw, Arakan: Around 3PM on 17 th  September 2013, some students were playing football at the field in Maung Daw High School compound. As they were playing, the ball reached and fell on the bush nearby the wall at south-eastern part of the school. When they went to pick up the ball, they spotted a dead body buried among the bushes. A hand and hairs of a woman appeared on the ground as it had rained earlier. When the students carefully looked at the dead body, they felt that the dead body was of a Rohingya woman. She was thought to be around 19 (year-old). As soon as they informed the school authority, the military from the camp within the school premise went to the place and packed the corpse. Afterwards, themilitary took dead body to an unknown place. (Note: There is a military camp within the school premise.) Besides, the Rakhine teachers asked Rohingya students not to tell anyt...

A dead body of Rohingya found in Naf River Bank KPN News: August 19, 2013 Teknaf, Bangladesh: Rohingya dead bodies were found by the police of Teknaf , near Dumdum Meah on August 18, said an officer from Teknaf police. 30 Rohingyas who crossed the Naf River with small row boat which capsized and sank in the River on August 16 and dead bodies were found after capsized the boat till now, the officer said. “Three dead bodies have been rescued by the Teknaf police since capsizing the rowboat on August 16.” They dead bodies were sent to Cox’s Bazar government hospital for autopsy, said an aide of police. According to sources, many victims of Rohingya have been missing in Naff river after boat sank. The boat capsized because of over loaded and it was also got heavy rain during crossing the Naff River. They were illegally crossing the river to Burma from Bangladesh at night through the entry point of Zadimora under the Teknaf police station, said Mohamed Hasso...

Source Bangla Times: February 21, 2013 By Mohamed Farooq The Burmese Government has been distorting centuries-existence of Rohingya in Arakan, Burma to illegal immigrants from neighboring country Bangladesh. Bangladesh uttered controversially that Rohingya are not her citizens and they are citizens of Burma for hundreds of years passing still today. One 03 June 2012, 8 Burmese Muslim pilgrims (Tabliq-e-Jamaat) from Yangon to Akyab, one bus helper and one woman were killed by Rakhine mob in Taunggok. But no one was arrested and no legal action for the killers yet. Since last 08 June 2012, thousands of Rohingya Muslims were killed and shot dead, thousands of houses burnt down, more than 100 Mosques torched into ashes and hundreds of Rohingya arrested mostly preferred to  the educated persons, wealthy men and youths, raping  till to die  or critically injured many women and teenage girls, looting specious properties like money and gold. But no killers and te...

Photo Rohingya Village  Keramotta Fara, Akyab Akyab, Arakan State : Eleven starved Rohingya Muslims died at Keramotta Fara , Moloi bíça, Sáafarang and Kúsum Fara respectively in Akyab Township. These neighboring villages are surrounded by Rakhine villagers and an army’s cantonment. These villagers did not attack in the violence of last June 2012, but they are facing the worst situation now as most of inhabitants of those villagers are poor. They have to use to work in the town to support their families. Being lost of their ways to work, they have not only been restricted by authority and Rakhines, but they are also kept in threat of been attack. It’s confirmed on phone that the villagers cannot go out for work, shopping food, and collecting daily comedies, even those villagers cannot get any medical facility for their treatment. If anyhow anyone leaves from their villages to buy something he/she is looted and beaten by Buddhist Rakhines. An old man who talked on ...

Maungdaw, Arakan State:  Army personnel from Light Infantry Battalion (LIBs) No. 352 – stationed near Bagonenah village – shot on a grazing Rohingya youth on January 28, at about 11:00am, according to an elder from Bagonenah village. “Mohammed Rafique, 28, son of Abdul Majed hailed from Bagonenah village, is the grazing Rohingya youth.”

Breaking News(28.1.13) A Rohingya boy was shot dead by Myanmar army today Monday at 11 a.m while being tried to defend looting of his cattle by army and Rakhines (joint looting) Telephonic Confirmatiom Just few minutes ago a reliable source from Maungdaw informed over Telephone that A Rohingya boy from the village Baggona, 4miles south of Maungdaw Town went to Hills side with his cattle. Suddenly the Myanmar army with the help of notorious Buddhist Rakhines tried to loot his cattle. The brave Rohingya boy tried to defend. But he was at once shot dead at 11a.m today Monday 28th January,2013. So far, his dead body is not return to his family.

Buthidaung, Arakan State:   A Rohingya dead body – laydown in the paddy field of Maung Gyi Taung village – was found in Buthidaung by Rohingya villagers on September 22, said a local villager from Buthidaung. The dead body was identified as— Mohammed Siddik (45), son of Mozaffar, hailed from Maung Gri Taung of Buthidaung north, about four miles away from the Town.

Maungdaw, Arakan State:  A minor girl died yesterday for lack of proper treatment who was hit by a motorbike of Rakhine on the road of Maungdaw-Aley Than Kyaw high way on September 19, which made her very serious wounded, said a businessman from Aley Thank Kyaw. 

Buthidaung, Arakan State : A Rohingya Muslim was killed in tortured by the concerned authorities in jail of Buthidaung on September 11, said a businessman on condition of anonymity. “ He was arrested from Maungdaw Township by the Nasaka personnel over allegation two years ago.” The dead body was identified as Moulvi Mohammed Rafique son of Gul Mohamed, hailed from Gudu Sora of Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, Burma.

Maungdaw, Arakan State:  Three Rohingya dead bodies have been floating under the Maungdaw Jetty of Maungdaw Town since August 30, according to fishing men who work inside the stream.

Teknaf, Bangladesh:   A  Rohingya dead body was found in Naf River of Bangladesh side on  August 15, according to Anwer  from Teknaf. Bangladesh rescuer carried the dead body Rohingya from Naf River “The dead body was flooding in the Naf River which  fishing  men had seen and inform to the concerned authority. The police from Teknaf came to the spot with rescuer and took the dead body from the Naf River.” “The dead body was seen that he died before three days.” “The police confirmed that the body was a Rohingya and it may be drown within heavy rain and windy before three days.” Bangladesh rescuer carried the dead body Rohingya from Naf River But, the local from Teknaf said, he was murdered and threw to the river by Mogh of Khinepyin village as the dead body flow from the Purma River.  There are clashed between Rohingya Muslim and  Mogh since June 8. The authority is also supporting the Mogh while Mogh attacked the Rohingya. So, it may ...