The Stateless Rohingya Blog

By Ibrahim Shah  Burma Times  October 17, 2014 UN, the world’s leading institution for peace establishment, must be able to make Burma withdrawal from implementation of ‘Rakhine Action plan’ that is being conducted in western Burma under 1982 controversial Burma Citizenship Act which is aimed at deportation of many Rohingya and forcing registration to them as Bengali. If UN becomes miscarriage over Rohingya issue, Democracy movement will be struck by Communism in south East Asia (SEA). The mixed descendents of the Indo-Aryan people, the ethnic Rohingya people (the first settlers of Arakan), densely inhabit generations by generations in western Myanmar (formerly Burma) known as Rakhine state (formerly Arakan) since before the advent of Myanmarese (formerly Tibeto-Burman). The ethnic Rohingya community, internationally declared as one of the most persecuted minorities, has been experiencing long state-sponsored discrimination and persecution since 1962. ...

By Ibrahim Shah Burma Times Today( 8th October), it is reported from inside western Burma that on the night of 7th October a team of Border Guard Police of Burma (BGP) raided one Rohingya Islamic school situated at Maung Nama hamlet from Maungdaw district and arrested 8 Islamic scholars. The arrested scholars are detained in the head quarter of disbanded Nasaka department situated at Kyee Ken Pyin( Hawarbeel in Rohingylish), Maungdaw Township. Updated news for those Rohingya detainees who were detained on 26th and 27th September When their families went to BGP camp, they (BGP) responded that they (the detainees) were sent to Maungdaw police station. And, when they went there, Maungdaw police team said that they don’t know in fact where the detainees are kept.  Finally, 5 dead bodies of Rohingya people who were respectively detained by BGP on 26th and 27th September are found in river. According to internal source, it is learnt that these kinds of sudden ra...

By Ibrahim Shah Burma Times June 07, 2014 Maungdaw, western Burma - It is reported by a police from Police station of Maungdaw District that 8 Rohingya defendants were imprisoned. Respectively, they were imprisoned for 7 years with hard labor by the Maungdaw District court. The main reason behind such long term jail against them was because they were alleged that they involved in Ducheeratan massacre. According to the statement of a responsible person from Maungdaw District court, the 8 defendants–Shomshu Alam, Zahid Alam, Shomshu Alam, Romali, Mohamed Rafiq, Mustafa Kamal , Kamla Uddin and Robiullah— were interrogated 14 times. Afterwards, they were charged  as above. Moreover, the police station of Maungdaw District issued warrant order for more 46 Rohingya defendants. According to statement by some Rohingya elders, “this kind of bringing false allegations against Rohingya by Burmese government is to escape international investigation for the Ducheeratan ...

By Ibrahim Shah  Burma Times June 02, 2014 Yangoon, Burma : It is reliably learnt by a Major from Yangoon who concealed the name for security that the Burmese united armed unit (BUAU) is well prepared to confront the western gate, Burma- Bangladesh border if the Border Guard Bangladesh Patrol Team (BGBPT) move forward following the most recent incident in which a member of BGBPT was killed by Burmese Border Police(BBP). Moreover, Burmese troops are well prepared to severely confront with Bangladesh which is proportionally one-fourth of Burma. Burma draws policy of zero-tolerance in border-tensions and Burmese ‘Tatmadaw’ (army) determined to occupy from Teknaf to Chittagong hill tract if Bangladesh moves forward against the Burma, he added. According to Nay Pyi Taw(Central government) source, the Burmese united armed unit—paramilitary, police force, border guard police, navy, army and intelligence department— already mobilized in western gate in order to prot...

By Ibrahim Shah Burma Times May 14, 2014 Kutupalong, Ukhiya, Bangladesh : The Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh refugee camp encounter unsecured life nowadays as the newly recruited Camp-in-Charge (CIC) increasingly perpetrates violations. On 13/5/2014, at 10 am, two elderly men were sent to police custody. Since 6 months, two youths—Abdul Mabud( MRC no. 02624, Shed 42, Block E)  and Zuhra Begum( MRC no. 10007, Shed 33, Block F), both aged 17, were engaged in love affairs. Fearing the parents’ disagreement for early marriage, both the bride and bridegroom fled the camp. Afterwards, the respective parents brought them back. Ex-CIC Mr. Jalal Uddin ordered the parents to keep them separately because they are not aged to legal marriage. Last week, the two fools of love affairs fled again. When their parents informed to concerned authority to postpone the immature-marriage; immediately, Md Amin, father of bridegroom and Ayoub Ali, father of bride, were arrested and...

By Ibrahim Shah Burma Times May 12, 2014 An unauthentic and illogical commentary by Derek Tonkin: ( The ‘Rohingya’ Identity –The British Experience in Arakan 1826-1948 ) Never, I thought I would have to write against Derek Tonkin, former British diplomat to Thailand, Vietnam and Laos, an advisor to Bagan Capital Limited and Editor of Network Myanmar. However, I have to unwillingly write against Derek Tonkin who intentionally writes unjustly for endorsement the genocidal practice of Burmese chauvinistic rulers against Rohingya. The Burmese imperialistic rulers have been imposing double stand policies in western Burma, Arakan( Rakhine) to eradicate an existing ethnic group also known as Rohingya from this earth since 1044 AD. Arakan was a sovereign kingdom until 1784 in which year it was annexed by Burmese king Maung Wei. Afterwards, it became a part of Burma known as western Burma. With the Census in Myanmar on its way to completion, I looked to ...

By Ibrahim Shah Burma Times  May 11, 2014 “Appeal to world including ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) for a swift approach without further delay regardless faith and political views to save Rohingya in western Burma from this upcoming disastrous Monsoon.  Monsoon (Rainy season) will start heavily raining from the last portion of May in western Burma.” The Rohingya ethnic minority of Arakan, western Burma, encounters several catastrophes which are yet not faced by any other people of this earth planet. Initially, Rohingya was made ineligible to citizens of Burma by the 1982 Burma citizenship law, a discriminatory Act, prescribed by Dictator Ne Win  and eliminated them from Burma census 1983. Afterwards, they became non-citizens of Burma. Rohingya people have been facing unimaginable humankind-made catastrophes in numerous ways increasingly since amidst 2012. The brutal Burmese rulers imposed double standard policies.  Officially, R...

The Arakan National Conference was held in Kyaukphyu Township. (Photo: Facebook / Arakan National Conference) By Ibrahim Shah  Burma Times May 03, 2014 Kyaukphyu, Arakan state - All the participated Rakhine Buddhist politicians, monks and community leaders including Rakhine armed party ALP at a Rakhine Buddhist conference which was held in Kyaukphyu Township, Rakhine(ARakan) state  from April 27 to May 1,   demanded the Burmese government to establish a “Rakhine Buddhist National Defense Army”  which would protect majority Buddhists from minority Muslims in Rakhine state(Arakan). The majority of the participants agreed a proposal by Buthidaung Township representative Tun Aung Thein to demand the central government for permission to establish the “Rakhine Buddhist National Defense Army”, said Nyi Nyi Maung, a spokesperson from Rakhine Buddhist National Conference. Union Parliament Speaker Shwe Mann and the President Office’s Minister Aung Min at...

By Ibrahim Shah Burma Times April  27, 2014 The Rohingya genocide,  Rohingya-cide , in Arakan state of western Burma, has been gradually orchestrated by Burmese chauvinistic dictators, extremist monks and ultra nationalist Burmese since 1978.However, since 2012, the world has witnessed premeditated attacks on Rohingyas by brutal government forces, state-sponsored Rakhine terrorists and extremist monks. The international community at large has seen devastations caused by the state-sponsored genocide against Rohingyas. As Rohingya faces genocide, what is moremiserable for them is that the world is not sympathetic and concerned enough to their plight. What they do are just media murmurs. The more the momentum of the persecution of Rohingyas by Burmese quasi-civilian regime increases, the more the world turns a blind eye to their plight in lieu of advocating efficiently and effectively to stop the persecution. On the other hand, Burmese President Thein Sei...