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KPN News July 26, 2013 Maungdaw, Arakan State:  Hluntin (riot police) extorted Kyat 50,000 from a Rohingya villager on July 23, over the allegation from that he had married without permission from the concerned authority, according to a police aide who denied to be named. “The victim is identified as Nurul Amin (33), son of Abu Mosa, hailed from Ngakura, Maungdaw north.” The victim was arrested by Hluntin in the morning from his house and brought to the camp and detained there. However, in the evening, he was released after taking Kyat 50,000 from him. After dissolving the Burma border security force (Nasaka) recently, most of the people believe that there will be less harassment against the Rohingya community. But policemen and Para police (Hluntin) are arbitrary arresting and harassing the Rohingya people as Nasaka did before, said a local villager on condition of anonymity. Former Nasaka be made of— army, police, immigration, custom, Hluntin and Sarapa...

Maungdaw, Arakan State:Rohingya villagers from Du Cheradan ( Kilaidaung) village had held U Aung Than, son of U Shwe Lon – a Rakhine -, hailed from Kharay Myin model village in Maungdaw south while a group of Rakhine model villagers came to Rohingya village - Du Cheradan ( Kilaidaung) - to torch the houses, according to a local villager who denied to be named.   On June 10, at about 10:00 pm, U Aung Than accompanied by another 8- Rakhine villager went to the Kilai Daung (Dou Chee Yartan) village to torch the Rohingya houses, but the villagers came to know and chased them, but, U Aung Than was held by the villagers. However, the other Rakhines managed to flee, said the local villager.  After arrest, the Rohingya villagers handed over him to the local Nasaka –Burma border security force- personnel to avoid further problem in the village. The authority said they will call Rohingya villagers next for investigation. But, released him after Rohingya villagers returne...

Maungdaw, Arakan State :   Nasaka (Burma border security force) seized two cows from a Rohingya villager under the Maungdaw Township on June 11, giving reason that someone has to get money from the villager, said a close relative of the victim. A group of Nasaka from Aung Mingala Nasaka out-posts camp of Maungdaw north went to Maung Nama village and took away two cows from the cow shed of Rashid Ahmed (50), son of Abdu Rashid on June 11 at about 3:00pm and informing the owner to choose the cows from Nasaka out post, the relative more added. Mohamed Zubair,  a Nasaka agent of Aung Mingala Nasaka out-post camp created this plan to extort money from the victim Rashid Ahmed  as he has the enmity with him, an elder from the village said on condition of anonymity. However, the Nasaka handed over the cows to the owner after taking money on June 12 at evening. But it is not known immediately, how much money, the owner paid to the Nasaka officer, a businessman...

 The Persecutions of Rohingya Muslims in Burma which highlighted at Geneva UN Human Rights Council ,Room XXVII, Palais de Nations on June 6, according to Burmese Rohingya Organization UK (BROUK) information.  “The event was organized Human Rights Watch and more than 20 missions from different counties including US Mission, UK Mission and OIC mission.” In the event, Chris Lewa, the Director of Arakan Project, highlighted   Northern Arakan State situation details; Melanie Teff from Refugees International raised about Humanitarian aid issues and Tun Khin President BROUK pinpointed about 1982 citizenship law and international community urgent action needed. At end of event, Josh Lyon, Human Rights Watch Satellite Imagery Analyst, showed power point presentation with the pictures of How Rohingya and Kaman Muslim systematically targeted. “Lobbying about 20 important missions to support international independent investigation on Arakan violence in this event w...

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Kyikanpyin (Kawabil) village had become uprooted after authority enforced the Rohingya villagers to registered as Bengali in the place of Rohingya –under race column – in government registration program - digital Photograph and signature – since June 3,  according to a local elder who denied to be named. “More than 200 security forces – Burma border security force (Nasaka), Army, police and Hluntin – surrounded the village to stop fleeing the villagers from the village, to force the villagers to join the government registration program. But, most of the villagers –mostly male villagers- flee from their village leaving their all properties.” The village had become a war field area as the security forces destroyed all the properties of Rohingya and took the valuables things from Rohingya home. The forces destroy mostly the kitten wares and grain stock, said a school teacher from Maungdaw. “The forces stationed in the village like their out...

The Burmese Rohingya Organization UK (BROUK) and People in need foundation, cried to stop “two-child-policy” on Rohingya and called for current attack on Muslim in Burma with EU officials during their two days joint advocacy trip, according to BROUK information. “The advocacy trip was organized by People in Need foundation. In joint delegation – Tun Khin, the president of BROUK, Marek Svoboda head of People in need foundation and his Program manager Anna Kunova.” The joint delegation met MEP Eduard Khan, MEP Plilip Kaczmarek Ph.D, Ranieri Sabatucci head of Southeast Asia Division from European External Action Service and other high level officials of European Union where the delegation highlighted Rohingya two child limit policy and recently attacking on Muslin in Lashio, Burma who were sheltering in a Buddhist monastery – more than 12000 Muslim, according to Tun Khin, the president of BROUK. “European Union has to take immediate actions to stop attacks against Muslim in Lasho...

Maungdaw, Arakan State: The Commanding officer of Nasaka area number 7, Maungdaw south, has used new tactics to extort money from Rohingya villagers under his commanding area recently, according to a trader on condition of anonymity. “The Nasaka Commanding officer ordered the villagers and village admin officers – have to build toilets and poultry farms inside the Nasaka commander camp.” But, some admin officers are taking advantage of Commander ordered and taking more money from villagers -1500 kyat per rich family and1000 per poor family – and it is very difficult to pay the money by very poor and widow. The collecting are more than to build build toilets and poultry farms inside the Nasaka commander camp.” “Syed Alam, the admin officer of Khonza Bill village is the officer who collected money from everyone who are not able to pay and harassing the villagers for money,” according to villagers. “After conflict, Rohingya community are not able to earn money from their cultur...

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burma border security force (Nasaka) commander of area number 7 threatened the Rohingya villagers to seal all their business if they didn’t join the program of digital signatures and photographs on May 24 meeting at high school of Alay Than Kyaw, said a village administration officer.   “The commander called all Rohingya villagers and village admin officers with members to Alay Than Kyaw high school, where he had given a speech “to join at their (authority) program of digital signatures and photographs which mention the race as Bengali, in the place of Rohingya.” The commander also threatened the villagers, he will seal all the business – fishing, farming and business- if not join the program.” In the meeting, the Nasaka commander discussed many different issues with village leaders and administrators regarding the present situation of Arakan State, said an aide of Nasaka. “If anyone doesn’t comply with the order, he/she will be punished accor...

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burma border security force (Nasaka) arrested three Rohingyas and detained in the custody of Nasaka area number 7, on May 22, a villager told the Kaladanpress from Aley Than Kyaw on condition of anonymity. “The villagers were arrested from a house by a group of Nasaka personnel yesterday, at about 11:00 pm while they were watching a small television like game monitor. If anyone watches it, no need to take permission from concerned authorities.” According to sources, a group of Nasaka personnel went to Khonza Bill village at night without knowledge of villagers and checked the houses which one they doubt.  They (Nasaka) went to Hafizullah’s house and told to open the door but he didn’t open the door for fear of arrest. Later, Nasaka personnel forcibly entered the house and arrested them during three persons were met on the spot. After arrest, they were severely beaten on the spot. The arrested were identified as Hafizullah (30), son of Is...

A member of Border Guards of Bangladesh comforts a Rohingya from Burma who was arrested while trying to get into Bangladesh, in Teknaf, June 18, 2012. Photo Reuters Teknaf, Bangladesh: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) pushed back twenty four Rohingyas after arresting along the border on May 19, Kamal, a local from Teknaf said. “They were arrested from different points of border by BGB after being conducted operation where they were entering the Bangladesh without knowledge of Bangladesh authority.” According to BGB officials, a BGB team of Shapuri Dip under the Teknaf Battalion No. 42 conducted a drive in border areas and arrested them. BGB officials also said BGB pushed back them again to Burma through the point of Shapuri Dip later. The Rohingya ethnic group of Burma frequently crosses the Burma-Bangladesh border by row boat and on foot because of persecution and harassments by the concerned authorities of Burma and Rakhines, according to sources. The Rohingya...

The dead bodies recovered at coastline in Teknaf Teknaf, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Coast guard personnel recovered 32 bodies from the coastline at Teknaf union, under the Cox‘s Bazar district yesterday afternoon and today, Additional police Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar, said. A trawler had capsized with 100 Rohingyas in Burma, on May 14, at night, and that the 32 dead might be among the victims of the acc ident, said a local named Habib from Shapuri Dip of Bangladesh.  All the 32 victims are Burmese nationals, had set off for Malaysia from Teknaf on Wednesday. Of them, 12 are children, 6 women and others are adult males. They also found Kyat 40,000 from their clothes, the Teknaf police said.  Among the dead bodies, there was a woman clasping her baby at her chest, said Kala from Teknaf who saw the dead bodies after recovering from the sea yesterday.  The local people spotted the bodies afloat along the coastline between Baharchara and Sabrang in...

Government rebuild a Hindu house in Maungdaw, It was burnt during violence in 2012 Maungdaw, Arakan State: The concerned authority of Maungdaw has settled and built houses for Natala villagers on Rohingyas’ lands in Maungdaw south recently, said a schoolteacher on condition of anonymity. “Authority has built 10-house for Natala villagers at Honsara village after being relocated some Rohingya families from their own lands.” The victims have been identified as Nurul Haque (45), Anzul (40), Md. Salim (37), Md. Zuahar (42), Lal Meah (46), Anu Meah (60), Ziabul Hoque (33), Mohamed (65) and Rahim Ullah (50), they all hailed from Honsara village of Maungdaw township. In June 2012, many Rohingyas’ homes were torched by the Natala villagers from Honsara and the Rohingyas are staying nearby Rohingyas’ house in same village for their safety, according to villagers.   “The lost homes owners went their locality again and wanted to build houses but the authority and Natala...

Kaladan Press: May 9, 2013 Maungdaw, Arakan State: A group of Natala villagers from Sommana and Udaung villages have been harassing Rohingya villagers at night, said a local elder on condition of anonymity. “The Natala villagers are going to different Rohingya villages where they (Natala villagers) try to torch houses at midnight while villagers sleep.” According to sources from the area, a group of Natala villagers went to Khonza Bill(village) on May 7, at about 11: 30 pm and try to attack some villagers where the Rohingya villagers screamed and gathered on the spot, saw Natala villagers were holding long swords and other lethal weapons. “The Rohingya villagers were very afraid for doing anything in the village against Rohingya by Natala villagers”. Besides, yesterday the concerned authority prohibited the villagers not to cross the main road –Maungdaw Aley Than Kyaw highway- for security reason through the village admin officer, a village admin office member s...

A poster of Long March for Muslim in Burma inside Bangladesh Maungdaw, Arakan State: Security forces –police, Hluntin and Nasaka- shot and wounded a Rohingya in Maungni village of Maungdaw yesterday night, according to a school teacher from Maungdaw. “The security forces – police personnel- shot to a Rohingya who was going to his home from neighboring home while the township administration officer and district administration officer were at present in the spot.” “The high officers from Maungdaw didn’t said any word to the police personnel who shot to Rohingya –whowas going to his home, not running or attacking them. Rohingya had no weapon or any harmful things in his hand.” The high officers and security force round up the village at night for Gawni Meah – a Rohingya from village- but shot an innocent Rohingya who was going to his house  and admitted to hospital  with wounded, said a member of village administration office. On the other hand, some offici...

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Rohingya are losing their farmlands for building a road – joining from Natala village to main road (Aley Than Kyaw- Maungdaw highway) - on Rohingya farmlands by authority, a villager said on condition of anonymity. “The road is going to main road - Aley Than Kyaw-Maungdaw – through Rohingya farmlands where most Rohingya community lost their farmlands around 100 acres.” According to sources, the Natala villagers were using the road which was pass the Udaung village before sectarian violence between Rakhine and Rohingya last year, but, now the Natala demanded to concerned authority to build a road for them separately for their movement from village to main road. The authority are building  the road on Rohingya farmlands which made Rohingya landless and will become starvation for shortage of foods. Some owners of lands have been identified as Kamal (45), son of Hussain Ahmed of Khonza Bill (village), Abdu Goffar (40), son of Azhar Meah, Eliyas (4...

Kaladan Press : May 8, 2013 Maungdaw, Arakan State : A group of Nasaka and police have been trying to arrest Rohingya villagers of Hatipara (village) and Zedi Pyin villages of Maungdaw Township on May 6, over the allegation that terrorist group from Bangladesh entered the Maungdaw north, a school teacher from the locality said preferring not to be named. “On that day, at around 6:00 am, a group of Nasaka (Burma’s border security force) numbering in 10, from Nasaka area No.5 led by Major Than Htite Aung and a group of police from Bawli Bazar of Maungdaw north went to the said villages of Hati Para and Zedi Pyin villages of Lone Don village tract under Nasaka area No.5 and surrounded the villages. After that, the security forces tried to arrest villagers over the accusation that a terrorist group from Bangladesh penetrated to Maungdaw Township.” As a result, all the male villagers fled to nearby Mountain to avoid arrest, by Nasaka or police, said a local youth. ...

Teknaf, Bangladesh: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) held 35 Burmese citizens locally known Rohingyas from Bangladesh-Burma border during the last two days, said BGB official of Balukhali. According to sources of BGB 17 battalion of Cox’s Bazar, and 42 battalion of Teknaf, they arrested 35 Burmese citizens from different border points of Bangladesh-Burma border. The BGB members of Balokhali and Tumbro border out-posts and Nikkongchhari BGB members under the Bandarban Hill District arrested the Burmese nationals. Later, BGB sent them back to Burma after providing them food and medicine. They crossed the Burma-Bangladesh border as a hope of taking temporarily shelter in Bangladesh, but they met difference in Bangladesh as they previously hope, said a local youth. Why are the Rohingya people fleeing from Arakan, Burma? Since June last year, Rohingya community has been increasingly persecuted by the Burmese security forces along with Rakhine extremists. They are c...

Local  NaSaKa officers   Maungdaw, Arakan State: Ten Rohingya villagers have been detained in the Nasaka’s custody of Aley Than Kyaw since April 21, said a local trader on condition of anonymity. “Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) arrested them from their village at night on that day after being conducted operation.” The arrestees have been identified as— Ayat Ullah (20), son of Rahim Ullah, Nasir Rahaman (17), son of Kafayed Ullah, Majibur Rahaman (25), son of Asadullah, Zahid Hussain (17), son of Dilu, Md. Yonus (30), son of Deni Islam, Khirul Amin (20), son of Antaz, Abdul Amin (15), son of Abdul Mazid, Rahamat Ullah (20), Moni Ullah, Zamal (15), son of Saley and Fazal.   They all hailed from Dil Para village of Aley Than Kyaw village tract of Nasaka area No.7 under the Maungdaw Township. “Most of them are young villagers,” said a schoolteacher from the locality. According to villagers, a group of Nasaka personnel accompanied by some Natala vi...

Maungdaw, Arakan State: There is no security for domestic animals of Rohingyas in northern Arakan , Burma, said a trader from Maungdaw south. “Natala villagers frequently abducted domestic animals of Rohingyas while grazing nearby forest and villages.” A group of Natala villagers (new Buddhist settlers) of Udaung village went to nearby forest and picked up 12- cow from the grazing fields on April 19,at about 3:30pm according to the owners of the cattle. The owners of  the cows were identified as— Sukkur (40), son of Mahasan, Ali Ahmed (35)  and Lal Meah, hailed from Khonza Bill (village) under the Aley Than Kyaw village tract of Maundaw Township. After the event, a cow boy immediately went to the village and informed the owners of the cows regarding the matter. On information, the owners appraised the matter to the village Admin officer and then went to the Natala village. The Natala villagers demanded Kyat 100,000 to release the cow, but, at last, the owners...