The Stateless Rohingya Blog

By  Chandan Sarkar /  The Oslo Times Dhaka : Saidiya Begum-22 was newly married. Not long after she was married the Burmese soldiers entered her village, captured and killed the men house after house, soon the army got inside her home grabbed her husband and shot him down in the fields, they later raped her right beside her husband's body.

Teknaf, Bangladesh : An unregistered Rohingya refugee teenage girl of Leda camp (Tal) was raped by a local on October 29, 2014, Jalal, a refugee committee member from Leda camp said. The victim has been identified as— Bibi (not real name), 12, from leda camp and the rapist is Farid Alam (40), son of Lal Meah, hailed from Leda village. He is a  local Bangladeshi and  a staff of “NGO Forum,” which is established in Leda camp. He has duty to look after the camp, according to sources. On October 29, at about noon, the said Alam went to F-Block, shed No. 321 and suddenly entered the shed and forcibly raped the teenage girl while her mother was not present at the shed and the victim was alone. Her mother went to Nilla to buy some medicine, Hussain, a refugee from the camp said. Some refugees saw the said rapist while entering the shed, but refugees believed that he was working there as a staff of NGO Forum, Hussain more added. Suddenly, the victim gave hue and cry f...

By Kyaw  Win TSR News  August 14, 2014 A reliable source said by Osman, Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar: A 17 years old Rohingya girl was gang raped and kept her in abduction place for three days at Thaingkhali of Bangladesh border. Rape victim Zubida Begum is a heart patient and a resident of Dhayboina village of Myanmar (Burma) was taking her to Bangladesh by her father Mohammed Eilyas for treatment of heart disease on 10th of August 2014. When they came to Thaingkhali of Bangladesh, a gang of Bangladeshi hooligan robbed all 4500 Bangladeshi taka that was brought for the expenditure of treatment and travel. The hooligan demanded extra 20,000 taka in order to release. In that circumstance, Mohammed Eilyas could not effort and unable to fill the hooligan demand.  The notorious hooligan separated daughter from father and said that we will release your daughter when you bring the 20,000 taka.  The father victim could not stop crying and beseeched for release of his d...

By Aung Aung RvisionTV May 25, 2014 Minbya Township, Arakan - Around 2:30AM on 24th May 2014, three Myanmar military personnel belong to battalion 379 broke into a Rohingya home to rape a woman. When she shouted for help, neighbors came for rescue and forced the three military to flee. “Around 2:30AM on 24th May 2014, three military belong to battalion 379 broke into a Rohingya home in Paikthay village (Zaillya Fara) in Minbya Township. They attempted to rape a Rohingya woman in the house. She is Ms. Mahmudaa (daughter of) Aashu and 30 years old. She is living with two younger sisters and widow mother of hers. Her father was killed by Rakhine extremists during 2012 violence. When she shouted out for help, her neighbour came for rescue. Then, the military ran away.” “It’s nothing new in the region. The military harass and torture us. They extort money from us. Sometimes, they rape or attempt to rape Rohingya women and girls. There is no one to take act...

HD MYARF Tuesday, April 8, 2014 rvisiontv.com Buthidaung, Arakan- Myanmar Military gang-raped Rohingya woman at Paya-Pyin-Aung-Pa monastery of Nyaung Chaung village tract of Buthidaung township on 6th April 2014. Locals say the woman is still in critical condition. “Around 1PM on 6th April 2014, Military staying temporarily at Buddhist monstery in the village of Paya-Pyin-Aung-Pa, Buthidaung township, arrested a Rohingya woman called Gul Bahar (Age 40) hailing from the said village. She was forcibly taken to the monastery. There, they tight her hands and legs. Then, they raped her one after another until the midnight. Around 3:30AM, having extorted Kyat 200,000 (from her husand via a middle-man), the military handed her over to a 10-household-head of the village. She is still in critical condition” said a local of the village. “She was arrested and gang-raped because her husband, U Iliyaz, went into hiding. They came to arrest her husband just because on 4th April ...

Kutupalong, Ukhiya : A Rohingya refugee girl was raped by four local Villagers at Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Bangladesh today at around 5:30 am of local time. The 16 years old victim, Sanjida Begum, daughter of Abul Hossain who lives in Block A2 of unregistered Refugee Camp and works in a garment in Chittagong to support her family. The accident happened at above the mentioned time while she was returning from her work. As soon as she got down from bus at the entrance of refugee camp, the local extremist Jasim and his gang caught her as they were waiting to loot Rohingya refugees who passed through on the road towards the camp. They robbed her 5,000 taka salary and all the ornaments she wore. They did not let her go after robbing, instead they took advantage of loneliness on the road to gang raped her. She was found in some degree of loss of consciousness by a group of wood cutter who sent her to nearby MSF (Médecins Sans Frontiérs) hospital where she is currently being tr...

MYARF Report | Written by M.S. Anwar 3rd February 2014 Rvisiontv.com Maungdaw, Arakan: Police at the HinThaRa (Hossara) Bridge Checkpost of Zawmadat (Lambaaguna) village tract, southern Maungdaw, raped two Rohingya minor girls at their gun-points around 3PM on 28th January 2014. Both girls are from the village of HinThaRa of Zawmadat village tract. “Around 3PM on 28th January 2014, two girls from the village of Hossara (HinThaRa) went to their farmlands to pluck vegetables. Their farmlands are not so far from the police checkpost of Hossara Bridge. A few Policemen went there and raped the two girls at their gun-points. The particulars of the girls are: 1) T*s**n (daughter of) Y*s*n (Age 16) (the detailed form of the name is witheld for privacy’s sake.) 2) S*f**r* (daughter of) Y*n*s* (Age 15) (the detailed form of the name is witheld for privacy’s sake.)” said a local elder from a nearby village. Rapes of girls/women of Rohingya and other minorities by Mya...

Korlimula Ramahatu, 26, accused of raping a Rohingya woman By Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison Phuketwan January 25, 2014 PHUKET: Charges against a policeman accused of assisting in the abduction of a group of Rohingya women and children north of Phuket have been dropped, according to court documents. Five witnesses identified a senior sergeant as the getaway driver of a vehicle that carried the women and children as they fled a government-run family shelter in Khao Lak. It was the first time in Thailand that a man in uniform has been accused of being involved with trafficking Rohingya boatpeople.  However, court documents now show that the officer is not named over a human trafficking case or accusations of rape connected to the incident. The senior sergeant was suspended from the force in July last year pending the outcome of the case. One man in the getaway vehicle with the officer is alleged to have raped one of the women at kni...

MYARF Report |Written by M.S. Anwar 19th January 2014| Maungdaw, Arakan Rvisiontv.com Around 3AM on 14th January 2014, a joint force of Myanmar Military, Security Force (Hlun Hteins) and Rakhine terrorists made a brutal assault on a Rohingya village called Du-Chira-Dan (Kilai-Daung) in Southern Maungdaw, Arakan state. Since then, they have killed many innocent villagers, arrested many others and raped many women/girls. They have literally deserted the village. The village has been totally blocked and declared to be No-Entry Zone for Rohingyas and observers. The brutalities are beyond one’s imagination. I- Below-mentioned are the numbers of innocent Rohingyas massacred, gone missing and women/girls raped since the brutal military assault started. a) 30 women/girls, 6 men/boys and 5 children have been massacred. b) 200 Women/girls, 120 men/boys and 65 Children have gone missing since then. Some of the people massacred were: 1) Musana (Daughter of) Sayed Ahme...

MYARF Report | Written by M.S. Anwar 16 th  January 2014, rvisiontv.com Southern Maungdaw, Araka n:  A joint-force of Military, Security Force (Hlun Hteins) and Police made a full-fledged assault on a Rohingya village called Kilai-Daung (Du-Chira-Dan) in southern Maungdaw on 14 th  January 2014  morning . (Read the earlier report here:  http://www.rvisiontv.com/breaking-news-a-whole-rohingya-village-under-the-assaults-of-authority-military-and-security-force-open-fire-plunder-the-village-and-carry-out-mass-arrests-say-locals/   )” During the assault, till date,  we  believe more than 50 innocent Rohingyas have been massacred by the joint-force. Many  women/ girls were  raped.  More than 30 people were arrested. The remaining people of the village escaped and are still on the run.  And the families have been displaced, dispersed and lost contact from one another.They are hiding wherever possible” exclaimed a elder...

Burmese soldiers march during ceremonies on March 27, 2010, marking the 65th anniversary Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw. Soldiers from the Burma Army have been accused of sexual violence in the country’s border areas. (Photo: The Associated Press) By Lawi Weng The Irrawaddy January 8, 2014 RANGOON — The Burmese military has launched an investigation into allegations that a soldier raped a 13-year-old girl in the country’s southeast, amid continued reports by civilians that sexual abuse by armed forces remains a dire problem despite political reforms. A soldier from the Burma Army’s Infantry Battalion 31 has been accused of raping the girl at her home in Kawzar sub-township, Mon State, while her parents were away. He was reportedly visiting the house to pick up dry vegetation to build thatched roofs for his battalion’s housing. The girl was discovered by a community leader, who brought her to a local hospital. “The girl told me that her hands were tied and she was ...

Report by Maung Thein Zaw, Sallam Oic Group  |  Written by M.S. Anwar November 21, 2013 Kyauktaw, Arakan:  Three innocent Rohingyas in Kyauktaw township were alleged of raping and killing a minor Rakhine girl and  subsequently  arrested on 18 th  November 2013. However, the actual criminal who  had  committed the crime was a Rakhine from the village of Kya-Nyo-Pin of the same township. The detailed account of the case and an interview with a Rohingya in Kyauktaw are mentioned below. Ma Mimi Nge (Age 6) Raped and Killed by a cruel Rakhine extremist. Extremist Monks are taking advantage of her unfortunate death and spreading propaganda to incite violence against Muslims. (Photo: FB of an Extremist Monk, U Nya Na) “At around 9PM on 18 th  November 2013, Shwe San Aung (Age 29) (from the village of Kya-Nyo-Pin of the Kyauktaw township) luredMa Mimi Nge (Age 6), fourth daughter of U Shwe Aung (father) and Daw Moe...