The Stateless Rohingya Blog

News by Kaladan Press Maungdaw, Arakan State:  Two Burma border security force (Nasaka) personnel were killed by local Rohingya villagers of Done Pite ( Aung Deik Pyin) while trying to attempt to rape a girl at about 7:00pm on November 1, said an elder from the village.  “Three Nasaka personnel attacked a Rohingya girl – going to fetch water from a pond - to attempt to rape where another Rohingya girl informed to the villagers who beat the Nasaka personnel until they become unconscious.” “Nasaka personnel who had an automatic rifle fled from the angry villagers and hid in a place till 11:00 pm for fear of beating and he reported to their camp number 18, under Nasaka area number 8.” A group of Nasaka personnel went for searching two missing Nasaka personnel who had entered the village in the eve, found their dead bodies on the bank of the pond. Nasaka brought the dead bodies to their camp, said an aide from the Nasaka. “The three Nasaka personnel are; Sergeant Myo...

Remarks Maria Otero Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs  Refugees International Event, U.S. Institute of Peace Washington, DC October 25, 2011 Good morning. It’s a pleasure to be here with you all today. I want to thank Refugees International for hosting this important conference, and to our hosts at the U.S. Institute of Peace. It’s an honor to be on a panel with such distinguished individuals working at every level to improve nationality rights globally.

By JOSEPH ALLCHIN Maung Tun Khin this week became the first Rohingya to brief the US congress on the religious persecution of ethnic minorities at the hands of the Burmese government. The president of the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) travelled to the US as part of a delegation, joined by Christian Solidarity Worldwide’s Benedict Rogers.

Kaladan News Chittagong, Bangladesh:   Rohingya with other ethnic groups in London celebrated Ko Min Ko Naing’s 49th birthday by honoring his sacrifices and his unwavering dedication to the people and the country on October 18, 2011 according to Tun Khin, the President, the Burmese Rohingya Organization UK (BROUK).

News By Kaladan Press Maungdaw, Arakan State:  The new Thein Sein Government in Burma had announced an amnesty to release prisoners where 129 prisoners of northern Arakan were released from jail, but the prominent Rohingya politician U Kyaw Min is still remain in the prison, said a politician from Maungdaw.

By FRANCIS WADE Published: 19 October 2011 Still from video shows Rohingya being forced to work on the Bangladesh-Burma border fence in 2010 (The Arakan Project) Evidence from surveys carried out among the ethnic Rohingya population of northern Arakan state suggest that contrary to pledges made by the new Burmese government, forced labour has not abated. Some communities in the impoverished region of western Burma claim that instances of forced labour had in fact risen since the elections in November last, as local authorities push ahead with the completion of infrastructural projects.

Kaladan News Maungdaw, Arakan state:  The Military Intelligent Service officer from Burma border security force (Nasaka) area number 5 and the village administration officer of Launddon had seized 5 million Burmese fake notes from a Rohingya on October 9, said an elder from launddon village.