The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Buthidaung Township: Yesterday night, 4-Rohingya man was arrested by army personnel of Military Operation Command  (MOC) No.15 of Buthidaung Township over the allegation that they have been involved in political matter. After arrest, they were brought to unknown place. The arrestees are: two sons of Master Abu Tayub, Imam Hussain, and Abin Chay. They all belong to Ward No.7 of Buthidaung Town.  This is the first time arresting occurred in Buthidaung Township, after the sectarian riots have been broken out in Arakan State, said a villager from Buthidaung Township.

THE Rohingya issue has received a fair  degree  of media coverage over the last few weeks. Admittedly, voices in favour of granting  admission  were far outweighed by those sharing the government’s position of denying  admission . While the former based their case on moral and legal grounds, the latter’s case has been shaped by, what one may say, misguided notion of state interest and unsound understanding of the international  human rights  and refugee  laws . Politicians, pundits and policy makers belonging to the latter group have put several reasons in justifying their position. This brief essay will examine the efficacy of their reasoning.

Some of the Myanmar refugee women and children crouch under a water tank for shade. NEW DELHI: Fifty odd families seek refuge from the searing heat of the Delhi summer under twig-and-plastic-sheet homes clumped together on a patch of wasteland in Madanpur Khadar. Some of the women and children crouch under a water tank for shade. But they're not complaining. While the Rohingyas of Myanmar's Rakhine province may well be living a dog's life in the slums of Delhi, they believe it's a tad better than being persecuted by the military junta in Myanmar.

At least 90,000 people have now been displaced by the conflict in Western Burma. Photographer captures plight of Burmese Rohingya (Credit:  ABC )    And with the monsoon season getting underway, a refugee crisis is looming, with the World Food Program saying it's provided food to  more  than 65,000 people and estimating a further 25,000 are in need of help.

By Jacob Zenn  The recent inter-ethnic riots between Rakhine and Rohingya communities in Myanmar highlight some of the major human security issues the country must face as it embarks on democratization and peace-building processes. While there are no questions asked about the citizenship of 135 officially recognized ethnic groups across Myanmar, the majority of which straddle the country's borderlands with India, Bangladesh, China and Thailand, the Rohingya are viewed by the state as outsiders. 

Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence reached Bangladesh after days at sea, only to be turned away by border guards. Thousands of Muslims have been escaping from Myanmar after dozens were killed in religious violence.

Akyab (Sittwe): There are five Rohingya villages that were not burned down yet. Rohingya people from other villages those homes were burned down into ashes or destroyed have been taking shelter in the said villages. So far, a group of Rakhine racist mobs have been surrounding the villages with lethal weapons such as— knives, sticks, swords— though the armies were deployed in Akyab. Few Rohingyas were sneaking out in fear of death and the rest are staying to face whatever happens to them at night, according to an elder from Akyab.