The Stateless Rohingya Blog

Maungdaw, Arakan State : The concerned authority ordered to destroy a mosque accompanied by 14 other houses in Maungdaw south on May 24, according to our correspondent. On that day, at about 12 noon, U Than Htun, an officer of Maungdaw Township administration office (Mayaka) summoned the Khonza bill village Administration officer— Sayed Alam and other village elders to Aley Than Kyaw police station and ordered to destroy a mosque and 14 houses because of renovation. “The officer also said that the order came from high level office”, said one of the participants on condition of anonymity. The authority also targets religious buildings. Though the Burma claim itself as religious freedom country, but not for Rohingya community, said a Rohingya youth Jalil from the Maungdaw south. Some owners of the  houses have been identified as— Ms Azida (35), wife of Abdul Hanan; Abdullah (30), son of Dawat; Abdu Sukkur (30), son of Abul Hakim; Abdullah (45), son of Mohamed; Sayed ...

A Rohingya Woman and her Child in Sinthay Pyin (Haati Fara); Crying Out as She Lost Her Home during the Blaze (Photo: Rq/ Rohingya Vision) Report by Khan S/ Written by M.S. Anwar Burma Times/ RvisionTV May 27, 2014 Maungdaw, Arakan State - A group of authority from different concerned quarters arrived at the village of Sinthay Pyin (Haati Fara), northern Maungdaw, around 11AM on 25th May 2014, but only to let people know that they (authority) would back out of their promise to provide shelter homes to displaced Rohingyas in the region. Besides, on 26th May 2014, Maungdaw police arrested Rohingya woman possibly in relation to fire that broke out at her house in the village on 10th March 2014. “More than 100 Rohingya homes were burnt down by Rakhine extremists in northern Maungdaw between 9th March 2014 and 20th March 2012. Rakhine extremists caused the fire throwing fire-causing chemical powders (in flying-balloons) on Rohingya homes. Villages such as Sinthay Pyin (Haati Far...

By Dawn May 26, 2014 WASHINGTON : The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has urged the Burmese government to take immediate steps to end the persecution of Rohingya Muslims. In a letter to Myanmar’s President Thein Sein, the committee’s chairman Robert Menendez expressed deep concern over the worsening humanitarian crisis affecting Rohingyas. “I urgently request that your government take immediate steps to end the persecution of the Rohingya, ensure the security of international aid groups and facilitate their immediate access to Rakhine state,” he wrote. The committee noted that recently the United States and Myanmar had made progress in building ties and cooperation between the two countries, yet several critical human rights and humanitarian concerns threatened to impede further progress, with the situation in Rakhine State and Buddhist-Muslim communal violence highest among them. Senator Menendez reminded the Burmese leader that the Rohingyas were faci...

By Tin Soe KPN News  May 26, 2014 Chittagong, Bangladesh : Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) organized an international seminar on Enhancing Bangladesh-Myanmar Relations at BIISS auditorium on 21 May 2014 to discuss “the problems in the bordering area” under the Dhaka’s proposal of “security dialogue” and Naypyidaw agreed it, said Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque. The Secretary said under the security dialogue “we will focus discussion on security issues which is hurting the relationship including irregular movement of people in that area”. “Once we have security dialogue, we would have close, intense discussion between two bordering forces,” Haque speaking at seminar that he said Bangladesh and Myanmar are set to break the ice in their relations by narrowing the decades-old “trust deficit” between the two neighbors. Dhaka had allowed Burmese frigate for the first time last year to use Naaf River to go into their part of t...

By Aung Aung  TSR News May 24, 2014 Nga Chaung IDP camp, Pauktaw, Arakan, Major Aung Moe Win who had tortured and extorted money from IDP Rohingya, was replaced by a captain, Moe Myint Aung on 3rd May 2014. Moe Myint Aung is a very good captian who represents character of real Buddhist. When he came to Rohingya IDP camp, Rohingya were very happy. On 23rd May 2014, when he came in IDP camp and greeted with Rohingya for his departure, most of IDP cried for him. Rohingya requested him not to go anywhere. Everyone was sad after hearing his transferring, some of them were crying for his departure. Moe Myint Aung said ''You all are my brothers, I will keep you in my heart, I will pray for, I don't know the reason, why I am transferred to another place. I pray to replace another good person, better than me.'' On 24th May 2014, a Rakhine captian, Kyaw Zay Aung, his contact: 09428187932, who is lower rank in position than captian Moe Myint Aung arrested some...

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...

By KPN  May 24, 2014 Naikonchari, Bangladesh: A Sector level flag meeting for border security between Burma and Bangladesh was held at Dusori nearby pillar No. 50 of Naikonchari upazila under the Bandarbon district, Bangladesh May 21, according to a BGB aide, who did not say his name. Highlevel-flag-meeting“The meeting especially discussed the border security issue which the Burma alleged to Bangladesh that unknown troops entered to Burma from Bangladesh and attacked the border guard police camps,” the aide said. In the meeting, Col. Tin Ko Ko, the director, Burma border guard police headquarters of Maungdaw appraised that — a group of unknown troops entered Burma through the pillar No. 37, on May 13, and on May 17, through pillar Nos. 51-52 and attacked border guard police camps and also they fired at around 450- bullet, according to a BGB officer from the meeting. The border guard police Battalion Chief also said, “If any group attacks Burmese security for...