The Stateless Rohingya Blog

By Rohingya Eye Rvision TV  August 13, 2014 Maungdaw, Arakan : The Myanmar Border Police (BGP) in southern Maungdaw arbitrarily arrest and torture innocent Rohingyas for ransom, causing severe difficulties among the local Rohingyas, according to the sources. Similarly, the Police arrested three innocent Rohingyas on August 5 in Thawan Chaung village and released them only after extorting huge amounts of money from them. “Border  Guard  Police  (BGP)  of  Inn  Dinn  (Aan  Daang)  station  arbitrarily  arrested  three  Rohingya  passers-by  at  Thawan  Chaung (also called Bossara Village)  village  in  southern  Maungdaw  around  10PM  on  August  5.  Having  extorted  humongous  amounts  of  money  from  each  of  them,  the  police  released  them  on  the ...

Tekanf, Bangladesh : Twenty two Rohingyas were pushed back to Burma by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on August 12, Jafar Alam from Teknaf borderTown said. “They BGB arrested 8 Rohingyas from Jaliapara (village) entry point under the Teknaf Police Station at about 3:00 pm while entering Bangladesh.” The operation was led by BGB officer Awtadin of Nilla out-post. Later, they were sent back to Burma the same way in the evening, according to BGB officials. Besides, BGB members of Whykong check-post arrested another 14 Rohingyas from different vehicles  while going to Cox’s Bazar from Teknaf on August 8. They were also pushed back to Burma. However, the concerned authorities of Bangladesh have been giving tight security along the Burma-Bangladesh border because of restriction of Rohingyas from entering the Bangladesh from Burma, according to sources. The members of Whykong BGB check-post investigated the whole bodies of passengers and gave harassment to the Rohingyas i...

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...

 On the way from Mrauk-U to Mahamuni Temple was taken by the photographer Medhasith on 13 October 2013. By KPN August 11, 2014 Maungdaw, Arakan State : Emergency Act 144 has been withdrawn from some townships – Kyauktaw, Mrauk-U,Min Bya and Pauktaw- and the Act 144 still remains  in other townships of Arakan State, according to U Hla Thein, press and information officer of Arakan state government. “The Act 144 was withdrawn from Kyauktaw Township, in Arakan State, on August 8. It was imposed from 10:00 pm to 4:00 am.” “The Act 144 was imposed in Kyauktaw Township after the violence between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in June and October 2012, U Hla Thein said. In Arakan State, after the violence in some of the Townships in June and October 2012, the Act 144 was imposed in many Towns. However, later, the Act 144 was withdrawn from other Townships including Mrauk-U, Min Bya and Pauktaw. But, the Act 144 is still remained in other Townships, according ...

Naw Ohn Hla, leader of Democracy and Peace Women Network. (Photo: DVB) By DVB News August 9, 2014 A Rohingya activist, a Mon activist and a women’s rights advocacy group were the recipients of awards from N-Peace Network, an international advocacy group that supports women’s leadership in conflict resolution. Wai Wai Nu, a former political prisoner and the director of Women Peace Network Arakan, was awarded N-Peace Network’s “Peace Generation – Young Women and Men Building Peace” award; while Mi Khin Khin Kyu, an ethnic Mon who advocates for women’s rights in Mon State and other parts of Burma, was recognised in the category of “Women Transforming their Communities”. In addition, Democracy and Peace Women Network was recognised for “Thinking Outside the Box”, an award for bringing new solutions to persistent problems. Naw Ohn Hla, leader of the Democracy and Peace Women Network, said that her work involves educating farmers and workers about their rights when it comes to...

By KPN August 11, 2014 Maungdaw, Arakan State: No one from Rohingya community is going to participate the so-called population data collection in block number 2 and Myoma Khayoungdan village, while the data collecting officers are waiting in the areas today, said Rashid Ahmed, a school teacher from Maungdaw. Block admin officer of number 2, U Yousuf, is trying to convince the villagers under his block to participate the so-called population data collection process, but nobody came forward, Rashid said. U Yousuf, the admin officer of block number 2, forced yesterday to influence persons who named names were appeared in the letters issued by BGP immigration officer Soe Myint Tun from BGP headquarters to participate so-called population data collection, to give their family list documents and filled the Forms with all data of family list without the influence persons who names were in the letters, said Halim, a Human Rights Watchdog from Maungdaw. Today, again the offi...

By  Esther Htusan The  Associated Press In this June 25, 2014 photo, Dosmeda Bibi lies on a bamboo stand close to a medical clinic run by French NGO Action Contre La Faim, or ACF in north of Sittwe, Rakhine state, Myanmar. Born just over a year ago, Dosmeda Bibi has spent her entire short life confined to a camp for one of the world's most persecuted religious minorities. And like a growing number of other Rohingya children who are going hungry, she's showing the first signs of severe malnutrition| AP OHN TAW GYI CAMP, Myanmar — Born just over a year ago, Dosmeda Bibi has spent her entire short life confined to a camp for one of the world's most persecuted religious minorities. And like a growing number of other Muslim Rohingya children who are going hungry, she's showing the first signs of severe malnutrition. Her stomach is bloated and her skin clings tightly to the bones of her tiny arms and legs. While others her age are sitting or standing, the bab...