Today and tonight-Rohingya

Burmese Rohingya Community Australia (BRCA)

Rohingya: To stop human trafficking by sea routes

Recently, according to the reports of accidents and deaths of boat- people who were trying to go to Malaysia by sea. The accidents appear to be heartbreaking consequences for Rohingyas whose family members tried to choose the perilous routes by sea. Thousands of Rohingya people had been sent to Malaysia through these routes operated by some human trafficker groups.

Rohingya boatpeople reportedly forced to swim ashore to Malaysia

Some 450 Rohingya asylum seekers from Burma have reportedly landed on Malaysia’s northern island of Langkawi after a hazardous two-week boat journey across the Andaman Sea.

Myanmar's Rohingyas Receive Iran's Humanitarian Aid

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's first shipment of humanitarian aid was delivered to Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims in the state of Rakhine after weeks of delay due to the Southeast Asian country's critical conditions, specially in border areas.

Authority forces to register as Bengali

Maungdaw, Arakan State:  The authority – Burma border security force (Nasaka) –is forcing Rohingya community to register as Bengali, with registration process which includes taking digital fingerprints and photographs since early this month, according to a village admin officer from Maungdaw.

Security forces surround a Rohingya village for 10 hours in Maungdaw

Maungdaw, Arakan State: A joint security forces – police, Hluntin and Burma border security force (Nasaka) – had surrounded a Rohingya village from midnight 1:00am till morning 11:00am today, according to a politician from Maungdaw.

TOP 10 Events of 2012—No 3

Rohingyas: ... the road from being a potential martyr to being an inquisitor
is not a very long one at all. 

Humanitarian crisis for Burma's eternal outsiders

 

Life for the Rohingya - Since the ethnic fighting broke out in June, much of the Rohingya population have fled their homes, fearing more attacks. 

Suu Kyi offers help on rohingya issue

...Suu Kyi, "if" invited by the Myanmar government, is willing to help...

Rohingya Couple arrested for marriage after 14 years in Mangdaw

" Not allowed to get marry as to eliminate the Rohingya race "

Maungdaw, Arakan State:  A couple was arrested by Nasaka (Burma’s border security force) at Maungdaw north on December 21, over the allegation that he had married without permission from the concerned authority after 14 years later, according to a friend of the victim.

Protect Rohingya human rights, including their right to a nationality: UN

The U.N. General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution by the 193-member world body on December 24, urges Burmese government action to improve the situation of the Rohingya Muslim minority “and to protect all their human rights, including their right to a nationality.”

Lawmakers - Arresting Rohingyas Alive, Returning Dead!

A Letter from a Bleeding Heart to RB News

UNICEF calls for action on water, sanitation in Rakhine State

People living in and near the Internally Displaced Person (IDP) sites in Rakhine State are facing health risks due to restricted access to safe potable water, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene, according to a statement by UNICEF on December 21.

Rohingya Crisis: OIC chief to visit Burma

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday announced that it would soon send a high-level delegation to visit Burma as part of efforts to stop sectarian attacks on members of the Muslim Rohingya community in Rakhine State.

The hidden genocided and how it started

Although Rakhines (Maghs) carry malicious sentiments against Rohingyas dating back to the time Indian Prince Shah Shujah as it is mentioned (here[1]), it can be said that the anti-Rohingya propaganda that led to current genocide has become obvious after a report of BBC reporter Anna Jones in 2010.

International Buddhist leaders urge Burmese to show compassion for Rohingyas

Seventeen Buddhist leaders from around the world—plus His Excellency the Dalai Lama in absentia—have issued a statement urging Buddhists in Burma to show mutual respect and compassion to Muslims in Rakhine State.

Govt Angrily Denies Reports of ‘Rohingya Genocide’

Muslim people pass the time at their house in Paik Thay,
the site of recent violence between Muslim Rohingyas and

'Mass graves' for Myanmar's Rohingya - Features - Al Jazeera English

'Mass graves' for Myanmar's Rohingya - Features - Al Jazeera English (PHOTOS)

Exclusive report from Rakhine state exposes an entire region divided by religious and racial discrimination.

Burma's ethnic hatred

Hanna Hindstrom
Sydney Morning Herald
July 8, 2012

Outcasts ... a man weeps after his arrest in Bangladesh.
Photo: AP 

The queen says she is for freedom, is she really?

Policy Questions for Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi has just visited Thailand. During her trip she was once again treated with adulation appropriate for a queen, and to which she responded with queen-like vague but feel-good pronouncements. However, Daw Suu is no longer only a subject of idolatry; she is now a hands-on politician - an MP.  It is not enough for her to make nonspecific and hence empty statements. She has to convey clear policy points for the many critical problems facing Burma. This is her responsibility as a leader, and also the means by which the people of the country, now formally her constituents, will evaluate her performance and hold her accountable.