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.