Ethnic Rohingya Committee of Malaysia

Rakhine Refugees camps again setup in Maungdaw The authority called all the Natala villagers , Rakhine community from Maungdaw north , Rakhine community from Maungdaw town and others area- Buthidaung and Rathedaung -  to join at the Maungdaw State High school as a refugees, pretending  who are  not able to stay in their villages for fear of attack from Rohingya community, said an elder from Myoma Kyayoungdan village. “The Rakhine before setup   7 refugee centers at monasteries , but now they again setting up new style  in Maungdaw High school. It is just for showcase of refugee to show the UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur, Tomas Ojea Quintana who will visit soon.”  (Full report) Rohingya could be facing threat of ethnic cleansing, says advocacy group 29 July 2012 /  Todays Zaman The continuing violence against the Rohingya Muslims in  Myanmar  and the blocking of aid for them by Buddhists in Myanmar could be seen as an attempt at ...

Source from  Kaladan Press , 30 July 2012 Maungdaw, Arakan State:  Maungdaw authorities- Township and district administration offices – are designing the town with full of Human rights to welcome UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Tomas Quintana visit  the areas , according to an elder from Maungdaw. “We heard Mr. Tomas Quintana will visit tomorrow Maungdaw and Buthidaung and the Town authorities are preparing all things are under the control and town people –Rohingyas – are getting all facilities – movement, foods and religious.” “The town authorities called all the village administration officers to their office and ordered all Rohingyas must be in the field for working rice cultivation, must be open the Rohingya shops.” “The authorities also shifted all the arrestees from Buthidaung Jail to No.2 Hluntin Battalion of Buthidaung near golf playground, who were arrested in the riot period and kept in a small room where the authority toke off all the clothes from them.”...

FARS NEWS  AGENCY, 29 July 2012                                                    TEHRAN (FNA)- A member of the Iranian parliament called on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Muslim nations to take a clear stance against the massacre of Muslim minority in Myanmar. "The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and all international institutions should take a swift, serious and firm action to put an end to this genocide in Myanmar," Ruhollah Beigi said on Saturday. He noted that meaningful silence of the UN and other international bodies toward crimes committed by the extremist Buddhists has led to widespread massacre of oppressed Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. He underscored that all Muslim nations across the world are duty-bound to defend Muslims in Myanmar, and added, "The catastrophe in Myanmar is not only an issue for the Muslim world, but an issue for all free and justice-seeking peoples of the world....

Source from The Nation , 29 July 2012 Share ISLAMABAD  - Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) passed on Saturday a resolution unanimously to condemn Myanmar Muslims' massacre here at Islamabad District Court (IDC). In the meeting, the legal fraternity condemned the brutalities of Myanmar government against Muslim community and appealed the Muslim countries including Pakistan to build up diplomatic pressure on Myanmar to stop its atrocities on Muslim population and protect their fundamental human rights on immediate basis. President Islamabad District Court Bar Association (IDCBA) Syed Javed Akbar Shah Mashhadi chaired the meeting and informed that 700,000 muslims were living in Myanmar and on monthly basis, Myanmar government murdered 20,000 innocent Muslims without any ...

Source from NDPHR(exile), From yesterday, the authorities escalate homeless Rohingyas those languish outside and grabbed into refugee camp of Badwadil village. The ancient mosque near Sittwe airport has been renovated from the past 3 days in order to show the government is doing everything. But the lands of those destructed Rohingya houses and the rest 28 mosques of 32 Rohingya villages in all over Sittwe have been completely bulldozed and made as a plane ground. So, no sign nor evidence left to claim that they were belong to Rohingyas. Sittwe Crisis : There are at least 7 Rohingyas dying from starvation and lack of medication in Sittwe refugee camps. Most of those died are children and older people. Medical services providing in refugee camps is just like First Aid that does not meet actual requirement. Food providing is not enough for everyone and those received are also once per day. Remaining Rohingya villages in isolate area such as Santole, Aungmingala villages are i...

Islamic Bloc Urges Resolution of Rohingya Crisis Source from Irrawaddy news , 26 July 2012 Rohingya refugee Rehana Begum holds her child as she hides in a house in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on June 17, 2012. She said her family fled mass burning of houses and violence in Burma, setting out in a wooden boat for neighbouring Bangladesh. They were pushed back three times by border guards, but finally made it on their fourth attempt and are now hiding with local villagers to avoid being arrested. (PHOTO: Reuters) WASHINGTON—The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has written to Burmese President Thein Sein, urging him to address the plight of the Rohingya minority community in accordance with the accepted practices of international human rights. In the letter, OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu sought assurances from the Burmese president for the safety and security of the Rohingyas as citizens of the country, and called for an end to all intimidation and oppressio...

Source from NDPHR(exile) Rohingyas are still confined and faced the worst part of difficulties with foods and medications . Those in Northern Arakan state are extraordinarily facing constant harassments of authorities. Homeless Rohingyas from Kyaukatw and Rambre townships received nothing from the beginning. Overall those additionally dying day by day from starvation and sick are mostly children and older people. Maungdaw township 27 July: According to ERCA's member Razak, 4 Rohingyas patients involving women who approached to hospital were took over by Rakhines. After hours of intervention by hospital staffs they were finally released and the staffs send them home safely.. Mr. Razak received a source via a monk confirmed that about 60 Rohingya youths arrested from all over Maungdaw town were handed to Buddhist monastery of Hunri Fara by yesterday evening and each time 3 to 4 Rohingyas are taking away for execution. 26 July: A source came from the two famous Rohi...

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World Bulletin , 27 July 2012 Chairman of the Turkish Red Crescent Ahmet Lutfi Akar - (AA) Chairman of the Turkish Red Crescent Ahmet Lutfi Akar said that they made a contact with Myanmar government to be able to help the Muslims in the country. World Bulletin / News Desk Turkish Red Crescent is willing to help Rohingya Muslims who are staying in camps alongside Bangladesh border with Myanmar after fleeing violence against them in Arakan region in the west of Myanmar. Speaking to AA correspondent on Friday, Chairman of the Turkish Red Crescent Ahmet Lutfi Akar called on international community to take immediate action on Rohingya Muslims issue. Noting that the Turkish Red Crescent was nowadays having busy schedule to help Rohingya Muslims, Akar said that they made a contact with Myanmar government to be able to help the Muslims in the country. "We want to go to Myanmar to assist Muslims who are living there. We ma...

Hundreds of people demonstrate in Delhi against Muslim massacres in Myanmar http://www.irna.ir/News/General/Hundreds-of-people-demonstrate-in-Delhi-against-Muslim-massacres-in-Myanmar/80248467 Islamic Bloc Urges Resolution of Rohingya Crisis Source from Irrawaddy news , 26 July 2012 Rohingya refugee Rehana Begum holds her child as she hides in a house in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on June 17, 2012. She said her family fled mass burning of houses and violence in Burma, setting out in a wooden boat for neighbouring Bangladesh. They were pushed back three times by border guards, but finally made it on their fourth attempt and are now hiding with local villagers to avoid being arrested. (PHOTO: Reuters) WASHINGTON—The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has written to Burmese President Thein Sein, urging him to address the plight of the Rohingya minority community in accordance with the accepted practices of international human rights. In the letter, OIC S...

Source- Euroasiaview , 26 July 2012 House Speaker Marzuki Alie By Ryan Dagur House Speaker Marzuki Alie today said the UN must address what he called "genocide" against minority Muslim Rohingyas in Myanmar's westernmost Rakhine State. In a written statement to Metrovnews.com, Alie said that Indonesia – the current chair of ASEAN – must be proactive in urging Myanmar to respect human rights and end ethnic tension following a series of clashes in recent months that have left Muslims and Buddhists dead, prompting many Rohingyas to flee. Burma "Such genocide and exile of the Rohingya Muslims resulting in their lack of nationality is the inhumane behavior of the state," he said. The former military government in Myanmar has in the past been accused of denying Rohingyas citizenship and free access to food in an area that has remained largely off limits to foreigners, including aid agencies. Harsh treatment has promp...

Hundreds of people demonstrate in Delhi against Muslim massacres in Myanmar  http://www.irna.ir/News/General/Hundreds-of-people-demonstrate-in-Delhi-against-Muslim-massacres-in-Myanmar/80248467 Islamic Bloc Urges Resolution of Rohingya Crisis Source from Irrawaddy news , 26 July 2012 Rohingya refugee Rehana Begum holds her child as she hides in a house in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on June 17, 2012. She said her family fled mass burning of houses and violence in Burma, setting out in a wooden boat for neighbouring Bangladesh. They were pushed back three times by border guards, but finally made it on their fourth attempt and are now hiding with local villagers to avoid being arrested. (PHOTO: Reuters) WASHINGTON—The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has written to Burmese President Thein Sein, urging him to address the plight of the Rohingya minority community in accordance with the accepted practices of international human rights. In the letter, OIC Secreta...

  Turkey Raises Voice against Massacre of Arakan Muslims http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/139201/turkey-raises-voice-against-massacre-of-arakan-muslims-.html Growing Unease In Indonesia Over Plight of Rohingya http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/editorschoice/growing-unease-in-indonesia-over-plight-of-rohingya/532495   Moros Seek Help For Rohingyas http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/367203/moros-seek-help-for-rohingyas   World People to Stage Rallies in Support of Myanmar Muslims http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9104251288 .........................................   Burma's monks call for Muslim community to be shunned Source from The Independent , 25 July 2012 The Buddhists have reportedly tried to block humanitarian aid getting to ethnic group Monks who played a vital role in Burma's recent struggle for democracy have been accused of fuelling ethnic tensions in the country by calling on people to shun a Muslim community that ...

Source from Irrawaddy news , 24 July 2012 WASHINGTON—Expressing serious concerns over deteriorating conditions for Rohingya Muslims inside Burma, top US lawmakers and Obama administration officials have urged neighboring Bangladesh to accept those fleeing over the border and give them refugee status. Burma has been facing a mounting humanitarian crisis in recent weeks, said Congressman James McGovern, who chaired the special hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on Bangladesh. Noting that Burma's western Arakan (Rakhine) State has seen an escalation in state-sponsored violence against the Rohingya, a stateless Muslim people who have suffered persecution and discrimination for decades, McGovern said that this recent outburst of violence has forced many to flee their homes to seek refuge across the border in Bangladesh. "Rather than offering sanctuary for refugees seeking protection from persecution and abuse, Bangladesh ha...

Source from NDPHR(exile) ,   Burmese newspaper of 21 July reported- "Public War Coming in Rakhine"   the report said- " Associations like public military will be formed in Maungdaw. It will be formed by ethnic nationals to protect from different races' terrorizing ". ......................................... Students: Stop Rohingya massacre Source from Bangkok Post ,  23 July 2012 A dozen Muslim students on Monday morning staged a quiet protest in front of Government House in Bangkok, where Myanmar President Thein Sein inspected a guard of honour together with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Ashar Sarimachi, a fourth-year political science student of Thammasat University, led the group, who held placards saying "Stop the massacre of Rohingya". Mr Ashar said the information released about incidents during the events in Rakhine state last month and had been twisted and was misleading. "The Rohingya were...

Source from Irrawaddy news , 24 July 2012 The continuing strife in western Burma signifies a dangerous future for an ethnically diverse country that has experienced ethnic conflicts for more than 60 years. It is not simply a campaign against the minority Rohingya as a group. It is a reflection of a tragic political hangover of the nation-state system that operates through an ominous and troubling nationalism. The Arakan conflict is about nation-state building and state territorialization, which are being articulated by mainstreaming a singular ethno-religious identity—Buddhist Burmese, the basis of official nationalism. The root cause of the historical antagonism between the dominant Burman leadership and ethnic groups has been reactivated. Politics of identity and difference The first danger the anti-Rohingya campaign poses to ethnic harmony at the national level, not just at the Arakan (also known as Rakhine) state level, relates to the politics of iden...

Source from BBC , 22 July 2012 By Anbarasan Ethirajan BBC News, Teknaf, near Bangladesh-Burma border Zohara Khatun says she and her family ran for their lives - her father was killed Zohara Khatun is still reeling from the trauma of seeing her father killed in western Burma in June. "My father was shot dead by the Burmese military in front me. Our entire village was destroyed. We ran for our lives. I still don't know what happened to my mother," she said, sitting in a thatched hut in a fishing village near the town of Teknaf in south-eastern Bangladesh. Ms Khatun is one of the Rohingya Muslims who have managed to cross into Bangladesh following the communal unrest in western Burma's Rakhine province. The 30-year old broke down repeatedly as she tried to explain what happened over the border. She says their village came under attack during clashes b...