As the world rallies in favour of non-violence and mobilises against unjust oppression, a small community in Pakistan’s largest city struggles to raise its voice: these are Karachi’s Rohingya Muslims – a small band of immigrants who managed to escape from the Burmese oppression when the time was right. Today, […]
Source: The Pioneer The echoes of ethnic violence in Myanmar have reached Hyderabad as dozens of people fleeing the violence have reached Hyderabad to take refuge. About 30 families of Rohingyas, as the Burmese Muslims are called, have taken shelter in the old city areas of Balapur, Shaheen Nagar and […]
By Associated Press, THE WASHINGTON POST SITTWE, Myanmar — Government forces stood by and watched as sectarian violence erupted last month in western Myanmar and then opened fire on Muslim Rohingyas as they tried to save their burning homes, Human Rights Watch claimed Wednesday. In a 56-page report, the New […]
Source: Ucanews.com Christians on Tuesday joined Muslims in Lahore to protest what they say is genocide being committed in Myanmar against Rohingyas in western Rakhine state. Dozens of Christian joined the protest outside the Press Club in Lahore urging UN intervention to end alleged violence against the minority Muslim ethnic group. Christian leader Saleem Gabriel said […]
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma Exiled Burmese democracy activists in Japan demonstrated on Wednesday in a rare show of support of President Thein Sein concerning his plan to expel the Rohingya minority group to third countries. During his meeting with United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres on 11 […]
Express Tribune: by Ayesha Siddiqa: These days, the social media is abuzz with discussion on Myanmar. Interestingly, it is not even a constructive discussion but one which is meant for […]
sOURCE: Two Circles By Suhail Reza, The founder of self reliant modern Malaysia, Mahatir Mohammad who snubbed the US and West to flex the muscles of his country on the path of progress in master-peace speech in OIC meet on in 2005 remarked on Arab Centredness vision, the delineation from […]
Source: Mizzima A coalition of 58 civil society groups has condemned what it says is a “wave of abuse launched by state authorities in Myanmar against the Rohingya community,” in a statement released on Tuesday. It also charged Bangladesh with flouting international law in its attempts to prevent fleeing Rohingya […]
Source: OnIslam & Newspapers Muslim and Buddhist groups in India called Tuesday, July 17, for the Indian government to intervene to end the ongoing atrocities committed against Muslims in neighboring Myanmar. “There are continuous news reports of atrocities and killing of ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar which has caused a […]
Source: Dawn.com AID groups have warned of an impending humanitarian catastrophe in western Myanmar as authorities attempt to isolate tens of thousands of the displaced ethnic Rohingya minority in camps described by one aid worker as “open air prisons”. Aid has struggled to reach those affected by sectarian unrest in […]
By Family Editorial Board Source: OnIslam The OIC Secretary General said that the recent restoration of democracy in Myanmar had raised hopes in the international community that oppression against Rohingya Muslims citizens would end and that they would be able to enjoy equal rights and opportunities. However, the renewed violence […]
Source: Islamic Human Rights Commision The ASEAN NGO Coalition will organize a Freedom Flotilla mission to the Arakan/Rakhine state of Myanmar with the object of liberating the Rohingya from the continued persecution by the Myanmar securities. The situation in Myanmar is distortedly portrayed as a sectarian clash between Rakhine Buddhist […]
Source: Democratic Voice of Burma Burma’s President Thein Sein told a visiting delegation from the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Refugees that the government will not recognize the Rohingya and are considering handing over the ethnic group to the UNHCR, reported a government website today. The delegation led by Antonio […]
Source: Groundreport.com Interfaith Diaglogue of Myanmar held praying ceremony for The Rakhine and The Kachin to gain peace n tranquility on July 7,2012 at Y.M.C.A Yangon, Myanmar. General Secratary, Dr.Tha Nyan shared talks about it. Prayers are Father Joseph Maung Win of St.Anthony Church,Yangon, Dr.Mi Mi Khin of Islamic Association,Yangon,U […]