Bangladesh paying the price heavil

daily sun
Nur Uddin Alamgir, Chattogram
Publish: Sunday, 20 October, 2024

Despite having no involvement, Bangladesh has been bearing the brunt of the ongoing conflict between the Myanmar security forces and the rebel Arakan Army (AA) along its frontiers under Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban districts for the past year.

Once Upon a Time in… Myanmar

The Irrawaddy
by David Scott Mathieson
October 14, 2024

The government's order of the appointment of a Rohingya man as the headman of a village tract in Akyab (Sittwe) district in 1949 and Myanmar National Registration Cards for his family members. / ekkhaale.org

Ek Khaale (Once Upon A Time)
by Greg Constantine
Visual Restoration Project/Multimedia Project, 2024 [www.ekkhaale.org] 

မွတ်ဆလင်လက်နက်ကိုင် အဖွဲ့များနှင့် အနောက်ဘက်ခြမ်း ပြဿနာ

DMG
By Admin
မင်းထွန်း - ရေးသည်
24 Sep 2024

AA သည် မွတ်ဆလင်အများစုနေထိုင်ရာ မောင်တောခရိုင်ကို စစ်ကောင်စီ ကင်းစင်နယ်မြေအဖြစ် သတ်မှတ်နိုင်ခဲ့လျှင်လည်း မွတ်ဆလင်လက်နက်ကိုင် အဖွဲ့များသည် AA အတွက် စိန်ခေါ်မှုဖြစ်လာနိုင်သည်။ 

မေယုတောင်တန်းကြီးမှာ မြင့်မားသည့် တောင်စဉ်တောင်တန်းများနှင့် သစ်ပင်ကြီးငယ်တို့ ထူထပ်နေသည့် နေရာဖြစ်သည်။ တောအုပ်ကြီးဖြစ်သည့်အလျောက် ကျေးငှက်သာရကာနှင့် တောရိုင်းတိရစ္ဆာန်များ ကျက်စာသည့်အပြင် လက်နက်ကိုင်အဖွဲ့များ ခိုအောင်းရာ နေရာလည်းဖြစ်သည်။ ရခိုင်ပြည်၏ အနောက်ဘက်ခြမ်း မေယုမြစ်နှင့် နစ်မြစ်ကြားတွင် ရှိပြီး မယူတောင်တန်း ဟုလည်း ခေါ်ကြသည်။

Road from Rakhine: The uncertain fate of Rohingyas

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Author : Sreeparna Banerjee
Expert Speak Raisina Debates
Published on Oct 05, 2024

The escalating violence against the Rohingya by the Arakan Army underscores the reality that, regardless of who assumes power, the future of the Rohingyas remains uncertain 

Image Source: Getty

The rise in deadly attacks on Rohingya people in Myanmar’s Rakhine State since May 2024 bears a chilling resemblance to the atrocities committed in August 2017, when the military forced Rohingyas to flee by attacking and burning down settlements. Nearly seven years later, similar scenes of Rohingya men, women, and children being slayed or escaping to neighbouring nations are unfolding, reflecting a continued erasure of Rohingya history and identity. Only this time, the preparator is an ethnic armed group.

Out of the Spotlight, Myanmar’s Rohingya Face Worst Violence in 7 Years

USIP
By: Laetitia van den Assum
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The situation of the Rohingya is deteriorating in the absence of credible dialogue.
• In Rakhine, forcible recruitment of Rohingya fighters has deepened societal rifts.
• An initiative is needed to address the Rohingya community as a whole, focusing on their immediate needs and future.

A new genocide being committed in Rakhine

daily obsever
Md Mustakim Ahmed
Published : Monday, 9 September, 2024 

Before the memory of the '2017 Rohingya genocide' fades, the world is regrettably witnessing a new wave of genocide and ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people, one that is perhaps more vicious and brutal.

The military of Myanmar unleashed a ruthless offensive against the Rohingya people in 2017, sparking the most brutal wave of anti-Rohingya persecution. Subsequently, the head of the UN agency for human rights described the military's actions as "a textbook example of ethnic cleansing," "acts of horrific barbarity," and an "acts of genocide." About a million Rohingya were compelled to escape to Bangladesh, a neighbor, as a result of the persecution.

In a study conducted in January 2018 with a total of 3,321 Rohingya refugee households in Cox's Bazar, a UN Fact-Finding Mission estimated that the military and the local Rakhine Buddhists had killed at least 25,000 Rohingya and committed gang rapes and other forms of sexual violence against 18,000 Rohingya women and girls. According to their estimates, 36,000 Rohingya were burned alive and 116,000 others were beaten, an atrocities unseen since 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Arakan Army Commander-in-Chief Twan Mrat Naing on the Future of Rakhine State

THE | DIPLOMAT
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
September 06, 2024

“We are always in favor of repatriation [of Rohingya Muslims] in principle, and there should be voluntary, dignified, and safe repatriation under conducive conditions.” 

The Arakan Army (AA) has emerged as one of the most successful ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) in Myanmar in the war against the military junta’s State Administration Council (SAC). With meticulous planning and alliances with other similar groups across the country, the AA has registered massive success in its operations against the military, which began intensifying on November 13 of last year. Currently, it has established control over 11 out of 18 townships spread across southern Chin State and Rakhine State in Myanmar. A fierce battle is currently on in Maungdaw and other regions, where allegations have surfaced of the AA committing atrocities against the Rohingya, a largely Muslim ethnic group.

Rohingya Exodus

The Stateman
SNS | New Delhi
September 6, 2024

The Rohingya crisis remains a glaring example of the international community’s failure to address a prolonged humanitarian disaster.

(Image: Twitter/@JAMMULINKS)

The Rohingya crisis remains a glaring example of the international community’s failure to address a prolonged humanitarian disaster. With around 8,000 more Rohingya Muslims crossing into Bangladesh over the past few months due to escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the situation is worsening. This recent influx of refugees, escaping the conflict between Myanmar’s military junta and the Arakan Army, underscores the tragedy that has plagued the Rohingya for years. Bangladesh, despite its limited resources, has shown extraordinary compassion by sheltering over a million Rohingya refugees since the 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar. The country has been a sanctuary for these persecuted people, but it is now at a breaking point. 

The Bitter Fight Over the Meaning of ‘Genocide’

The New York Times Magazine
By Linda Kinstler
Aug. 20, 2024

Credit...Illustration by Pablo Delcan

Debates over how to describe conflicts in Gaza, Myanmar and elsewhere are channeling a controversy as old as the word itself.

Linda Kinstler is a junior fellow at Harvard’s Society of Fellows and the author of “Come to This Court and Cry: How the Holocaust Ends.” She has written extensively about legal history and the politics of memory.

Children among up to 200 Rohingya killed in Myanmar drone attack

The Guardian
Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok
Mon 12 Aug 2024

Witnesses say people killed in artillery and drone attack that targeted civilians fleeing violence

People mourn near the bodies of Rohingya refugees who drowned in the Naf River last week. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Many dozens of Rohingya people, including children, were killed in an artillery and drone attack that targeted civilians as they tried to flee Myanmar last week.

Civilians were trying to escape violence in Maungdaw town, Rakhine state, by crossing the Naf River into Bangladesh when they were targeted last Monday. Videos shared on social media, which appeared to have been taken in the aftermath of the attack, showed bodies and bags strewn across the ground.

Nearly 200 Rohingyas killed in single day by Arakan Army, says activists

Maktoob Media
Maktoob Staff
August 9, 2024

Rohingya advocacy groups have said that, on 05 August, the Arakan Army (AA) attacked thousands of refugees gathered at the beach in Maungdaw Township of Rakhine State in Myanmar with drone bombs killing about 200 of them. Two Rohingya activists told

Fresh Reports Emerge of Rohingya Killings in Western Myanmar

THE DIPLOMAT
By Sebastian Strangio
August 07, 2024

Rohingya activists and local media reports say that civilians have been targeted by the Arakan Army in Maungdaw, a town close to the border with Bangladesh.

 Credit : dipositphotos

New reports are emerging of atrocities against Rohingya civilians in western Myanmar, as a powerful ethnic armed group approaches the town of Maungdaw in Rakhine State.

Argentinian Arrest Warrants for Crimes against the Rohingya: The Power of Small States

Opinio Juris
16.07.2024

[Eva Buzo is a barrister and Executive Director of Victim Advocates International. Clare Brown is a Senior Legal Officer and Gender Advisor for Victim Advocates International. Kate Gibson is an international criminal lawyer and Senior Counsel to Victim Advocates International. Pia Conradsen is Rohingya Victim Coordinator of Victim Advocates International.]

It’s High Time To Say ‘No’ To A Discriminatory Quota System – OpEd

eurasiareview
Dr. Habib Siddiqui
July 13, 2024   

In recent days, Bangladesh is seeing student protests in many parts of the country, esp. in the university campuses. The protesting students have valid reasons to protest about a quota system that they find highly unfair and discriminatory. A whopping 30% of the well-paid and massively over-subscribed Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) posts are reserved for the family members of those who fought during the liberation war of 1971, and another 10% for women, 10% for districts, 5% for ethnic minorities and 1% for the disabled/handicaps. This leaves only 44% of the jobs reserved for merit to roughly 98% of the applicants.

CNA Explains: Myanmar’s ex-president visited China, followed by its junta No 2. What’s the play?

CNA
Leong Wai Kit
10 Jul 2024

Myanmar correspondent Leong Wai Kit unpacks recent trips to China by Thein Sein and Soe Win, and what both countries want from each other.

This handout photograph taken on Jul 6, 2024 and released by the Myanmar Military Information Team shows Myanmar's military deputy commander in chief of defence services Soe Win (C), upon his arrival at Qingdao in Shandong province of China. (Photo: AFP) 

Beijing has been regularly inviting Myanmar’s junta-appointed ministers to China on various official visits.

The fate of the Rohingya may be in the Arakan Army’s hands

Aljazeera
Nasir Uddin
Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chittagong
3 July 2024

A woman cooks next to destroyed houses and burned trees following fighting between Myanmar's military and the Arakan Army in a village in Minbya Township in Rakhine State on May 21, 2024 [File: AFP]

 

In late May, reports emerged that tens of thousands of Rohingya have been forced to flee their homes in the townships of Buthidaung and Maungdaw, northern Rakhine State.

The only one solution to the Rohingya crisis

Dhaka Tribune
Tribune Editorial
Publish : 22 Jun 2024,

The ethnic cleansing of Myanmar’s Rohingya population has been one of the most prolonged humanitarian crises in human history, one which has led to the exodus of more than a million of the Muslim minority to seek refuge in Bangladesh where they are currently subsisting in various camps.

Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh Pressured to Join Myanmar’s Civil War

THE I DIPLOMAT
By Dayna Santana Pérez
June 21, 2024

After the midday prayers on a hot Wednesday, Hussain* was summoned by an armed group to a “community meeting” in his block within the world’s largest refugee settlement.

The ‘impossible’ life of Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees

Aljazeera
By Aisyah Llewellyn
Published On 20 Jun 2024

The first group of Rohingya refugees was found off Aceh in June 2020 [Antara Foto/Rahmad via Reuters]

Aceh and Medan, Indonesia - Gura Amin spends 12 hours a day, six days a week packing boxes in a Malaysian factory.

The 22-year-old Rohingya refugee makes about 2,400 Malaysian ringgit ($510) a month, which he uses for his daily expenses and to pay off a 10,000 Malaysian ringgit ($2,123) debt to the people who brought him across the sea from Indonesia.

Myanmar Armed Group Calls for Evacuation as It Approaches Border Town

THE I DIPLOMAT
Sebastian Strangio
June 17, 2024

The Arakan Army has called for the mostly Rohingya residents of Maungdaw to leave, a month after it was accused of mass arson attacks in a neighboring township. 

A powerful ethnic armed group in Myanmar’s west says that it is on the verge of capturing Maungdaw, a mainly Rohingya town close to the country’s border with Bangladesh, and has called on its residents to evacuate as a matter of urgency.