‘A living death’: Camp conditions push Rohingya to the high seas

Frontier Myanmar
April 10, 2024

Rohingya refugees wait to be rescued from the hull of their capsized boat as a vessel of Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency approaches in waters off Aceh province on March 21. (AFP)

Amid budget cuts and surging crime in the refugee camps in Bangladesh and war in their native Rakhine, more Rohingya are taking a perilous journey by boat to Indonesia and Malaysia, where an increasingly hostile reception awaits.

Videos appear to show Myanmar military training Rohingyas

RFA
By RFA Burmese
2024.03.11 

Meanwhile, conscription law is driving Burmese youth to flee to Thailand and Malaysia. ‘We no longer feel safe,’ said one. 

People who appear to be Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state undergo weapons training by junta military personnel on March 10, 2024. Image form citizen journalist video 

Videos have emerged on social media in recent days that appear to show junta personnel providing military training to ethnic Muslim Rohingyas at a site in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, amid reports of forced recruitment around the country.

The Rohingya in the shadow of the Arakan army

Dhaka Tribune
Shafiur Rahman
Publish : 02 Mar 2024,

There is a complex level of conflict and suffering that continue to enshroud the Rohingya community 

“Instead of getting killed at the frontline by taking up arms for the junta, we would rather fight them and join the Arakan Army (AA).”

Junta troops abduct 40 relatives of Muslim camp residents who fled conscription

RFA
Radio Free Asia
March 3 2024 

Some were publicly beaten for allegedly speaking to the media about recruitment efforts.

People walk through Kyauk Ta Lone camp in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine state, Oct. 3, 2019.
Ye Aung Thu/AFP

Junta troops in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state have beaten and abducted 40 family members of Muslim displaced camp residents who escaped being conscripted into military training, sources said Friday.

Scores of captive Muslims forced to undergo military training at displaced camp

RFA
By RFA Burmese
2024.02.28

Junta authorities threaten to kill the 107 mostly ethnic Rohingyas if they refuse.

The Kyauk Ta Lone camp for displaced people in Kyaukphyu, Rakhine state, Myanmar, is seen Oct. 4, 2019. Ye Aung Thu/AFP

 

Junta authorities are holding more than 100 mostly ethnic Rohingya Muslims captive at a camp for the displaced in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state and threatening to kill them if they refuse to take part in military training, residents said Wednesday.

Myanmar junta detain over 400 Rohingya, citing obligation to get military training in Rakhine

mizzima
February 26, 2024

File Photo

In the third week of February, Myanmar’s Military Council apprehended more than 400 Rohingya men in Rakhine State, purportedly for compulsory participation in military training, as reported by people involved in addressing the Rohingya crisis.

Over a dozen Rohingya killed in Myanmar army attacks: Activist

AA
Islam Uddin, ANKARA
27.01.2024 

Dozens others also injured in shelling in last 2 days, says co-founder of Free Rohingya Coalition

FILE PHOTO

Over a dozen Rohingya Muslims were killed in Myanmar army's artillery attacks in the country's western Rakhine state, said a human rights activist on Saturday.

၆ နှစ်မြောက် ရိုဟင်ဂျာလူမျိုးတုံးသတ်ဖြတ်မှုအောက်မေ့ ဖွယ်နေ့အခမ်းအနား

Ro Nay San Lwin ( Facebook LIVE)
25th August 2023 

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‘They ignore us on purpose’: Cyclone deepens Rohingya suffering

Frontier Myanmar
June 15, 2023

Rohingya children stand by destroyed houses at Ohn Taw Chay camp in Sittwe on May 16, two days after Cyclone Mocha's landfall. (AFP)

 

The persecuted Muslim group made up the bulk of the death toll from Cyclone Mocha, with survivors accusing the military regime of failing to prepare adequate evacuations and issuing warnings at the last minute. 

 

When Cyclone Mocha barrelled through Rakhine State last month, Ko Tun Myint* and his family were unprepared.

“It was announced that there would be a storm, and they told us to relocate, but most of us thought Mocha wasn’t serious,” he said. “That’s why many of us stayed in the village.”

Myanmar’s Civilian Government Appoints Rohingya Activist as Deputy Minister

The Irrawaddy
1 July 2023

The newly appointed deputy human rights minister U Aung Kyaw Moe. / NUG

 

Myanmar’s civilian National Unity Government has appointed the Rohingya activist U Aung Kyaw Moe as its deputy human rights minister.

U Aung Kyaw Moe has been a rights adviser to the ministry for almost two years.

“I am proud to have the opportunity to work more for the country and the people,” he posted on Facebook.

Unveiling the genocide: The Rohingya struggle for survival

Salaam Media
written by Luqmaan Rawat
June 13, 2023

The campaign to bring awareness to the plight of the Rohingya people Photo Twitter @black4rohingya

World – In recent years, the world has witnessed the unfolding tragedy of the Rohingya people, one of the world’s most persecuted minorities. The Black For Rohingya campaign, initiated by the Free Rohingya Coalition, aims to raise awareness about the dire situation faced by the Rohingya people.

UNHCR: Rakhine not safe for Myanmar’s Rohingya repatriation pilot project

Benar News
BenarNews and RFA Burmese
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh and Dhaka

2023.03.15

Rohingya refugees wait to be interviewed by Myanmar officials in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, March 15, 2023.

[BenarNews]

The United Nations refugee agency said Wednesday that conditions in Myanmar’s Rakhine state were not favorable for the safe return of 1,000 Rohingya from Bangladesh whom Myanmar wants to repatriate under a China-mediated program.

A delegation from Myanmar arrived in the Bangladeshi border town of Teknaf on Wednesday to begin interviewing Rohingya in an effort to clear their return to Rakhine, from where they fled following a brutal 2017 military crackdown.

Cyclone Mocha Claimed 400 Lives in Myanmar

eman channel
18.05.2023

Cyclone Mocha Claims Over 400 Lives in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

Myanmar’s Rakhine state has been devastated by Cyclone Mocha, resulting in the tragic loss of more than 400 lives, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Arakan Rohingya National Alliance (RNA), a rights group. The cyclone made landfall on Sunday, hitting the coast between Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district and Myanmar’s Kyaukpyu township.

When the Myanmar Regime is Defeated, the Future of the Rohingya Will Become Clear

The Irrawaddy

26 December 2022

Rohingya Muslim refugee children gather around a water pump at the Thankhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on November 25, 2017. / AFP

U Nay San Lwin is the co-founder of the Germany-based Free Rohingya Coalition, but better known on social media as Ro Nay San Lwin. Known for his Rohingya activism, he has described the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) as criminals who kill their own kind. U Nay San Lwin talked recently to The Irrawaddy about the Spring Revolution against the military dictatorship and the conflict in Rakhine State.

The NUG has yet to cooperate with the Rohingya. About the genocide, the United States officially recognized [the Myanmar military’s 2017 operation against the Rohingya] as genocide and the case is also being heard at the International Court of Justice. What will be the NUG’s position? It has not recognized it as genocide. When will it recognize it? Rather than cooperating only when necessary, the NUG should cooperate extensively with Rohingya leaders and activists to find a solution to the issue.

Thirty-five Rohingya sentenced in Myanmar to 5 years in jail

MIZZIMA
21 November 2022

Lawyers have reported that on 16 November, Bogale Township Court sentenced 35 Muslim Rohingya to five years in prison.

Military Council troops apprehended 62 Rohingya people near Kadonelay island, Kadonkani village-tract, Bogale Township, Ayeyarwaddy Region, at 10 pm on 30 October.