Rohingya camp fire in Bangladesh kills 2, destroys shelters

MIDDLE EAST MONITOR
December 24, 2024

 

A massive fire in the Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. [twitter/x@UNICEFBD] 

A massive fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, killing at least two people and destroying over 1,000 shelters and other structures, rights activists and the UN refugee agency said today.

The fire, which lasted two hours, broke out at the Kutupalong Rohingya Camp in Ukhiya in the southeastern Cox’s Bazar district.

Rohingya rights activist Ro Nay San Lwin said: “At least two refugees, including a child, tragically lost their lives.”

ICC Pursues Arrest Warrant For Myanmar Junta Chief

THE PINNACLE GAZETTE
by Evrim Ağac
29 November 2024

International action intensifies as ICC moves against Min Aung Hlaing for Rohingya crimes

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has made waves by formally seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar's junta chief, General Min Aung Hlaing. This unprecedented move is primarily centered on the grave crimes alleged against the Rohingya population during the violent military crackdowns of 2016-2017. The prosecution's request was submitted with considerable urgency, indicating the ICC's intent to hold high-ranking officials accountable for actions deemed crimes against humanity.

ရခိုင်ပြည်မြောက်ပိုင်း ဘူးသီးတောင်မြို့၊မောင်တောမြို့တို့တွင်ဖြစ်ပွားခဲ့သော Arakan Army (AA) ရဲ့ ရာဇဝတ်မှုကျူး လွန်မှု၊လူမျိုးတုံးသတ်ဖြတ်မှုအတွက် Aljazeera မှ ရိုနေဆန်းလွင်နှင့် တွေ့ဆုံမေးမြန်းထားပါတယ်။

Aljazeera
May 27'2024

Rohingya minority caught between warring factions in Myanmar's civil war

CNN
May 26'2024

The Rohingya Muslim minority is being targeted with violence as Myanmar's civil war rages on. CNN's Anna Coren speaks with Nay San Lwin, the co-founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition, about the situation. 

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As It Loses Control of Rakhine, Myanmar Junta Resorts to Stoking Religious Hatred

The Irrawaddy
by Nayt Thit
May 14, 2024

Myanmar junta soldiers are seen on Armed Forces Day in 2021.

After suffering humiliating defeats and territorial losses to the ethnic Arakan Army (AA)’s ongoing offensive in Rakhine State, the Myanmar junta is again utilizing its old tactic of fueling racial and religious tensions between Muslim and non-Muslim residents in some townships in the north of the state, according to military analysts and the ethnic rebel army.

Junta Ramps Up Deployment of Muslim Proxy Attacks on AA

BNI
Monday, April 29, 2024

Rohingya militiamen, trained, armed and deployed by the Junta, have escalated attacks on the Arakha Army (AA) in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships of Rakhine State, AA announced against the backdrop of the Junta’s ever- more desperate fight to maintain their few remaining townships still under their control.

Thousands of Houses Destroyed by Junta in Buthidaung

BNI
Thursday, April 25, 2024 

In Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State, thousands of houses have been destroyed and set ablaze by the Junta troops along with their trained Muslim collaborators.

Myanmar Junta Using Rohingya Recruits to Sow Ethnic Hatred: Activists

The Irrawaddy
Brian Wei
April 19, 2024

                                The burned Doctors Without Borders office. 

Myanmar’s junta is accused of burning down Buthidaung town in Rakhine State using forced Rohingya recruits in an apparent attempt to boost ethnic hatred.

‘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.