Myanmar jails 21 Rohingya, detains children, for trying to travel

Al Jazeera
by Joshua Carroll

October 11th 2019

Rights groups say group is being punished for trying to escape dismal camps amid severe restrictions on everyday life.

The movement of Rohingya still living in Myanmar's Rakhine state is severely restricted and many are still in camps[File:Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters]

Yangon, Myanmar - A five-year-old child is among 30 Rohingya who have been arrested in Myanmar for attempting to travel to the main city of Yangon from western Rakhine state, where they were among hundreds of thousands confined to squalid camps in a system some rights groups have compared with apartheid.

Myanmar: Rohingya Jailed for Traveling

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October 8, 2019
End Arbitrary Restrictions on Persecuted Muslim Minority

A police officer stands guard at a checkpoint in Shwe Zar village, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar, September 6, 2017. © 2017 AP Photo

(New York) – Myanmar authorities should immediately release 30 Rohingya Muslims detained for attempting to travel from Rakhine State to the city of Yangon, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should lift all travel restrictions on ethnic Rohingya and repeal discriminatory regulations that limit their right to freedom of movement.