Myanmar coup: Seven-year-old shot 'as she ran into father's arms'

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24 March 2021,

Khin Myo Chit was shot on Tuesday afternoon, said her family

A seven-year-old girl has been shot dead in Myanmar, becoming the youngest known victim in the crackdown following last month's military coup.

Khin Myo Chit's family told the BBC she was killed by police while she ran towards her father, during a raid on their home in the city of Mandalay.

Myanmar's military has been increasing its use of force as protests continue.

Rights group Save the Children says more than 20 children are among dozens of people who have been killed.

In total, the military says 164 people have been killed in protests, while the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) activist group puts the death toll at at least 261.

Welfare Dept unable to locate Rohingya girl and family

THE Star ONLINE

N. TRISHA
Tuesday, 21 Jul 2020

GEORGE TOWN: A Rohingya girl who nearly became a child bride before authorities intervened last year has disappeared from the Penang Social Welfare Department’s radar.

Department deputy director R. Chitarthany believed the girl and her family moved to Alor Setar, Kedah, last year.

“When we last visited the family on April 4 last year, we could not find them. They are said to have moved to Alor Setar.

“The case worker who made the visit said he was told by neighbours that the family had moved but did not leave their new address.

Two Rohingya Girls Die in Mine Blasts as UN Extends Arrangement with Myanmar

Radio Free Asia
2020-05-13

A Rohingya family stands outside their home in Maung Hnama village, Buthidaung township, western Myanmar's Rakhine state, July 13, 2017. AFP

Mine blasts in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state killed two Rohingya children and injured another child as they picked mangoes in a deserted village on Wednesday, with the government military and the rebel Arakan Army blaming each other for the deadly explosions, locals said.

The deadly blast highlighted the peril and instability in Rakhine as two U.N. agencies and Myanmar extended an agreement to work for the return of more than 740,000 Rohingya expelled in what U.N. reports called an ethnic cleaning campaign in 2017.

Cox’s Bazar pvt university suspends ‘Rohingya girl’

daily Observer

Sunday, 8 September, 2019,
Observer Online Desk

Cox’s Bazar International University has suspended a girl student following media reports that she belongs to the Rohingya community. DrAbulKashem, Vice Chancellor of the university, said the authorities have decided to suspend LLB(Hons) student Rahima Akhter alias Rahi Khushi following media reports identifying her as a Rohingya girl. A three-member probe committee was formed on Saturday asking it to submit a report within seven days, the VC added, reports UNB.

Rohingya girl bids to break stereotype by going to college

THE NEW
INDIAN EXPRESS
Published: 29th March 2019

By MUDITA Girotra

Express News Service

A volunteer from the organisation said that Tasmida is their potential woman representative in the country.

NEW DELHI: Tasmida, a 21-year-old Rohingya woman who has been living here since 2012, feels the women in her community “have potential but are victims of stereotypes”. She wishes to be an inspiration for them by becoming the first Rohingya woman in India to go to college. With help from Rohingya Human Rights Initiative (Rohingya), an organisation that is working for the welfare of the community in India, Tasmida has requested Jamia Millia Islamia University to facilitate her admission in a political science or law course, and grant her a scholarship.