174 Rohingya Drown at Sea Fleeing Escalating Genocide and Violence in Burma
Rathedaung – Starting at around 10:00am this morning, Myanmar military backed by several gunboats has been continuously shelling artillery in the region between Rathedaung and Townships, triggering panic amidst Rohingya civilians stuck of casualties, a reliable source reported. The fight is said to be going on between Myanmar military along with Security Forces and Arakan Army (AA) troops in the said region, where the Myanmar military are said to have brought many naval gunboats to attack… >>> Read More >>>
Rathedaung – Starting at around 10:00am this morning, Myanmar military backed by several gunboats has been continuously shelling artillery in the region between Rathedaung and Townships, triggering panic amidst Rohingya civilians stuck of casualties, a reliable source reported. The fight is said to be going on between Myanmar military along with Security Forces and Arakan Army (AA) troops in the said region, where the Myanmar military are said to have brought many naval gunboats to attack…
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Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh – Bhasan Char Island is simply terrible and unlivable, say at least four Rohingya refugees we have talked to, as the Bangladesh government plans to relocate some of refugees from the currently concentrated refugee camps in south eastern Bangladesh. There are already over 300 Rohingya refugees who have been put on the island – an unstable and dangerous island formed by Himalayan silt at the mouth of river Meghna in the Bay of Bengal in 2006 -- and majority of them are… >>> Read More >>>
Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh – Bhasan Char Island is simply terrible and unlivable, say at least four Rohingya refugees we have talked to, as the Bangladesh government plans to relocate some of refugees from the currently concentrated refugee camps in south eastern Bangladesh. There are already over 300 Rohingya refugees who have been put on the island – an unstable and dangerous island formed by Himalayan silt at the mouth of river Meghna in the Bay of Bengal in 2006 -- and majority of them are…
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Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK For Immediate Release: 25th March 2020 Myanmar’s Approach to Coronavirus is Putting Lives at Risk • Myanmar’s claims about caseload are “dangerous and deeply irresponsible” • Bangladesh should lift restrictions in Rohingya refugee camps The government of Myanmar is putting lives at risk, including tens of thousands of Rohingya people trapped in camps in Rakhine State, by turning a blind eye to the threat of coronavirus, the Burmese… >>> Read More >>>
Media Release from Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK For Immediate Release: 25th March 2020 Myanmar’s Approach to Coronavirus is Putting Lives at Risk • Myanmar’s claims about caseload are “dangerous and deeply irresponsible” • Bangladesh should lift restrictions in Rohingya refugee camps The government of Myanmar is putting lives at risk, including tens of thousands of Rohingya people trapped in camps in Rakhine State, by turning a blind eye to the threat of coronavirus, the Burmese…
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Dr. Maung Zarni, Co-founder and Burmese Coordinator of the Free Rohingya Coalition talks to South Africa’s Radio Islam on March 6, 2020. >>> Read More >>>
Dr. Maung Zarni, Co-founder and Burmese Coordinator of the Free Rohingya Coalition talks to South Africa’s Radio Islam on March 6, 2020.
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הקהילה הבינלאומית התעוררה. אך בשביל בני הרוהינגה זה מעט מדי, מאוחר מדי בחודש שעבר הוציא בית הדין הבינלאומי לצדק צו ביניים המורה למיאנמר למנוע את הטבח באחד מהמיעוטים הנרדפים כיום בעולם. למשפטנים קשה יהיה להוכיח כוונה לרצח עם, והדיונים בבית הדין צפויים להימשך עוד שנים. ניצולה: "ראיתי אנשים שנדקרו למוות, החיילים גם ריססו בכדורים. הכפר היה מלא בגופות" "חיילים הפרידו את הקבוצות לנשים ולגברים", כך על פי אחת העדויות, "הגברים הוצאו להורג. אלו שלא מתו מהירי, אלו שנאבקו על חייהם או נפצעו קשה, הומתו… >>> Read More >>>
הקהילה הבינלאומית התעוררה. אך בשביל בני הרוהינגה זה מעט מדי, מאוחר מדי בחודש שעבר הוציא בית הדין הבינלאומי לצדק צו ביניים המורה למיאנמר למנוע את הטבח באחד מהמיעוטים הנרדפים כיום בעולם. למשפטנים קשה יהיה להוכיח כוונה לרצח עם, והדיונים בבית הדין צפויים להימשך עוד שנים. ניצולה: "ראיתי אנשים שנדקרו למוות, החיילים גם ריססו בכדורים. הכפר היה מלא בגופות" "חיילים הפרידו את הקבוצות לנשים ולגברים", כך על פי אחת העדויות, "הגברים הוצאו להורג. אלו שלא מתו מהירי, אלו שנאבקו על חייהם או נפצעו קשה, הומתו…
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Buthidaung: Two women, one of them pregnant, were killed and 7 others were injured after an artillery shell landed and exploded in Kin Taung village in Buthidaung. Today (25th January) at around 2 AM local time, an artillery shell landed on two houses killing 2 Rohingya women and injuring 7 others in Taung village under Kin Taung village tract situated to the southeastern side of Buthidaung township. The shell landed on the houses of U Abdu Nobi and U Nurul Alam respectively. Nur Haba, an 18… >>> Read More >>>
Buthidaung: Two women, one of them pregnant, were killed and 7 others were injured after an artillery shell landed and exploded in Kin Taung village in Buthidaung. Today (25th January) at around 2 AM local time, an artillery shell landed on two houses killing 2 Rohingya women and injuring 7 others in Taung village under Kin Taung village tract situated to the southeastern side of Buthidaung township. The shell landed on the houses of U Abdu Nobi and U Nurul Alam respectively. Nur Haba, an 18…
Read MoreWhile the world’s attention is fixated on the escalating NATO-Russia proxy war taking place on Ukraine’s soil, with its nuclear saber-rattling and domino effect on the world’s economy, on Burma’s western front, the decades-old triangular conflict deserves some serious attention as the deeply troubled country’s civil war has widened to engulf external powers, including the neighbouring country of Bangladesh. This appears to be a case wherein one of Burma’s key actors, namely the Arakan Army (AA… >>> Read More >>>
While the world’s attention is fixated on the escalating NATO-Russia proxy war taking place on Ukraine’s soil, with its nuclear saber-rattling and domino effect on the world’s economy, on Burma’s western front, the decades-old triangular conflict deserves some serious attention as the deeply troubled country’s civil war has widened to engulf external powers, including the neighbouring country of Bangladesh. This appears to be a case wherein one of Burma’s key actors, namely the Arakan Army (AA…
>>> Read More>>>In these days, some prominent political analysts, critics and former political revolutionists have been talking about the forming of parallel military institution with new generations ‘’GZ’’ who have been protesting about full democratic system which privileges all people of the country regardless of religions, races and dominant groups in Myanmar. The current military institution or Myanmar army was badly inherited the method of all forms of cruelty from former general U Ne Win, who has… >>> Read More >>>
In these days, some prominent political analysts, critics and former political revolutionists have been talking about the forming of parallel military institution with new generations ‘’GZ’’ who have been protesting about full democratic system which privileges all people of the country regardless of religions, races and dominant groups in Myanmar. The current military institution or Myanmar army was badly inherited the method of all forms of cruelty from former general U Ne Win, who has…
>>> Read More>>>The 1988 demonstrations, which were initially led by the university students from Yangon, have had much acceleration in the first phase to attract mass and class people of all walks of live to involve in the demonstrations. Suddenly, after having some momentums, all walks of live demonstrations were being crushed and jumbled by the then government secret agents through multiple threat of punishments to the government staffers to mitigate the people’ power which has been strong appreciation to… >>> Read More >>>
The 1988 demonstrations, which were initially led by the university students from Yangon, have had much acceleration in the first phase to attract mass and class people of all walks of live to involve in the demonstrations. Suddenly, after having some momentums, all walks of live demonstrations were being crushed and jumbled by the then government secret agents through multiple threat of punishments to the government staffers to mitigate the people’ power which has been strong appreciation to…
>>> Read More>>>During and until November 2020 election the election campaigns of bigger political parties– which have been led by Burmese–have had the obvious intention of the domination of power struggle to take control power of the nation. Many other indigenous political parties also have been by their own agendas to take control of their states` votes that not to be divided or flied apart to becoming powerless votes to defeat both USDP and NLD in their respective states. USDP has been the powerful driving… >>> Read More >>>
During and until November 2020 election the election campaigns of bigger political parties– which have been led by Burmese–have had the obvious intention of the domination of power struggle to take control power of the nation. Many other indigenous political parties also have been by their own agendas to take control of their states` votes that not to be divided or flied apart to becoming powerless votes to defeat both USDP and NLD in their respective states. USDP has been the powerful driving…
>>> Read More>>>Behind every camera, there is not only a creative eye but also a sensitive heart. This is the reason why Haider Khan, one of the biggest names in photography and advertising in India and abroad, put aside the world of glamour for a moment when the human rights crisis of the Rohingyas, the world’s most persecuted minority, profoundly affected him. Haider has been associated with the Indian film industry for a number of years, having directed actors like Salman Khan for Dabang film promotional… >>> Read More >>>
Behind every camera, there is not only a creative eye but also a sensitive heart. This is the reason why Haider Khan, one of the biggest names in photography and advertising in India and abroad, put aside the world of glamour for a moment when the human rights crisis of the Rohingyas, the world’s most persecuted minority, profoundly affected him. Haider has been associated with the Indian film industry for a number of years, having directed actors like Salman Khan for Dabang film promotional…
>>> Read More>>>Genocides start with an act of framing human community, with their distinct group identity, typically vulnerable and weak, as 'a virus' or 'existential threat' LONDON -- The SS, Hitler’s ruthless deliverers of death, came to believe their own racially-charged propaganda about diseases being spread by Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe. They succumbed to their own fears of viruses and other contagions. So much so, that during the deportations of Jews from the ghetto to the camps, the SS troops in… >>> Read More >>>
Genocides start with an act of framing human community, with their distinct group identity, typically vulnerable and weak, as 'a virus' or 'existential threat' LONDON -- The SS, Hitler’s ruthless deliverers of death, came to believe their own racially-charged propaganda about diseases being spread by Jews in Nazi-occupied Europe. They succumbed to their own fears of viruses and other contagions. So much so, that during the deportations of Jews from the ghetto to the camps, the SS troops in…
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