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    Tagged: 2012 communal violence

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Hardline Buddhist monk sentenced under Article 19

    Further charges – under Section 505 (b) of the penal code – for “inciting unrest” at the demonstration remain to be heard at a later date.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Arakan Crisis: Govt to oversee redevelopment of torched villages

    The plan is likely to raise concern about the prospects for the return of the 480,000 refugees, and compound fears of ethnic cleansing.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Arakanese woman publicly humiliated for being a ‘traitor’

    “They punched me and hacked my hair off. Then they tied me with a rope and hung a sign around my neck.

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    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Kofi Annan arrives in Burma as Arakan Commission submits final report

    Exactly a year ago, Suu Kyi appointed the Commission to investigate and recommend solutions to the inter-religious conflict that has wracked the Arakan region for so long.

    Citizenship Lead Story News Rohingya

    UNHCR chief urges Burma to grant Rohingyas citizenship

    “It’s important to work on granting citizenship to the Muslim community, which has been deprived of citizenship for many years,” Grandi told reporters in Bangkok.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    14 political parties call for state of emergency in Arakan

    The statement comes after one Rohingya Muslim man was killed by a mob in state capital Sittwe on Tuesday.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Security forces on high alert in Sittwe, but situation ‘under control’

    Security forces are on high alert in Sittwe amid communal tensions following the death of a Rohingya Muslim man yesterday.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Burma army on high alert in Arakan as Buddhist villagers flee

    Tensions high after a recent spate of killings. Arakanese Buddhists fear fresh attacks by Rohingya insurgents.

    Lead Story News Religion

    USDP demands govt address Ma Ba Tha’s concerns

    “Whether the Ma Ba Tha continues or ceases to exist depends entirely on the policies of the NLD government,” said Nandar Hla Myint.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Muslim boy died in detention, says govt

    The youngster was among a group arrested for attacking and killing border guards in November.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Hundreds protest Rohingya ID cards in Arakan

    Protestors call for the arrest of local immigration chief for issuing national ID cards to 53 Rohingyas.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    China, Russia block UN statement on Arakan

    UN Security Council met on Friday to discuss the situation in Arakan State, where Burma’s military is conducting a security operation.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Close all IDP camps in Arakan, says Advisory Commission

    Assuming the reins in the absence of the Advisory Commission Chairman Kofi Annan, Ghassan Salamé addressed the Burmese government, saying the commission’s findings “necessitate urgent action.”

    Arakan Conflict Lead Story News

    One year on, Arakanese IDPs still in limbo

    Some 420 men, women and children are camped in the town of Sechaung, while another 62 ethnic Khami people shelter in a monastery.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    UN proposes US, Canada for limited Rohingya resettlement

    UNHCR asks Bangladesh to allow it to negotiate with the US, Canada and some European countries to resettle around 1,000 Rohingya Muslims.

    Arakan Citizenship Lead Story News Rohingya

    Arakan nationalists protest immigration officer who granted Rohingya citizenship

    ANP accuses regional immigration chief of issuing a national ID card to a “Bengali” woman who was born to non-Burmese parents.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Will this desert island be site for Rohingya refugees?

    The influx of Rohingyas from Burma has prompted Dhaka to revive a plan to move thousands of people to this uninhabited island.

    Arakan Lead Story News Politics

    Arakan parties form alliance

    The five political parties say they will work with a view to a future federal union in Burma.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics

    Aid to Maungdaw trickling rather than ‘flowing’, rights groups say

    Aid organisations working in Maungdaw have not been granted the “flowing” access to the restive region that they were promised by the government.

    Arakan Lead Story News Peace Process

    Arakanese object to ethnic ‘masquerade’ at Rangoon rally

    “Arakanese people would never join such a demonstration. It is damaging to ethnic unity and we denounce it,” said a senior monk.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Saudi, Pakistani links to Rohingya militants: ICG

    Brussels-based ICG said it has interviewed four members of the Harakah al-Yakin militant group in Arakan State and two outside Burma.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Burma govt seeks to prove Rohingya are not indigenous

    Burma’s Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture claims there is no mention of the word ‘Rohingya’ in historical documents dating back to the British colonial era.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Kofi Annan pledges press access, aid for Arakan

    The former UN chief said both issues had been discussed with Aung San Suu Kyi and Commander-in-Chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Rohingya crisis: Kofi Annan team arrives in Sittwe

    Former UN chief’s team to travel to Maungdaw, which has been under lockdown since the military launched a sweep of the territory after militant attacks on 9 October.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Burma’s interfaith community condemns Ohio attack

    The 18-year-old Somali immigrant was apparently driven to rage by reports of atrocities against Burma’s ethnic Rohingya community.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Malaysia to summon Burma’s ambassador over Rohingya crisis

    “Malaysia also calls on the government of Myanmar to take all the necessary actions to address the alleged ethnic cleansing …” says Malaysian Foreign Ministry.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    2 injured in Minbya fuel warehouse fire

    Firefighters continue efforts to suppress the blaze on Friday afternoon. At least two persons are hospitalised for severe burns.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Suu Kyi ‘upset’ as Western diplomats criticise Arakan policy

    Western nations are increasingly concerned at how Aung San Suu Kyi’s government is dealing with violence in Burma’s divided northwest.

    Lead Story News Rohingya Sport

    Malaysia mulls football boycott over Rohingya crisis

    Malaysia is considering pulling its side out of the Suzuki Cup in protest over Burma’s crackdown on ethnic Rohingya Muslims.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Displaced Maungdaw families shelter in monastery

    Buddhist families who were displaced amid violence in northern Arakan State last month take refuge in Buthidaung.

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