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    Tagged: Arakan state

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    EU to penalise Burma officials over Rohingya violations

    Europeans diplomat say the EU will impose sanctions on seven of Burma’s security officials.

    Lead Story News

    PODCAST: Reactions to the Rohingya crisis from the streets of Yangon

    This podcast explores some of the animosity towards the Rohingya. Where does the hate come from? And is anyone from the Burmese population standing up for the Rohingya?

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Rohingya issue ‘complex and sensitive’, says Chinese FM

    There should be understanding of the Burmese government’s efforts to protect social stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Indonesian counterpart.

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    Lead Story News Rohingya

    ARSA declare unilateral ceasefire

    Rohingya insurgents declare a month-long unilateral ceasefire, starting on Sunday, to enable aid groups to help ease a humanitarian crisis.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Rohingyas cannot return to Burma without citizenship documents, says NSA

    Burma will not allow those Rohingyas who have recently fled the country to return unless they can show proof of Burmese citizenship, said National Security Advisor Thaung Tun.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Humanitarian concerns set in amid latest Arakan State violence

    Food supplies have been cut off by the latest round of violence in northern Arakan State, according to a major UN provider of humanitarian assistance.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Arakan security proposal rejected by Lower House

    The ruling National League for Democracy, led by Aung San San Suu, has a commanding majority in the lower house.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Body count rises to six in latest northern Arakan violence

    Suspected insurgents killed at least six members of a Buddhist ethnic minority in western Burma on Thursday, the government and regional sources said, amid spiralling violence in troubled Arakan State.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    UN probe can only ‘aggravate’ troubles in Arakan, says Suu Kyi govt

    Burma has declined to grant visas to three UN-appointed experts to look into allegations of abuses against the armed forces.

    Arakan Crime Lead Story News

    Assailants kill four civilians in northern Arakan violence over weekend: govt

    Attacks on civilians in northern Arakan State continued over the weekend, according to the Office of the State Counsellor, which described the assailants as “terrorists” in three violent incidents that saw four people killed, including a village administrator.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Report adds to mounting rights abuse claims in Arakan

    A damning new released by Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK adds to mounting pressure on the government to cooperate with the upcoming United Nations fact-finding mission.

    Aid Lead Story News

    Red Cross president urges Burma to grant access to aid workers

    “We would like to have access to all the people in need in order to do proper assessments, to help ease according to needs,” Peter Maurer said.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Maungdaw village headman killed by masked men

    When neighbours came out, the attackers reportedly shot a gun into the air five times to warn them off, then ran away.

    DVB Debate: How to reach reconciliation in Arakan State? video

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics Video

    DVB Debate: How to reach reconciliation in Arakan State?

    In this episode of DVB Debate, panelists discuss how to approach issues of citizenship, conflict and reconciliation in Arakan State.

    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 Politics

    Sobering verdict on UN rights envoy’s second visit under NLD govt

    UN special rapporteur Yanghee Lee gave a sombre review of Burma’s human rights progress after her second tour of the country under the NLD government.

    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.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News Rohingya

    Malaysian aid flotilla bound for Arakan ‘not coming to create tension’

    A Malaysian NGO has announced it plans to send a flotilla of humanitarian aid to conflict stricken Arakan State.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Bangladesh border guard accuses Burmese navy of firing at fishing boat

    Bangladesh has accused the Burmese navy of opening fire on a civilian fishing boat in the Bay of Bengal, amid bilateral tension over the Rohingya,

    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.

    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

    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

    Displaced Maungdaw families shelter in monastery

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

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Thousands flee to China during govt, militia clashes

    More than 3,000 have fled across the border to China to seek shelter amid the chaos in northern Shan State.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Hundreds of Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh

    Hundreds of Rohingya Muslims are fleeing to Bangladesh as the total number of dead from recent violence is confirmed by the army at more than 130.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Annan expresses ‘deep concern’ over Arakan violence

    Former UN chief Kofi Annan, who chairs a commission on resolving Arakan’s problems, voices concern as the army reports a rising death toll from recent violence in the state.

    Over 600 underage recruits have been released from the Tatmadaw since 2012, but many more remain. (PHOTO: DVB footage).

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    At least 30 killed in latest Arakan clashes

    Burmese army arrest 36 militants they believe to be associated with Rohingya Muslims as deadly clashes take place in northern Arakan State.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Arakan govt to form new militia to police border

    The Arakan State government says it will form a militia to bolster defenses along Burma’s border with Bangladesh in the wake of a series of deadly attacks earlier this month.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Rohingya women say they were raped amid Arakan crackdown

    Rohingya Muslims say Burmese soldiers raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women during the biggest upsurge in violence against the group in four years.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Calls grow for access to northern Arakan amid lockdown

    Rights and aid groups are urging Burma’s government to allow access to displaced populations in northern Arakan State amid tightened security following a series of attacks on border police nearly two weeks ago.

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