Stateless SE Asian ‘legal ghosts’ get nationality
The UNHCR applauds a decision by the Philippines and Indonesia to grant citizenship to thousands of stateless people, saying it sets an example for resolving a global issue.
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Citizenship programme launched in Arakan
A programme targeting displaced Rohingya communities in Arakan has been launched.
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Ministry rejects Rohingya citizenship complaints
Arakan representatives spoke of their frustrations at the close of the day’s parliamentary proceedings.
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UN calls for citizenship rights for Rohingya
The non-binding draft resolution, co-sponsored by the US and other Western states, was adopted by consensus at a UN General Assembly human rights forum.
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VIDEO: Muslim citizens vote in hope
Despite many being barred from casting a vote, and few Muslim candidates contesting seats in the election, Muslim voters in Rangoon said they were hopeful.
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Burma will screen boat people for citizenship, says Thein Sein
At a meeting with a US delegation in Naypyidaw, govt leaders say they will take back Rohingya boat people – but only if they can prove Burmese citizenship.
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5,000 White Card holders stripped of NLD membership
The opposition party says recent legislation forced the removal of non-citizens from their member list.
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New amendment limits politics to Burmese citizens
Burmese President Thein Sein on 30 September signed into law a second amendment to the Political Parties Registration Law stating that only Burmese citizens are allowed to form political parties.
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Rohingyas screened to assess citizenship claims
A programme to register stateless Muslim IDPs to determine whether they are eligible for citizenship is continuing at Myebon camp in Arakan State.
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Citizenship verification programme pilots in Arakan displacement camps
A pilot programme aimed at verifying the citizenship of Muslim residents in Arakan State was carried out in in Myebon Township.
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DVB talks to British Ambassador to Burma
British Ambassador to Burma, Andrew Patrick, spoke to DVB Interview International about British military training in Burma, constitutional reform, the Rohingya crisis, and British business interests.
Archbishop of Rangoon calls for Rohingya citizenship
In his New Year’s message, Monsignor Charles Bo called for unity between the “different souls” of “this wonderful nation” and said those born in the country should be granted citizenship.
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Burma calls on UN to respect its sovereignty
Responding to this week’s UN resolution on Burma which urged Naypyidaw to grant citizenship to the country’s Rohingya community, presidential spokesman Ye Htut hit back, calling on the world body to respect Burma’s sovereignty.
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Allow Rohingyas citizenship, UN tells Burma
The UN General Assembly’s human rights committee passes a resolution urging Burma to give the stateless Rohingya minority equal access to citizenship and to crack down on Buddhist violence against them and other Muslims in the country.
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Arakan leader seeks to bar non-citizens forming political parties
A bill put forward by RNDP leader Dr Aye Maung that proposes amending the Political Parties Law to prohibit non-citizens from contesting elections will be debated in the upper house.
