Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
One Rohingya Muslim man was killed and six wounded when they were attacked by a mob of Arakanese Buddhists in the capital of Burma’s troubled northwestern Arakan State on Tuesday, officials said.
When neighbours came out, the attackers reportedly shot a gun into the air five times to warn them off, then ran away.
Crime Lead Story News Politics
An NLD member, speaking on condition of anonymity outside Ko Ni’s home, said he remembered him as gracious and important man.
“There are still political prisoners behind bars despite the election of a civilian government,” said Ashin Sandar Thiri, a spokesman for the monks.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
The proposal to dismiss the three foreigners was rejected by a vote of 250 objections, 148 in support, and one abstention.
Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya
Arakanese Buddhist nationalists express anger at the government’s suggestion to the UN that sessions avoid using either of the terms “Rohingya” or “Bengali”.
Communal Violence Lead Story News
A group of men from a village in central Burma destroyed a mosque in the first serious outburst of inter-religious violence in months.
Human Trafficking Lead Story News Rohingya
A crew aboard a state-of-the-art ship mounted with heat-seeking drones will take to the seas to prevent loss of life as Rohingya migrants search for safety.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics
After Husaina’s 20-year-old son fled poverty and discrimination in Burma’s Arakan State by boat, she heard nothing from him for seven months.
More than 600,000 people in Burma need food assistance due to natural disasters, violence and conflict, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Community leaders in Mon State fear a spate of recent attacks are racially motivated and attempts to foment inter-communal tensions here in the run up to Burma’s 8 November polls.
Arakan Citizenship Human Rights Lead Story News Refugees Rohingya
The government’s action plan for Arakan State, which was drafted under a shroud of secrecy and hasn’t yet been released to the public, was roundly criticised by Human Rights Watch on Friday.
Arakan Communal Violence Lead Story News
Local authorities in the Arakanese town of Sandoway have failed to take action against a bus station owner who has been playing anti-Muslim anthems on the terminal’s tannoy system.
Around 1,500 people displaced by communal violence in central Burma’s Meikhtila have been awarded homes in a newly built housing complex, according to a project official.
Communal Violence Law Lead Story News
The High Court of Arakan State has rejected an appeal by lawyers of seven men accused of murdering 10 Muslim pilgrims in 2012. The trial will now go ahead as scheduled at Sandoway District Court.
Communal Violence Lead Story Mandalay Division News
Mandalay regional government said it will imminently lift a curfew that was imposed in seven townships across the city at the beginning of July following deadly communal mob violence.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story News Religion
Many believe that Buddhism has a pure history in which misdemeanors, carnage, war and hostility has been committed by everyone — except the Buddhist. This is why the recent violence in Sri Lanka and Burma elicits such shock.
Médecins Sans Frontières Holland says it welcomes a call from the Arakan State government for it to resume its operations but remained “cautious”.
Human Rights Lead Story News Video
UN Special Rapporteur has been presented with findings from an inquiry into Mandalay’s communal violence, as she visited the city on Wednesday.
Lead Story Mandalay Division News
Authorities in Mandalay have relaxed the eight-hour curfew imposed upon seven townships three weeks after communal violence broke out.
Communal Violence Lead Story Mandalay Division News
A rape case believed to have sparked recent riots in central Burma’s Mandalay was fabricated, according to an investigation carried out by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Arakan Communal Violence Lead Story News
Seven Buddhists charged for their participation in the murder of 10 Muslim pilgrims in Arakan State town of Taunggup in June 2012 are appealing against their indictment.
Communal Violence Lead Story Mandalay Division News Women's Issues
A young Muslim woman who claims she was raped by a court official has dispelled reports that her case is linked to recent riots in Mandalay.
Lead Story Mandalay Division News
Although the violence has subsided for now, the underlying tensions that led to the riots have not diminished, and may yet catalyse another round of violence in the future.
Communal Violence Lead Story Mandalay Division News
Most arrests come from persons breaking curfew, but at least 16 people have arrested for their part in the riots. Police say the principle suspects in two murders are still at large.
Lead Story Mandalay Division News Religion
Four more people were arrested on Friday night, while authorities extended curfew to include a seventh township in Mandalay Division.
Communal Violence Lead Story Mandalay Division News
Supreme Court lawyer Thein Than Oo said it was unwise of the divisional government to single out Muslims, pointing out that it could “stoke simmering tensions” between the two communities.
Communal Violence Lead Story Mandalay Division News
A curfew from 9pm to 5am has been imposed on the residents of six townships in Mandalay Division following two nights of riots involving Buddhists and Muslims.
Arts Communal Violence Lead Story News
A Rangoon art exhibition is featuring more than 300 drawings by children displaced by communal riots in Arakan State and the central Burmese city of Meikhtila over the last two years.
Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics Women's Issues
Ninety-seven civil society organisations, including several women’s rights groups, spoke out on Tuesday against Burma’s proposed Interfaith Marriage Act.
