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.
Category: Communal Violence
Burmese Muslims reject ‘morally repugnant’ Al-Qaeda
The Burmese Muslim Association vehemently condemns a statement by Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri in which he announced an intention to launch an active cell in the Indian subcontinent and…
Arakan High Court rejects appeal in Taunggup lynching case
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…
Mandalay curfew to be lifted
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.
Decision awaited on Taunggup lynching appeal
The Arakanese High Court has yet to announce its decision on whether to uphold an appeal against murder charges levelled at seven men indicted for the 2012 lynching of 10…
False rape claim caused riots, says ministry
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.