Operation against Rohingyas
Since then, frequent operations against Rohingyas have been taking place
in order to wipe out Rohingyas from Burma and that subsequently results
extrajudicial killings, tortures, expulsions of Rohingyas and mass
exodus of refugees. To name some of operations carried out against
Rohingya population since 1962 are:
1) Kyi Operation (1966)
2) Ngazinka Operation (1967-69)
3) Myat Mon Operation (1961-71)
4) Major Aung Than Operation (1973)
5) Sabe Operation (1974-78)
6) Naga Min (King Dragon) Operation (1978-79)
7) Shwe Hintha Operation (1978-80)
8) Galone Operation (1979)
9) New Citizenship Law in 1982
10) Pyi Thaya Operation (1991-92)
Among the operations above, Naga Min operation caused forced exodus of
around 300,000 Rohingyas to Bangladesh, while Pyi Thaya operation led an
exodus of approximately 268,000 Rohingyas to Bangladesh.[1]
(AsianTribune Online Article, July 2012) The 1982 citizenship law of
Burma, which was highly condemned internationally, stripped of
citizenships from all Rohingyas. As a result of this, Rohingyas are
still living in a stateless situation in their own ancestral land.
Whether one believes or not, similar or worse kind of atrocities against
Rohingyas in Arakan state of Burma is going on today and at this
moment. But this time around, atrocities against and onslaught of
Rohingyas has been systematically planned by Burmese regime and Buddhist
extremist ally for a long time. Unlike atrocities in the past,
Rohingyas are locked in Arakan and have silently been being silently
killed.
When the Campaign to Wipe Out Rohingyas Started?
Though Rohingyas have been looked as strangers and unwanted people for
decades by the xenophobes in Burma, the real anti-Rohingya campaigns
that led to the current genocides started in November 2011. BBC reporter
Anna Jones in October 2010 described Rohingyas as one of the minorities
of Burma and of the world that high possibility of extinction. After
more than one year of this report, it was made a mountain of a molehill
by the extremist Rakhine politicians, some bigoted Rakhine intellectuals
at home and abroad and some self-interested regime’s puppets. They
further instigated anti-Rohingya movements and campaigns at home and
abroad.
The ultra-nationalists rulers throughout Burmese history left no stone
unturned to erase the history of Rohingyas and to destroy their ancient
religious and cultural monuments in their efforts to cleanse Rohingyas.
Therefore, though Rohingyas have been living in Arakan state for
centuries, they or their name, Rohingya had not known to the general
Burmese people until recently. When the Burmese people came to know
about Rohingyas, it was in a bad light. The tyrannical regime and
Rakhine extremist did everything to portray Rohingyas to the Burmese
people as the outsiders trying to invade the country and harming the
country’s sovereignty. And their malicious efforts proved to be
fruitful.
Beginning of the Current Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingyas
To one’s shocking surprise, on 28th May 2012, at a time when
anti-Rohingya sentiment is running high among Rakhine population, the
news of raping and killing of a Rakhine woman in Rambre allegedly by
three Rohingya boys, an incident which had no eyewitnesses. Taking the
situation and condition of the place where the crime took place into
consideration, many analysts concluded that this incident was fabricated
and masterminded by unknown powers to instigate racial riot. Even if
the incident actually took place, it is a crime and all the criminals
involved must be punished according to the law.
Quite disgustingly and unexpectedly, Burmese state media spread the news
using derogatory words against Muslims such as Kular (Note: Kular is a
derogatory term for the people of Indian descends in Myanmar and most of
the Muslims in Myanmar happen to be of Indian origin) and took it as a
tool to trigger anti-Rohingya or anti-Muslim hatred among general public
of Burma. As a result, on 3rd June 2012, a group of 300 Rakhine
hooligans crashed 10 Muslim pilgrims to death nearby an immigration
office in Taung Gote Township of Arakan. The deceased people were
neither Rohingyas nor had any connection with the earlier incident and
were just on their way back after finishing their religious efforts from
Than Dwe in Arakan. (Note: according to some political analysts, these
300 people were not Rakhines but the people brought to the place by the
members of the Ruling party, USDP. Their intention was to trigger a
racial riot).
Subsequently, on Friday 8th June 2012, Rohingyas in Maung Daw planned to
demonstrate for the inhumane massacres of 10 Muslim pilgrims after the
congregational prayer. But the authority was ratherin hurry and arrogant
to disperse their prayers let alone allowing them to demonstrate. When
Rohingyas failed to disperse, the authority started shooting at
Rohingyas and one Rohingya died on the spot. His dead body was not
returned and taken away by the authority. While the dispersed Rohingyas
were running hither and thither, they got attacked from Rakhine
extremists, Police, Security Forces and NaSaKa (Border Security
Affairs). Honestly speaking, the fighting between Rakhines and Rohingyas
was mutual for a few hours after violence had begun.
Ongoing Situation in the Nazi Extermination Camp Called Arakan
The fighting was followed by subsequent torching of the houses of both
Rohingyas and Rakhines. According to many Rakhines and Rohingyas, they
don’t know the people who actually started torching their houses and
said they were strangers to the region. Many of them accuse the
government to have plotted and conspired to create violence. But from
the evening of 8th June 2012 onward and till today, Rohingyas have been
one-sidedly being attacked by the authority in cooperation with Rakhine
extremists.
The Burmese Regime and Rakhine extremists have been carrying out
atrocities against Rohingyas, committing rapes against their women
(including under-aged girls), looting their properties, torching their
houses and arbitrary extortion of money. Almost all of Rohingyas;
houses, properties and villages were either burned down or destroyed in
Sittwe, Rathedaung and Kyauktaw and other parts of Arakan. Thousands of
Roingyas are made to live in the temporary tents full of mud and in
sub-human condition.
Besides, according to martial law declared in Arakan since June 10,
Rohingyas have been locked in their houses infinitely not knowing when
the law will be withdrawn. Rohingyas have almost lost their ways and
access to foods and medicine due to the martial and boycott against them
led by Rakhine Buddhist Monks. It has been already more than three
months now. Many of them every day are dying due to starvation and
different diseases. Shockingly, the martial law is only applied for
Rohingyas and Rakhines are set free and can do any barbaric acts and all
kinds of tortures against Rohingyas: stabbing, beating and looting etc.
Unfortunately, humanitarian workers and their assistances are limited
to only few regions.
Their educated people and religious leaders are being arrested, mosques
were locked down and there have been no prayer in the mosques, while
many of religious sites such as mosques were destroyed using bulldozers.
There have been no five times prayer and Juma’at prayer for more than
three months. The arrested Rohingyas including under-aged children are
locked up in police custodies, prisons and in many unknown locations
where they are tortured through various means sometimes using Rakhine
hooligans from outside and kept starved. Subsequently, many Rohingyas
are dying in the lock-ups.
On the one hand, the government and Rakhine extremists are committing
genocides and carrying out ethnic cleansing and on the other hand, they
have been lying and deceiving the world about the situation and trying
to cover up their crimes against humanity through using the state media
and social media like facebook and twitter. They are taking every step
to put the international community in the dark by restricting
International Media, Independent Observers and humanitarian workers to
the region.
Pro-Nazi Rallies in Mandalay, Burma
The radical Monks like Wirathu, abbot of the Damma-Thahaaya School of
Mandalay New Masuyein Monastery are happily spreading anti-Muslim
propaganda throughout Burma. Not to forget that Wirathu is the one who
has led the killing of Muslim families and burning Muslim houses in
Kyauk Se Township in central Burma.
They are holding rallies against Rohingyas which is much like Nazi
rally. Very recently, radical Monks protested against Rohingyas in
Mandalay, the cultural centre of Burma. They condemned human rights
organizations, NGOs etc and backed the President Thein Sein’s proposal
to put all Rohingyas in the camps and subsequently send them to third
countries as if Rohingyas have not been living there from the time of
immemorial. They demanded that Nationalism must be given priority over
humanism and human rights.
These Monks were the same Monks who fought against evil Burmese
dictators and for Justice in 2007. But this time, they are demonstrating
for expulsion of a whole race of more than 1 Million. What one can
realize here is that these Monks want Justice but for their own kind of
people or race. One point to be noted here is that there are ideological
similarities and commonness between Fascists German and Radical Monks
in Burma. Fascist Germans were ultra-nationalists who worked for their
own people. So are these Monks! To these radical Monks and extremist
Buddhists, Rohingyas are inferior human beings.
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