Rohingya Dies in Thai Hospital, Crowded Conditions Threaten Others

By Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian

Friday, March 22, 2013

PHUKET: A Rohingya man has died while in the care of Thai authorities, hospital sources confirmed today.

The man, identified as Muhamad Usen, aged about 30, was taken from the Immigration facility in Sadao, where he was being held, to Had Yai Hospital on March 18.

He died the next day, the source said. On Wednesday, his body was handed over to local Muslims for burial. It is believed he came from the troubled township of Sittwe, in Burma.

The man was not recorded as a Rohingya, but as a ”Burmese Muslim.” This bureaucratic lie is an indication that Thai authorities now support the Burmese Government’s racist contention that Rohingya do not exist as a separate ethnic group.

Another source told Phuketwan that the man’s death was related to untreated injuries inflicted by people-traffickers while he was being held in a secret camp near the Thai-Malaysia border.

According to the source, several other men with severe injuries from traffickers are being held in Sadao Immigration. They have yet to be seen by a doctor, the source said.

More deaths in custody are feared. Hundreds of Rohingya men are being held in overcrowded conditions at Immigration centres around Thailand.

Conditions are reported to be especially bad for 270 men confined in an overcrowded space at Phang Nga Immigration centre, north of Phuket.

The men are among about 1700 Rohingya who were either ”rescued” from smugglers’ camps or arrived in Thailand on flimsy boats in January.

About 300 women and children are part of the groups and are being held in slightly better conditions at family welfare refuges.

However, at least six boys are known to have fled from a family centre in Phang Nga, north of Phuket – probably with the help of local people-traffickers.

Thailand’s Government has undertaken to hold the Rohingya for up to six months to assess their status and determine their futures, working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and NGOs.

Reports relayed from the captive Rohingya indicate they are growing increasingly frustrated as the weeks pass. Their aim remains to travel on from Thailand to Malaysia, where some have family or friends waiting.

Three boatloads of Rohingya are reported to have arrived in Malaysia in the past 10 days.

Record numbers of Rohingya have been ”helped on” towards Malaysia since October by the Thai military as Burmese authorities continue to tacitly support ethnic cleansing by local Buddhists in Rakhine state.

Buddhist Government prepared attack to Muslim area

Mohamed IbrahimIn sectarian violence between Muslims and Buddhists in the Burmese city of Meiktila least 30 people have died. Bone of contention was a gold hair clip, which allegedly damaged a Muslim.

With riots in Burma on Thursday morning at least 30 people have been killed. He saw several dead bodies after the clashes, said a local politician of the National League for Democracy from the Meiktila town near Mandalay.

“More than 30 people were killed,” said the politician. A resident also spoke of more than ten dead bodies. It was obviously sectarian violence.

Stumbling block according to the police was a gold hair clip, the couple wanted to sell a Buddhist. It accused the Muslim merchants to have the damaged part in the transaction. Outrage had spread quickly. About 200 people took part in the riots.

Curfew

First of two dead had been talk. According to a statement on the Facebook page of the Burmese police killed a Buddhist monk and a 26-year-old man, after they had been taken to hospital with burns to the hospital. This news totally fabric they Government fully fail to save Muslim life’s in their home Country. Also 20 mosques were destroyed according to the information.

The authorities imposed a curfew then that should apply from 20.00 clock  in the morning until 5.00 in the evening. The measure was taken “because the situation worsens” have, said a police officer.

Last year in the West Burma in clashes between the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group and the minority Muslim Rohingya least 180 people have been killed. More than 115,000 people have been displaced. Burma’s population is Buddhist, almost 90 percent, more than four percent are Muslim.

They Government still not punished to guilty even them helping to local Rakhine community for this reason the riots spring whole Burma and they got licenses of killing life’s of Human.

Buddhists vandalizing Mosques more in Meiktilar, Mandalay

By Mohamed FarooqThere is no stability of racism under the Act-144 imposed by the Burmese government authority. The Buddhist racists continued vandalizing Muslim’s ancient Mosques and Religious school and also houses one after another. Muslim families are leaving and fleeing to avoid the life hazards from their respective own houses. The Buddhists had burnt down Mingalar Zayyu Hafiz School at midnight of 21 March 2013. According to eye-witness, Myo Oo Mosque was torched up by throwing diesel bottles and fire sticks. Muslims are under Act-144 whereas Buddhist racists are moving crowdedly with heavy iron rods, swords, sharpens knife and diesel bottles by motorcycles and three-wheel autos.

Name of Mosques burnt down and destroyed by Buddhist racists:

1.  Nyeinn Gyann Yaye Mosque (Peace Mosque)
2. North Pye Thaya Mosque
3. Thiyi Mingalar Mosque
4. Mingalar Zayyu Mosque and Hafiz School
5. Myo Oo Mosque
6. Pakistan Mosque
7. Hman Lon Mosque  (Glass enclosed Mosque)
8. Western Market Zamay Mosque

High officials forces Rohingyas to sign, not to pray inside Mosques

Maungdaw, Arakan State:The Maungdaw high officials – U Kyi San, the administration officer- forced the Rohingya elders –management committee of Mosque- to sign, not to pray inside the mosques on March 15, according to a village administration officer who attend the monthly meeting of Maungdaw administration office.

“The ordered was issued to the villages’ administration officer under the Maungdaw Township, to take signatures from Mosques management committee or the High official will fired the village admin officer.”
30 villages of mosques committee had signature asthey will not open the mosques for praying or will not pray inside the mosques. The signature villages are mostly the villages admin officers Rakhine community, said a religious leader from Maungdaw.
“We, hope other villages will also sign as per high official.”
The high official’s order included – the sign agreement will valid till the recent order of authority to close the mosques, madarasa ( religious school) and not to pray inside the mosques- and ACT 144 imposed time.
The high officer also ordered to the village admin officer, not to allow the Rohingya villagers to renovate their home with permission of authority. Which will made Rohingya homeless as their homes are all with bamboo and thatch which valid is only two years, said a politician from Maungdaw.
“The authority also plan to become Rohingya hunger, holding the permission to run the home cottage industry –rice mill -- where most of Rohingya grind their paddy in the cottage mill. If the Rohingyas are not able to grind their paddy into rice , how they survive their lives in their village.”
“This is a master plan to drive out Rohingya from Maungdaw and Buthidaung, without informing high authority the real situation by Maungdaw high officials ( U Kyi San, the admin officer of Township and U Aung Myint soe, the admin officer of District ). The both officers are planning to drive out Rohingyas from Maungdaw district as high officials of the areas,”

Nasaka arrests over allegation of illegal marriage to extort money

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) arrested a Rohingya youth of Maungdaw Township yesterday over the allegation that he had married illegally without taking permission from the Nasaka, a close relative of the victim said on condition of anonymity. 
“The victim is identified as Salim (22), hailed from Maung Nama Gyi village of Maungdaw north. He is a shopkeeper at his village.”
On that day, a group of Nasaka from Nasaka area No.6 of Maungdaw north went to his house at about 2:00am, arrested and tortured him severely in front of his parents over the allegation that he had married without getting permission from the concerned authority, a friend of the victim said preferring not to be named.
After arrest, he was brought to the local Nasaka camp and detained there until they get money from the arrestee. It is a normal activity for Nasaka to get money from Rohingya people. There is no law and justice. Nasaka demanded Kyat 300,000 to be released, but the victim did not afford it, so he is still in the detention center of Nasaka camp.
A close relative of the victim said, “It is an illegal accusation. He is still a bachelor. He did not marry. But Nasaka accuses him that he is married.”
Another elder said,” Nasaka always gives disturb to the Rohingy community by saying that--- they are holding mobiles, married illegally, involving in violence, involved human trafficking, involved in drug smuggling and etc.”

Nasaka arrests 13 villagers from video room

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) arrested 13 villagers on March 15, at about 2:00 pm from a video room – which show movies, sports, news  by taking money from viewer - at Kyauk Hlaga (Darga Para) village, said a local youth who denied to be named.
The victims were identified as---Moulana Moggul Ahmed (35), Dr. Akram (32), and 11 others villagers - not identified, from Kyauk Hlaga (Darga Para) of Maundaw north.
The Nasaka took the arrestees to their local out-post camp under Nasaka area number 6, after arrested, according to a relative of a victim.
The Maungdaw Township administration officer announced no permission to watch any things in video room during the period of the State High School (SHS) examination on March 12, said a village administration officer from northern side of Maungdaw.
“The SHS examination was started on March 13 in Maungdaw.”
In Maungdaw Township, only two examination centers at present, Maungdaw town has one and another one at Bawli Bazar, northern side of Maungdaw. But, the arrested villagers are 15-mile far away from the Bawli Bazar examination center and 6-mile away from Maungdaw center of town.
As a result, there will be no impact to the students as all the SHC students of the said village went either to Bawli Bazar or to Maungdaw town to sit for their examination, the village administrator further said.
However, the arrestees were sent to Nasaka Headquarters on March 17 from local Nasaka out –post camp where they were detained and tortured.
The concerned authorities of Burma harass and arbitrary arrest the Rohingya villagers as per their wishes. It is nothing but they want to drive out the Rohingya community from the Arakan soil, said a politician from Maungdaw town preferring not to be named.

Rohingya killed by Rakhine extremists

By Eng. Mohamed Farooq

The Burmese authority had imposed curfew only to Rohingya not to move one place to another since June 2012 racial violence in Arakan state. It causes Rohingya facing difficulties with hygienic foods, proper treatments, and necessary house hold materials and so on.

Amongst the suffering people shortage with daily survival food stuffs, three Rohingya men from  Sinn Gyi Pyan  helmet of Barbutaung village, Minbya Township leaved with engine boat to buy  foods for the own villagers  towards  Letmagye , Nagaya Village on Thursday, 14 March 2013.

Those three Rohingya were brutally killed on their water way by the Rakhine extremists. The dead bodies were found near Maroung Bwe Chaung Bridge of Bu Talonk village under the track of Mauk Oo on 16 March 2013.

There were also some security personnel based in Myauk Oo Ka-ma-ya (380) when the dead bodies picking up from the water to the land. They got the dead bodies with many injures and wounds of knife cuttings to necks, ears, noses and also sex organs.

The name of Rohingya killed by Rakhine extremists are:

1.         Mohammad Ullah,38, s/o Amin Ullah

2.         Manzur Alam,37, s/o Noor Alam

3.         Mohammed Ayub,20, s/o Rashid