Historical Rohingya in Arakan State

The United Nations has urged Thailand to stop deportation of more than 250 Rohingya Muslim refugees after they fled persecution in Myanmar. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) asked Thai authorities to grant “temporary stay, assistance and protection in Thailand until longer-term solutions are found” for the 259 stateless Rohingya people arrested on November 8 if they are found to have fled persecution. “We're seeking details from the authorities and appealing for them not to deport the group to a place where their lives or freedom could be threatened,” said Vivian Tan. Thai police arrested 259 Myanmar Rohingya Muslims, including 13 children, on a boat en route to Malaysia near the southern province of Ranong. Authorities are investigating whether the detainees had entered Thailand illegally or were victims of trafficking. According to rights groups, more than 10,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled the northern Rakhine State in Myanmar on cargo ships since mid-October, with Thailand and Malaysia as their main destinations. Thailand has been criticized for pushing boatloads of Rohingya refugees entering Thai waters back out to sea and holding migrants in overcrowded facilities. Hundreds of Rohingyas have been killed and over 140,000 displaced in attacks by extremist Buddhists over the past two years. Myanmar’s 1.3 million Muslims, who are denied citizenship, are one of the world’s most persecuted communities, a fact that the UN also confirms. They live in apartheid-like conditions and have little or no access to jobs, schools or healthcare. The Myanmar government has been repeatedly criticized by human rights groups for failing to protect the Rohingya Muslims.

The Voice Of Rohingya

The victim in the picture is introduced as Mohammed Shaker (26) son of Ali Zuher from Bahar Fara Kyawktaw, northern sub-township from Akyab. He was shot on his chest by the Rakhine extremist. It has happened today 11 pm while he was fishing by the cracks with hand made fishing net. Suddenly extremists shot him from western side of spot. Villagers have taken him back home and informed to nearby military camp. Still is alive and waiting for the doctor. As the information is got he has not yet received any treatment. Please pray for him

Didn't You Believe it? Rohingya Peoples Are Look alike The Dust Of The Bin On This Boat. Where Are Going This Rohingya Peoples By Boat? They Are Going To Catch Their Freedom Life With Futureless life. Human Is Not Human For The Myanmar Government And Buddhists Majorities especially Who are Racists. Everybody are saying that Peace is important For Human but Rohingya Is Facing inhumanly against Peace. Why are we losing our Rights Of human being a human of this world?

The Voice Or Rohingya

Burmese border guard police (BGP) tortured till to dead a Rohingya from Kha Moung Zeik (Fakira Bazar) in BGP headquarters from October 3 to 5, said Halim, a Human Rights watchdog from Maungdaw.

Mohamed Farid, 35, from Kha Moung Zeik under No.2 BGP area, was arrested by BGP on October 3 with an allegation — linked with linked with Rohingya Solidarity Organization – RSO (a rebellion group)—and sent him to BGP headquarters where he tortured to confess the allegation, Halim said.

But, Farid refused to confess allegation and refused to show anyone who linked with RSO as he was a trader and not linking with RSO. So, BGP personnel tortured him day and night from October 3 t0 4, till he become serious condition and sent him to Maungdaw hospital at night where he was died on October 5, said a village admin officer who denied to be named.

BGP personnel called Farid’ wife to sign the statement which had written her husband was died with disease, not by tortured, the village admin officer said.

After seeing the dead body of Farid, his wife refused to accept her husband as the face of Farid was totally damaged to recognize him and she became unconscious after seeing her husband, said Rashid, a school teacher from Maungdaw.

The dead body was handed over to the relatives. The BGP personnel guarded the corpse till to complete-bury in the cemetery of Ward number two, Maungdaw Township, Rashid more said.

BGP arrested more than 100 Rohingyas from BGP areas number 2 and 1 since last week of September with allegation of linked with RSO. Some were sent to jail, some were under interrogation, may be died for tortured, said Rafique, a businessman from Maungdaw.

The authority are trying to ink the Rohingya as Bengali in the so-called population data collection program which the Rohingyas refused to participate in the process. So the authority started to arrest Rohingyas with allegation of linking with RSO where some died, some served in jail and some are in BGP headquarters for interrogation to show the Rohingya community and to accept the willing of Burmese government, Rafique more added.

The Voice Of Rohingya

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burmese Border Guard Police (BGP) personnel produced 20 Rohingyas including four females to Maungdaw court on September 29 for remand, where the court granted seven days, according to an officer from court who denied to be named.

“Now, they are kept in four miles riot police headquarters for more interrogations.”

BGP personnel went to near Bawli Bazar villages and arrested about nearly 20 villagers including females and males for not taking part in so-called population data collection or census since September 14, said, Amin, a local trader from the local.

Some of the arrestees are identified as—Maulana Nurul Islam (65); Hafez Abul Alam (25), son of Nurul Islam; Lalu (45), son of Mozer Meah; Abu Alam (43), son of Kadir Hussain; and Ms Tahera Begum (45), wife of Mohamed  Siddique. After arrest, all the arrestees were sent to Maungdaw police station and detained there, said one of the relative of the victims, prefer not to be named..

The concerned authorities restrict the Rohingya villagers’ movement, cannot move from one place to another without showing their family lists, which were checked by immigration. The villagers, who did not participate so-called population data collection or census are barred from going to any place and give them many kinds of harassment.  Even though, they are arrested by concerned authorities, with false and fabricated accusations such as —linked with Rohingya Solidarity Organization – RSO (a rebellion group), Rashid Ahmed, a local leader said.

The arrested villagers are innocent and have no links with said groups. It is a deliberate accusation to Rohingya community to harass them only. The Rohingya live under apartheid-like conditions, Rashid more said.

Burmese officials use the term Bengali to indicate that the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh even they have been living in Burma for centuries, Rashid more added.