Kaman Muslims struggle to fit in
One Kaman man said that more than 1,000 men holding swords surrounded his village in 2012. But he escaped the mob, hiding in a pigsty owned by Arakanese Buddhist friends.
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Kaman Muslims distance themselves from Rohingya
Kaman Muslims in Arakan State who have lost citizenship rights after being caught up in sectarian violence are hoping the elections will change their fate.
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ECC, INGOs inspect Kaman Muslim IDP camps
The Emergency Coordination Centre, headed by Deputy Minister of Border Affairs Maj-Gen Maung Maung Ohn, has paid a visit to a displacement camp in Myebon Township near Sittwe, accompanied by UN and INGO representatives.
Roster for exam seating plan in Thandwe stirs ‘Bengali’ controversy
Parents condemn what they call institutionalised discrimination in Thandwe Township, Rakhine State, where Muslim students were distinguished from their non-Muslim peers and labelled “Bengali” on a document laying out seating arrangements for upcoming matriculation examinations.
Arakan govt announces plans to build fish ponds for ‘ethnic’ villages
“The fisheries department intends to ensure there is no shortage of fish despite the ongoing violence in Maungdaw.”
‘What will we eat?’ Muslims from Arakan State struggle after camp closures
Authorities have begun the process of shuttering IDP camps in Arakan State, but rights advocates worry that initial efforts don’t bode well for a larger-scale relocation of the state’s Muslim minority.
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Close all IDP camps in Arakan, says Advisory Commission
Assuming the reins in the absence of the Advisory Commission Chairman Kofi Annan, Ghassan Salamé addressed the Burmese government, saying the commission’s findings “necessitate urgent action.”
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‘Groupism’ and sectarian violence in Arakan
By not seeing ethnic groups like the Rohingya or the Rakhine as unitary collective actors, we are better able to avoid the trap of attributing collective responsibility.
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Muslims excluded from ethnic youth conference
Two Muslim youths say they weren’t permitted to take part in an ethnic youth conference in Panlong, Shan State, because they didn’t represent any of Burma’s ethnic groups.
Building bridges in Sittwe
In deeply divided Arakan State, one Buddhist man has created a safe space for Rohingya children to learn and play without fear.
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Elections in a divided city
In deeply divided Arakan State, some Muslims hope that an NLD victory will bring rights and support to the disenfranchised Rohingya population.
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Muslims in Arakan State pin hopes on Suu Kyi
Muslim supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi said on Saturday they hoped a government lead by the NLD would improve their lives in Arakan State.
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Burma’s next parliament may be devoid of Muslims
Excluded from parties and disenfranchised from voting, only 28 Muslims are running in the election, compared to 5,130 Buddhists and 903 Christians.
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‘Change cannot come from the ruling party’: Hla Toe
Kaman National Progressive Party vice chairman Hla Toe talks about his party’s campaign, the problems of the Kaman Muslims and Burma’s political future.
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NLD or bust, say Rangoon voters
According to a straw poll by Myanmar Now, voters in Rangoon cannot see beyond Suu Kyi’s party.
Travel restrictions defended in parliament
Deputy Immigration Minister Win Myint told parliament that restrictions on white-card holders are in place for their safety, and to protect rule of law.
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Status of thousands unclear as white cards expire
As government-issued temporary documents expire, as many as 900,000 – mostly Rohingya Muslims – have their legal status cast into doubt.
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Captured policemen handed over by KIA
Policemen, whose detention by the KIA sparked renewed violence between the armed group and government forces, are released to mediators.
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Kachins negotiate release of policemen
Goverment-KIA negotiators head to Hpakant to secure release of detainees, held since 14 January.
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Clashes in Hpakant after KIA arrests state minister
Fierce clashes break out between government forces and KIA after the state minister for transport is briefly detained by KIA troops.
40 Rohingyas granted Burmese citizenship
Burma has granted citizenship to 209 Muslims displaced by communal violence in Arakan State, according to Reuters citing immigration officials. Some 40 of that number were reported to be Rohingyas,[…]
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Anti-Muslim anthem heightens tension in Sandoway
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.
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The R-word, and its ramifications
A former UK ambassador says the name “Rohingya” was unknown to British colonial administrators, and that Western insistence on using the term is not helping the Bengali community’s cause.
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Curfew in place after deadly riots in Mandalay
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.
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Rohingyas screened to assess citizenship claims
A programme to register stateless Muslim IDPs to determine whether they are eligible for citizenship is continuing at Myebon camp in Arakan State.
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Citizenship verification programme pilots in Arakan displacement camps
A pilot programme aimed at verifying the citizenship of Muslim residents in Arakan State was carried out in in Myebon Township.
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Census-takers fail to count Rohingyas
Census-takers are locked in a standoff with Rohingya householders in Arakan State as the Muslim minority decline to answer questions while the enumerators refuse to record their ethnicity on the census questionnaires.
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Rohingya crisis: Burma govt implicated in ‘Crimes against Humanity’
A report by NGO Fortify Rights implicates authorities in Crimes against Humanity by virtue of explicit targeting of Rohingya Muslims in policies restricting marriage, childbirth rights and movement.
Anti-Muslim violence threatens Burma’s reforms: UN
Violence against the Rohingya minority in Arakan state has fuelled a wider campaign of anti-Muslim hostility in Burma which threatens to derail the country’s fragile democratic reform process, a UN envoy has warned.
Burma minister slams govt response to Sandoway violence
A local government minister has blasted Burma’s “weak” response to the recent Muslim-Buddhist clashes in Arakan’s Sandoway township, which claimed seven lives.
