Myanmar Journalist Network is to be evicted from its Yangon office — news that comes just a day after they had scheduled to host a press conference called by a group of anti-Wirathu Buddhist monks.
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Ultra-nationalist monk Parmaukkha was jailed for his role in leading an ant-Rohingya protest outside the US embassy in April 2016.
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“About 10 police officers came in and handcuffed [the patients] … Then, they locked them in two detention cells within the hospital – four in each cell.”
Further charges – under Section 505 (b) of the penal code – for “inciting unrest” at the demonstration remain to be heard at a later date.
Parmaukkha was denied bail today on charges of inciting unrest during an anti-Rohingya protest outside the US embassy in Yangon last year.
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Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has come under pressure from countries with large Muslim populations including Bangladesh, Indonesia and Pakistan to stop violence against Rohingya Muslims.
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At least 21 villages around Burma have declared themselves “no-go zones” for Muslims, report says.
Swe Win was remanded in custody and escorted to Mandalay, where Maha Aung Myay court agreed to release him until his trial begins on 7 August.
The presence of suspected insurgents in the camps just across their shared border could further strain relations between Burma and Bangladesh.
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“It’s important to work on granting citizenship to the Muslim community, which has been deprived of citizenship for many years,” Grandi told reporters in Bangkok.
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The statement comes after one Rohingya Muslim man was killed by a mob in state capital Sittwe on Tuesday.
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Security forces are on high alert in Sittwe amid communal tensions following the death of a Rohingya Muslim man yesterday.
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Tensions high after a recent spate of killings. Arakanese Buddhists fear fresh attacks by Rohingya insurgents.
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Zaw Htay said that security forces carried out a clearance operation in the Buthidaung-Maungdaw region of the Mayu mountain range. “That’s where the terrorists were hiding,” he said.
“Whether the Ma Ba Tha continues or ceases to exist depends entirely on the policies of the NLD government,” said Nandar Hla Myint.
The statement comes after a 23 May order by the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee for the group to cease using the Ma Ba Tha name and banner.
Most of the families are Rohingyas returning from Bangladesh, having fled their homes several months ago during an intense military crackdown in and around Maungdaw.
Following its two-day “special conference,” the group also announced that it would hereby adopt a new name – the Buddha Dhamma Parahita Foundation.
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.
Arakanese Pho Thar arrested today when he walked into a courthouse in Rangoon in an attempt to post bail.
“If the Sangha do not respond to us, we will cast the petition across the whole of Rangoon. And if that doesn’t work, we’ll take our campaign to Mandalay and other areas.”
Buddhist abbot Nanda Thara stands accused of organising a football match involving the outlawed Arakan Army.
When neighbours came out, the attackers reportedly shot a gun into the air five times to warn them off, then ran away.
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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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ANP accuses regional immigration chief of issuing a national ID card to a “Bengali” woman who was born to non-Burmese parents.
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Brussels-based ICG said it has interviewed four members of the Harakah al-Yakin militant group in Arakan State and two outside Burma.
Burma’s Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture claims there is no mention of the word ‘Rohingya’ in historical documents dating back to the British colonial era.
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Former UN chief’s team to travel to Maungdaw, which has been under lockdown since the military launched a sweep of the territory after militant attacks on 9 October.
Firefighters continue efforts to suppress the blaze on Friday afternoon. At least two persons are hospitalised for severe burns.
In deeply divided Arakan State, one Buddhist man has created a safe space for Rohingya children to learn and play without fear.
