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    MJN office to close down following anti-Wirathu gathering

    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.

    Lead Story News Protest Rohingya

    Prominent Buddhist monk sentenced to 3 months for ‘inciting public unrest’

    Ultra-nationalist monk Parmaukkha was jailed for his role in leading an ant-Rohingya protest outside the US embassy in April 2016.

    Lead Story News Protest Rakhine

    Mrauk-U crackdown – 8 injured protesters reportedly arrested in hospital

    “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.”

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    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Hardline Buddhist monk sentenced under Article 19

    Further charges – under Section 505 (b) of the penal code – for “inciting unrest” at the demonstration remain to be heard at a later date.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Ultra-nationalist monk denied bail

    Parmaukkha was denied bail today on charges of inciting unrest during an anti-Rohingya protest outside the US embassy in Yangon last year.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Suu Kyi under pressure as Rohingya exodus passes 123,000

    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.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Persecution of Muslims on the rise in Burma: report

    At least 21 villages around Burma have declared themselves “no-go zones” for Muslims, report says.

    Lead Story Media News

    Journalist Swe Win released on bail

    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.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Suspected Rohingya militant bailed, living at refugee camp

    The presence of suspected insurgents in the camps just across their shared border could further strain relations between Burma and Bangladesh.

    Citizenship Lead Story News Rohingya

    UNHCR chief urges Burma to grant Rohingyas citizenship

    “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.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    14 political parties call for state of emergency in Arakan

    The statement comes after one Rohingya Muslim man was killed by a mob in state capital Sittwe on Tuesday.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Security forces on high alert in Sittwe, but situation ‘under control’

    Security forces are on high alert in Sittwe amid communal tensions following the death of a Rohingya Muslim man yesterday.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Burma army on high alert in Arakan as Buddhist villagers flee

    Tensions high after a recent spate of killings. Arakanese Buddhists fear fresh attacks by Rohingya insurgents.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    3 ‘terrorists’ killed in Arakan mountains: Burmese govt

    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.

    Lead Story News Religion

    USDP demands govt address Ma Ba Tha’s concerns

    “Whether the Ma Ba Tha continues or ceases to exist depends entirely on the policies of the NLD government,” said Nandar Hla Myint.

    Lead Story News Religion

    Karen chapter of Ma Ba Tha defies order to change name

    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.

    Aid Lead Story News Rohingya

    Thousands urgently require shelter in north Arakan, says UN

    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.

    Lead Story News Religion

    Ma Ba Tha hits back at Sangha ban, vows to continue

    Following its two-day “special conference,” the group also announced that it would hereby adopt a new name – the Buddha Dhamma Parahita Foundation.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    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.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Anti-Rohingya activist arrested in Rangoon

    Arakanese Pho Thar arrested today when he walked into a courthouse in Rangoon in an attempt to post bail.

    Lead Story News Religion

    Petitions against Wirathu to be lodged with Sangha

    “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.”

    Arakan Lead Story News

    Mrauk-U protestors call for release of abbot accused of backing Arakan Army

    Buddhist abbot Nanda Thara stands accused of organising a football match involving the outlawed Arakan Army.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Maungdaw village headman killed by masked men

    When neighbours came out, the attackers reportedly shot a gun into the air five times to warn them off, then ran away.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    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.”

    Arakan Citizenship Lead Story News Rohingya

    Arakan nationalists protest immigration officer who granted Rohingya citizenship

    ANP accuses regional immigration chief of issuing a national ID card to a “Bengali” woman who was born to non-Burmese parents.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Saudi, Pakistani links to Rohingya militants: ICG

    Brussels-based ICG said it has interviewed four members of the Harakah al-Yakin militant group in Arakan State and two outside Burma.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Burma govt seeks to prove Rohingya are not indigenous

    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.

    Arakan Lead Story News Rohingya

    Rohingya crisis: Kofi Annan team arrives in Sittwe

    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.

    Arakan Lead Story News

    2 injured in Minbya fuel warehouse fire

    Firefighters continue efforts to suppress the blaze on Friday afternoon. At least two persons are hospitalised for severe burns.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    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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