Nearly 1,000 Muslim Rohingyas incarcerated in Arakan state

Feb 12, 2013 | Report

By HANNA HINDSTROM Nearly 1,000 Muslim Rohingyas, including women and children as young as ten, remain incarcerated in northern Arakan state – accused of inciting sectarian clashes last year – where campaigners say they are subject to “pervasive” abuses and at least...

Myanmar expects NV extension

Feb 10, 2013 | News / Article

Myanmar hopes Thailand will allow more time for documenting an estimated one million migrant workers if the nationality verification (NV) process can’t be finished by the March 16 deadline. Deputy Labour Minister Myint Thein made the comment on Saturday during a...

Rohingya History

Feb 10, 2013 | Rohingya History

Burmese invasion of Arakan and the rise of non Bengali settlements in Bangladesh Origin of the Tribes of Chittaging Hill Tract (CHT) By Abid Bahar, Canada Introduction: Arakan was a medieval kingdom located at the edge of South Asia became a province of Burma after...

Time for a coordinated policy on Rohingya refugees

Feb 10, 2013 | Refugee

By Devex EditorEDITOR’S NOTE: There needs to be a coordinated response to the plight of the Rohingya people, many of which have been driven out western Burma by government forces lately. Wealthier Muslim countries should step up, writes Joshua Kurlantzick, fellow for...