Increase of Beggars in Arakan

Increase of Beggars in Arakan

Aug 9, 2008 | Rohingya Issues

8/6/2008   Sittwe: As rice and other commodities have jumped in price in Arakan recently, the number of people begging for food has also increased in Sittwe and other areas of the state. A witness from Sittwe said, "Most beggars are old women and...
0HH to help starving Arakan refugees

0HH to help starving Arakan refugees

Aug 9, 2008 | Refugee

Turkey’s Humanitarian Aid Foundation (İHH) has started an aid campaign for refugees in the Teknaf area of Bangladesh who have fled the oppression of Myanmar’s generals.“We have started a humanitarian aid campaign to help Myanmar refugees in...

Press Release: Statement of ARNO on 8888

Aug 9, 2008 | ARNO Press Release

8th August 2008 Twenty years ago, on this day of 8th August 1988, millions of Burmese people took to the streets across the country demanding an end to long military rule, restoration of democracy and human rights in Burma. But the military started brutal crackdowns...

Myanmar Muslims stay put despite Bangladesh misery

Aug 6, 2008 | Refugee

TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AFP) — Shansida Begum finally has a home with four relatively sturdy walls and a roof to keep out southern Bangladesh's heavy monsoon rains.The bamboo hut is nothing fancy, but it's a world of comfort compared to the flimsy makeshift...