Eliane CoatesRSISSingaporeSince the communal clashes began in Arakan State in June 2012, the number of Rohingya fleeing by boat to neighbouring Southeast Asian countries has increased significantly.According to a reliable source from the human rights organisation, The...
Francis Wade in BangkokTeenage victim describes how at least 13 women were raped overnight in Arakan state, which has been focus of ethnic riotsAt least 13 women, including teenagers, have been subjected to prolonged rape by Burmese security forces in a remote village...
BANGKOK: UNICEF began this week delivering footballs and other play and recreation supplies to eight Ministry of Social Development and Human Security shelters caring for Rohingya children in southern Thailand. Some 270 Rohingya children, many who were separated from...
Although the term “Rohingya” is subject to various interpretations, it has been used in recent times primarily to cover the ethnic Muslim minority found in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. Rohingya have sadly been in the news because of the violence,...
M.S. Anwar Special to Salem-News.comIf the vulnerable situation of Rohingyas and Kamans continue, it will not take long for the humanity to see exterminations of more ethnic communities in the modern time, why? (KUALA LAMPUR) – The world has been witnessing the...
by Jason MotlaghA large chunk of Abdul Rahman’s home is gone, and so is his oldest son, Shakur. The ethnic Rohingya farmer tore down nearly half his home for scrap needed to secure his son’s passage on a boat bound for Malaysia. In the wake of bloody sectarian...
