Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Arakan Rohingya National Organisation would like to commend our Director of Women’s Outreach, Razia Sultana, for being awarded the 2019 US International Courage of the Year Award (IWOC) by the First Lady of the USA, Melania Trump. The IWOC Award recognizes...
Feb 15, 2019 | Refugee, Uncategorized
Today in Geneva, the United States announced $60 million in humanitarian assistance at the launch of the 2019 UN Joint Response Plan for Bangladesh. This funding will help address the emergency needs of more than 900,000 refugees in Bangladesh, most of whom are...
Oct 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
{youtube}5EA3S1MXM_o{/youtube} A book of haunting, humbling and awe-inspiring “visual stories” painted about – and by – refugee youth from Burma. The huddled boy (enlarged 800%) in Forced to Flee’s book cover, above, was painted by a 16-year-old refugee who fled...
Oct 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Rohingya Muslim ethnic minority in Burma have been called “the most oppressed people on Earth”. They continue to suffer vicious attacks and systematic abuse by Burma’s government. Fleeing violence, over 140,000 Rohingya live in what many describe as...
Nov 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
by Agence France-Presse THE SIMPLE LIFE. The granddaughter of Myanmar’s last king, princes Hteik Phaya Gyi her photo during an interview at her residence in Yangon. AFP Photo YANGON, Myanmar – In a modest Yangon apartment, the granddaughter of...
Nov 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
By ALIRAN Human rights defender Kyaw Hla Aung remains arbitrarily detained in Myanmar over three months after he was arrested in connection with his peaceful activities. reports Amnesty International. Kyaw Hla Aung – Photograph: Nils Horner/Sveriges Radio He has been...
