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Press Release: ARNO requests coordinated efforts to stop hate speech and disinformation
During the last week of December 2023, disturbing reports emerged from Aceh, Indonesia, that student protestors stormed a shelter that was provided to Rohingya refugees who recently arrived by boat. The student protestors “evicted” the Rohingya. The Arakan Rohingya...
Landmark visit by Ethnic and Religious Minority Groups from Burma
[NEW YORK – 23 OCTOBER] Representatives of a diverse cross-section of Burmese ethnic and religious minority groups, including representatives of the Rohingya, Burmese Muslim, Kachin, Chin, and Karen communities, concluded an important diplomatic visit to New York as...
ARNO calls upon South Asian Media to stop scapegoating Rohingya People
The Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) immediately calls upon media outlets throughout South Asia to be responsible and ethical in their coverage of the violence which is taking place in Manipur and other parts of North India. Recently, media outlets are...
2 years after the Coup, the people of Burma are worse off
ARNO is saddened to continue to report that after two years of the coup which took place on February 1, 2021, by the Myanmar military (junta) that the conditions in Burma continue to deteriorate and have not improved. As the international community is aware, the...
In This Issue:
- Editorial: Myanmar’s Federal Vision Hinges on Rohingya Inclusion
- Myanmar’s Draft Law and Women Under Arms
- Independence Promises and the Systematic Stripping of Minority Rights in Myanmar
- The Arakan Army’s Divide-and-Rule Tactics Against the Rohingya
- Rohingya Security and Peace in Rakhine
- IIMM Shares Evidence of Crimes Against Rohingya with International Courts
- Dhaka Declaration: Rohingya Speak with One Voice
- A Mosque Reopens in Maungdaw but What Does It Really Mean?
- Rohingya Women are Forced into Arakan Army Ranks
- On the 8th Anniversary of the Rohingya Genocide the Crisis Continues, the World Must Act
- ARNO Expresses Concern Over Crisis Group Report’s Misrepresentation of Rohingya Realities
- Eight Years On, Genocide Against Rohingya Persists
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Webinar – People of the Soil: Land Rights, Identity, and Human Rights
Time: Aug 5, 2021 03:00 PM in London The Arakan Rohingya National Organisation will be hosting its third webinar: People of the Soil: Land Rights, Identity, and Human Rights. In discussions about human rights abuses, land rights are often a neglected aspect of the...
Webinar: Human Trafficking in Burma: Challenges and Solutions
The Arakan Rohingya National Organisation will be hosting its second webinar: Human Trafficking Burma: Challenges and Solutions. This second webinar will focus on human trafficking, or modern slavery, in Burma. How does trafficking and smuggling in Burma take place...
Statement of ARNO on the NUG policy Position on Rohingya in Rakhine State
On 3 June 2021 the National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar issued its “Policy Position on the Rohingya in the Rakhine State.” In response, the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) with the Rohingya people cautiously welcomed this development. The...
Ousted Myanmar politicians call for Rohingya to join fight against junta
NUG says it will scrap law denying citizenship, in ‘notable step forward’ for rights of Rohingya people Myanmar’s parallel government has urged Rohingya to join with them in fighting the military junta, promising to offer justice and citizenship to the persecuted...
Rohingya in Bangladesh deserve access to education, jobs: UN
Without education, Rohingya children will have no future, says UNHCR assistant high commissioner for protection Bangladesh should ensure that Rohingya children and young people have access to education and livelihood opportunities, two high-ranking UN officials said...
Myanmar junta leader casts doubt on return of Rohingya
Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing cast doubt on the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled to Bangladesh in comments made in his first interview since taking power in a Feb. 1 coup. Min Aung Hlaing was asked by Chinese-language...
UNHCR Concerned Over Reports of Injured Rohingyas on Bhashan Char
The refugee agency of the global body called for ensuring necessary treatment of the injured The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed deep concern over injuries reportedly sustained by Rohingyas while they were demonstrating on Bhashan...
GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT WRAPS UP HIS VISIT TO BANGLADESH “The world has not forgotten the plight of the Rohingya people”
26 May 2021– The President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkır, paid an official visit to Bangladesh on 25-26 May 2021, upon invitation of the government. On 25 May, President Bozkır was received in Dhaka by H.E. Ms....
HRW Report Myanmar 2021
Rohingya Detention Camps Approximately 130,000 Rohingya have been confined to open-air detention camps in Myanmar’s central Rakhine State since being displaced by ethnic cleansing in 2012. For eight years, the Myanmar government has maintained the Rohingya’s...
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OIC General Secretariat Welcomes UNGA Resolution Condemning Abuses against Rohingya
Date: 29/12/2019 The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomes the United Nations General Assembly resolution strongly condemning rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims and other minority groups in Myanmar. This resolution follows...
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Rohingya and Burmese Muslim groups urge EU and others to act on UN call to sanction military-linked businesses in Myanmar
21 May 2019 The UN Fact Finding Mission last week issued a statement urging the international community to financially isolate Myanmar’s military for its involvement in the genocidal campaign against the Rohingya people. It made clear that the Government of Myanmar...
Demanding the removal of racist term “Ku Lar” from UN’s official Myanmar maps of Northern Rakhine State
Date: 2 May 2019 Open Letter to Mr. Knut Osby, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar Subject: Demanding the removal of racist term “Ku Lar” from UN’s official Myanmar maps of Northern Rakhine State Dear Mr. Osby, We are shocked to learn in the UN’s...
JOINT PRESS RELEASE: ROHINGYA DEMANDS REFORMATION OF ARAKAN ROHINGYA UNION
Date: April 4, 2019 A Rohingya consultation Meeting, consisting of Rohingya politicians and activists worldwide, was held on 30-31 March 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It discussed various issues of national importance, including the serious problem of the Arakan...
JEWISH ROHINGYA JUSTICE NETWORK STATEMENT ON THE GENOCIDE OF THE ROHINGYA
The American Jewish community stands united against the genocide of the Rohingya people and the persecution of all ethnic minorities in Burma. Inspired by the Jewish commitment to justice, the Jewish Rohingya Justice Network (JRJN)* works to promote a robust U.S. and...
Rohingya and Burmese minority groups call for new EU sanctions against military businesses in Myanmar
[27 FEBRUARY 2019] We welcome the recent EU Trade delegation to Myanmar as part of a process to review the existing Everything But Arms (EBA) agreement. The Government of Myanmar has categorically failed to halt its genocidal campaign against the Rohingya people,...
A message from Nurul Islam, Chairman of the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) on the occasion of the Rohingya National Day
“Bismillah, ar-Rahman, ar-Rahim”
“In The Name of Allah, The most Beneficent, the Most Merciful”
Dear Rohingya brothers and sisters,
Assalamo Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa barkatuh!
3rd January is the Rohingya National Day, a very important day for our people. It is indeed a great privilege and honour for me to send a message of congratulations to all Rohingya brothers and sisters, at home and abroad, on this auspicious occasion.
Press release – Norway must take action over atrocities uncovered at Telenor tower in Alethankyaw
Norway must take action over atrocities uncovered at
Telenor tower in Alethankyaw
On November 22, 2018, the Rohingya news agency Kaladan Press Network released a report “the Killing Fields of Alethankyaw,” which exposed atrocities by Burmese government security forces at the Telenor telecommunication tower premises in Alethankyaw village, southern Maungdaw, in August 2017. Snipers climbed the tower to shoot at fleeing men, women and children, and villagers’ bodies were deposited under the tower.
On November 29, 2018, Telenor responded to the report with a statement on its website, saying they were “initiating dialogue with relevant authorities to express our concern and seek further facts on the matter.”
Joint Statement: U.N. must fully fund new independent mechanism to get to work
17th December 2018 – London – The U.N. Human Rights Council’s mandate to establish a new independent mechanism in September was a landmark moment for our fight for accountability for the crimes committed against the Burmese people, including the Rohingya. Ensuring the...
Press Release: ARNO Condemns Derogatory And Racist Remarks Of Minister Thura U Aung Ko
In a funeral of Buddhist monk on 27th November, Myanmar Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture Thura U Aung Ko had desecrated Islam labelling it extremist religion and insulted the Muslims accusing them of marrying 3-4 wives, at a time, and producing 15-20 children. He senselessly said the Buddhists will become a minority in Myanmar within 30 to 50 years.
On December 4, when asked by reporters in a conference in Nay Pyi Taw to clarify what his remarks on Islam and Muslims meant, U Aung Ko said,
“The other major religion I have specifically meant is the religion of Bengalis who have fled from Northern Rakhine State, not the country’s Muslims. In refugee camps, Bengali youths are indoctrinated to march to Rakhine State and Myanmar. The future design of the Bengalis is to invade Myanmar as they are living in severely overcrowded conditions. Even now they are demanding territory like Safe Zone, then they will ask for No-Fly Zone. Again, full security must be guaranteed to them under the supervision of UN and OIC, not the Myanmar government. Bangladesh does not want a decrease in Bengali population in Rakhine State. Refugees are being organized to invade Rakhine State. In the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested international assistance for one million refugees, but it is being consumed and distributed among them…”
ARNO Statement to the 11th UN Forum on Minority Issues
30 November 2018
Madam Chairperson,
My name is Nurul Islam. I am Rohingya. I am Chairman of the Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO). I was born in Muangdaw township of Rakhine State, in a country then called Burma and now called Myanmar. From the birth of the State on January 4th, 1948, my people have been nationals of Burma now Myanmar. We were loyal participants in the national political processes, for which we had recognized Political Parties and, until 2015, we voted in elections. We have not and do not seek to separate from the Union of Myanmar. Unfortunately, my people have been subjected to systematic persecution for half a century including the steady suspension of almost all our human rights, including freedoms to marry, have children, education, movement and so much else. In addition to the violation of our human rights, we have been subjected to the effective withdrawal of our citizenship. Ultimately, we have been subjected to the destruction of our community – to genocide.
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