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Myanmar's Rohingya

Written by Sahar Habib Ghazi On 17 July 2012 @ 12:49 pm | Comments Disabled

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Rohingya refugees waiting to be registered in Bangladesh. Image by Rajibul Islam, copyright Demotix (07/07/09). [1]

Rohingya refugees waiting to be registered in Bangladesh. Image by Rajibul Islam, copyright Demotix (07/07/09).

 

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The Rohingya [7]are a Muslim group from Rakhine State [8] (formerly Arakan) in western Myanmar (Burma). According to the United Nations, they are one of the most persecuted minorities [9] in the world, but opinion in Myanmar [10] is divided.

Since the 1970s, legal [11] and physical [12] persecution has forced hundreds of thousands to flee in waves [13] to neighbouring Bangladesh, where some have lived in appalling conditions [14] in camps. The UNHCR has been assisting [15] with the repatriation of Rohingya from Bangladesh since 2006.

In May 2012, inter-community violence was triggered in Rakhine State by the rape, mutilation and murder [16] allegedly by three Muslim men of a local woman from the Arakanese (primarily Theravada Buddhist) community. On June 10, following riots and the Burmese media casting Rohingyas as terrorists and traitors [17], a state of emergency was declared.

Hundreds of Rohingyas have attempted to flee the violence to Bangladesh by boat [18] but many have been sent back. The Burmese army has largely contained the sectarian violence, but abuses by security forces against Rohingya communities appear to be continuing [19].

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Myanmar's Rohingya

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2012

23 Dec – Rohingya Refugees Rejected by Singapore [30]
28 Oct – Confusion over Agreement with OIC to Establish Office in Myanmar [31]
07 Aug – Bangladesh: Citizenship Rights for Myanmar's Rohingya? [32]
01 Aug – Myanmar: Claims of Media Bias Towards Rohingya [33]
27 Jul – Bangladesh, Myanmar: Rohingya Repression in International Spotlight [34]
26 Jun – Myanmar: Rohingya Boat Refugees Left Floating by Bangladesh Government [18]
16 Jun – Understanding the Violence in Western Myanmar [10]
14 Jun – Bangladesh: Keep Border Open For Rohingya Refugees [13]
10 Jun – Myanmar: Rakhine Villages Attacked [16]
27 Jan – Myanmar (Burma): Betwixt and Between [35]

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“Forgotten refugees”- the Rohingya in Bangladesh [44], by Amnesty International Australia (06/03/08)

Witness: Myanmar's imperiled Rohingya [45], by Reuters (15/06/12)

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Thumbnail image show Rohingya refugee woman in Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh, by Flickr user digital.democracy [46] (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

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[1] Image: http://www.demotix.com/news/271457/rohingya-refugees-waiting-be-registered?destination=search/context/Rohingya#slide-16

[2] Latest Global Voices Myanmar Posts: #latest

[3] Featured Global Voices Posts – Myanmar's Rohingya: #featured

[4] Twitter: #twitter

[5] Websites: #websites

[6] Videos: #videos

[7] Rohingya : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_people#cite_note-3

[8] Rakhine State: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhine_State

[9] most persecuted minorities: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j7a3oPcHSvWSpkXzzSruvNZfdPMA?docId=CNG.8d52d8a6dba835c4ac54aab3f3c8031b.571

[10] opinion in Myanmar: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/06/16/understanding-the-violence-in-western-myanmar/

[11] legal: http://www.hrw.org/reports/2000/malaysia/

[12] physical: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/01/201212710543198527.html

[13] flee in waves: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/06/14/bangladesh-netizens-advocate-for-keeping-border-open-for-rohingya-refugees/

[14] appalling conditions: http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/ASA16/005/2004

[15] assisting: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1966621,00.html

[16] rape, mutilation and murder: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/06/10/myanmar-rakhine-villages-attacked/

[17] terrorists and traitors: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/opinion/ethnic-cleansing-of-myanmars-rohingyas.html

[18] Bangladesh by boat: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/06/26/bangladesh-myanmar-the-sea-is-left-for-the-rohingyas/

[19] appear to be continuing: http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/07/05/burma-mass-arrests-raids-rohingya-muslims

[20] Mong Palatino: http://globalvoicesonline.org/author/mong//

[21] Rezwan: http://globalvoicesonline.org/author/rezwan//

[22] Global Voices: http://globalvoicesonline.org/

[23] RSS: http://globalvoicesonline.org/-/world/east-asia/myanmar-burma/feed/

[24] Interfaith Groups: Stop Religious Violence in Myanmar: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/05/11/interfaith-groups-stop-religious-violence-in-myanmar/

[25] Giants, Hackers, Trolls: Where Mythology and Online Activism Meet: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/04/25/giants-hackers-trolls-where-mythology-and-online-activism-meet/

[26] Myanmar: Suu Kyi Beats Lady Gaga in Time Magazine Poll: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/04/20/myanmar-suu-kyi-beats-lady-gaga-in-time-magazine-poll/

[27] Chinese Envy the Return of Private Media in Myanmar: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/04/04/chinese-envy-the-return-of-private-media-in-myanmar/

[28] Myanmar Now Sells Cheap SIM Cards: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/04/04/myanmar-now-sells-cheap-sim-cards/

[29] Back to Contents: #contents

[30] Rohingya Refugees Rejected by Singapore: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/12/23/rohingya-refugees-rejected-by-singapore/

[31] Confusion over Agreement with OIC to Establish Office in Myanmar: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/10/28/confusion-over-agreement-with-oic-to-establish-office-in-myanmar/

[32] Bangladesh: Citizenship Rights for Myanmar's Rohingya?: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/08/07/bangladesh-citizenship-rights-for-myanmars-rohingya/

[33] Myanmar: Claims of Media Bias Towards Rohingya: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/08/01/myanmar-mixed-views-on-the-rohingya-issue/

[34] Bangladesh, Myanmar: Rohingya Repression in International Spotlight: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/07/27/bangladesh-myanmar-rohingya-repression-in-international-spotlight/

[35] Myanmar (Burma): Betwixt and Between: http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/01/27/myanmar-burma-betwixt-and-between/

[36] Arakan Rohingya National Organisation: http://www.rohingya.org/portal/index.php/who-we-are.html

[37] Reuters Slideshow on Rohingyas: http://globalvoicesonline.orghhttp://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTR33K9A

[38] Living in Limbo: Burmese Rohingyas in Malaysia : http://www.hrw.org/de/reports/2000/08/01/malaysiaburma-living-limbo-burmese-rohingyas-malaysia

[39] Radio Free Asia Rohingya page: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/special/rohingya

[40] Oxfam Resources on Refugees & Asylum Seekers: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/category.htm?41

[41] Refugees United: http://info.refunite.org/

[42] UNHCR Resources: http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c4b2.html

[43] Refworld: http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c4f1.html

[44] “Forgotten refugees”- the Rohingya in Bangladesh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg5elXYAMbo

[45] Witness: Myanmar's imperiled Rohingya: http://uk.reuters.com/video/2012/06/15/witness-myanmars-imperiled-rohingya?videoId=235994735

[46] digital.democracy: http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitaldemocracy/4141950550/in/set-72157622769470019

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