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Movement Seeks Freedom for Revolutionary Buddhist Monk in Myanmar

U Gambira released but not free, pending trial without medical treatment.

(CHICAGO ) - December 10, 2012 8:54 pm U Gambira, aka Nyi Nyi Lwin, was released on bail from Insein Prison, Yangon, Myanmar. He is with family and headed back to his family home 3 hours north of Yangon.

Despite the good news of this current release, U Gambira is not free. The government still has a trial date set for Friday December 14, 2012.

Al Jazeera Documentary Tells Story of Rohingya Genocide in Burma

The targeted persecution of the Rohingya is similar to that of other regime unwanted minorities in Burma, which has been instigated by the national military and any local allies.

(RANGOON, Burma Mizzima News) - A brand-new documentary by Al Jazeera traces the history of ethnic cleansing in Burma, now known as Myanmar.

It is important that a major network invested time in the subject, however beware of pre-attack historical inaccuracies that absolve the central Burman authoritarian rulers of responsibility.

Rohingya Community Welcomes Initiatives of World Buddhist Leaders to End Violence Against Muslims in Burma

Rohingya Muslims applaud the responsibility...

(ALMERE, Netherlands) - We, European Rohingya Council (ERC), on behalf of the whole Rohingya Community, would like to extends heartfelt thanks to the World Buddhist Leaders.

Their initiative and suggestions for ending the decades-long persecutions and months-long violence against Rohingyas and other Muslim communities in Arakan State, Burma (Myanmar).

Bangladesh Deports 19 Rohingyas to Burma

Rohingyas were spreading out from the slum in Kutubpal to different parts of Bangladesh in search of livelihoods.

(YANGON, Myanmar Mizzima) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) sent back 18 Rohingyas to Burma on Tuesday, according to Bangladeshi media.

The Rohingyas had been detained at different locations in Cox's Bazar, according to a named commanding officer of BGB 17 Battalion.

Burmese Rohingya Group Meets with Executive Director of Milwaukee Islamic Dawah Center

Rakhine Buddhist mobocracy and mob attacks on behalf of the government are eliminating the Arakan Muslim population for which the current Burmese.

(MILWAUKEE, WI) - The Burmese Rohingya American Friendship Association (BRAFA) held a meeting this week with staff from the Milwaukee Islamic Dawah Center.

BRAFA's Chairman further clarified at the meeting that the ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing against the Arakanese Rohingya Muslims is a man-made tragedy...

Burmese Imams And a Trojan Horse

Myanmar government authority forced Rohingya Mosques Imams to sign as "Bengali" in Maungdaw.

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) - Two days ago, police, Nasaka, immigration and Rakhine leaders invited Muslim (Rohingya) Imams by luring them, to hold a discussion on the subject of reopening mosques.

The Mosques Imams from some villages of Maungdaw north enthusiastically met with the inquiry committee.

Will a Rohingya Armed Struggle Be Legitimate?

A great lesson in how resistance armies are formed in this world and why.

(BUFFALO, NY) - What should the Rohingyas do now as the victims of ethnic cleansing and inhuman atrocities being identified as Bangali foreigners in our own ancestral homeland by our own Government?

Think about the legitimacy of the armed struggle of the Rohingya people.

Religious Leader Jailed for Stirring Arakan Strife

Local people believe that Htun Aung could be granted a presidential amnest

(YANGON, Myanmar) - Sittwe Provincial Court sentenced religious leader Dr. Htun Aung (aka Nu Hauk) to 12 years imprisonment on Wednesday for his role in the communal strife which erupted in Maungdaw, Arakan state 8 June.

Htun Aung faced six charges, stemming from a request he made to hold a gathering to pray for 10 Muslims killed by an Arakanese mob.

Rohingya Crisis is Bangladesh`s Responsibility Too, Says Suu Kyi

The UN has called on all countries in the region to open their borders to Rohingya boatpeople—many of whom are fleeing the violence

(RANGOON, Burma Mizzima News) - Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday described the sectarian violence in Burma’s Rakhine State a “huge international tragedy”.

She said illegal migration from Bangladesh to Burma had to be stopped.

Suu Kyi Accused of Allying with Military Regime

No leader for peace or saving lives, Suu Kyi's popularity continues to plummet.

(LONDON The Independent) - Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is accused of being an "ally" of the military regime.

An opposition party in Myanmar has asked the world investors not to engage in any investment with the present dispensation until a "genuine democratic government" is elected.