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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.

The Extremist Rakhines seem Never to Compromise with Rohingyas!

Words have a lot of power in Burma...

(NEW YORK CITY) - Dr. Aye Maung, the Rakhine leader, MP and Chairman of the ruling party of Arakan Rakhine Nationalities Development Party (RNDP) said President Obama used the word ROHINGYA...

"...which we object adding that the 44th US president did not understand the origin and connotations of the term Rohingya."

Rohingya Village Burning on the Day of Obama`s Myanmar Visit

Red robes, burning villages and people screaming, welcome to Burma Obama...

(DHAKA/SACRAMENTO/RANGOON ) - Violence rages as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton arrive in Mynamar, their purpose for being there includes business and building relations against China.

A reliable source from Alethangyaw, Maungdaw south informed that a Rohingya village named Hansara 2 miles North-East from Alethengyaw township was torched.

Thein Sein Returns to Burma to Meet US President

Obama is due to deliver a speech at the Convocation Hall of Rangoon University, and will reportedly have lunch at the US Embassy in Rangoon.

(RANGOON, Burma Mizzima News) - Burma’s President Thein Sein flew on Sunday evening from Phnom Penh to Rangoon where he will host visiting US President Barack Obama on Monday.

Thein Sein will then return to the Cambodian capital to resume participation at the current ASEAN summit.

Authorities` Failure to Control Provocations May Lead to Further Violence

“It is certain that the violent attacks will occur for third time if the government will neglect to take decisive actions...” - U Aung Mra Kyaw.

(RANGOON, Burma Mizzima News) - Arakanese villagers in Mrauk-U Township have repeatedly reported unscrupulous destruction of their cultivations to authorities.

However the authorities have still neglected to look into the destruction.

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.

OIC: Save Myanmar Muslims from `Genocide`

“We would like the international community to act immediately to stop the ethnic cleansing,” - Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf

(DJIBOUTI Agency France Presse) - The world’s top Islamic body urged US President Barack Obama to look into the plight of Muslims in Myanmar’s unrest-hit Rakhine state.

Both Obama and Sec. of State Hillary Clinton are making a landmark trip to the Southeast Asian country.

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.

USCIRF Letter to President Obama on his Trip to Burma

Rohingya Muslim minorities in Burma have been targets of appalling communal violence... Over a thousand have died.

(WASHINGTON DC) - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) sent the following letter on Wednesday to President Obama.

USCIRF urges the President during his trip to Burma to raise issues of religious freedom and the abuses that continue to arise from ongoing ethnic and communal violence.

Arakan Rohingya Union & The European Rohingya Council Joint Press Statement

ARU, BTF-USA, and ERC Appeals President Barak Obama to Demand Myanmar Government to Immediately End the Plights of Rohingya, and to Fully Cooperate with the International Community with Transparency

(LONDON) - Arakan Rohingya groups urgently appeal President Barak Obama to address the ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya ethnic minority in Burma.

We urge him to play an active role to help reach a long-term and durable solution to the current crisis...