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Rohingya in Cambodia as Asylum Seekers

A brief statement of the Rohingya in Cambodia: Chris Lewa, founder and director of The Arakan Project visited Cambodia in 19 may 2010 and returned after three days.

(RANGOON Burma Times) - Ibrahim shah – It is learnt accurately by our correspondent that about 32 Rohingya people in Cambodia are in dire situation who fled Burma desperately to escape discrimination of the Burmese Buddhist majority regime and finally reached there since 2010.

They are still out of refugee or asylum seeker status despite they pleaded many times to various NGOs, humanitarian organizations and UNHCR. In reiteration, many institutions interviewed them; however, in consequence it is in vain yet.

Burma Campaign: Running the Cardiff Half-Marathon

I am running to raise funds to ensure that their struggle is supported and that the freedoms we take for granted are given to them too.

(LONDON) - In the 2 years since President Thein Sein came to power over 300,000 people have been forced from their homes.

The Burmese Army continues to rape women and kill children while sanctions are relaxed and our government follows a policy of appeasement, putting business first and showing a blatant disregard for human rights.

Indonesia Temple Bomb `Response to Screams of Rohingya`

Several outbreaks of sectarian unrest in Myanmar have tempered international optimism about the country's dramatic political reforms as it emerges from decades of military rule.

(JAKARTA AFP) - A bomb that exploded at a Buddhist temple in the Indonesian capital Jakarta bore the words "we are responding to the screams of the Rohingya", the place of worship said Monday.

It appeared to be the latest outburst of anger in Muslim-majority Indonesia at the plight of Rohingya Muslims, who have been fleeing in their thousands from sectarian violence in Myanmar, where most of the population is Buddhist.

Aceh Fishermen Rescue 68 Rohingya Asylum Seekers From Indian Ocean

The number of asylum seekers fleeing Myanmar has increased eight-fold in Indonesia’s Aceh province since 2009 as hard-line Buddhists launched a violent campaign targeting Myanmar’s Muslim minority.

(BANDA ACEH) - Fishermen rescued a more than 60 Rohingya asylum seekers stranded in a boat off the coast of Aceh Jaya on Sunday — the third disabled Rohingya boat found floating in the Indian Ocean this year.

The 68 Rohingya — including a pregnant woman and two babies — told Aceh officials they boarded the boat after being threatened with deportation in Malaysia.

IS There Something Seriously Wrong With Rohingya Leaders and Activists?

The enormity of the catastrophe of Rohingya national disunity and dream of creating a collective leadership to represent the entire Rohingyas has unnerved general Rohingya masses...

(NEW YORK) - Is there something seriously wrong with our Rohingya leaders and the Activists?

Why else will we witness the fury of intentional wrong doing of Mr. Wakar Uddin who claims himself above the law, super-natural and Director General of ARU whereas the 20 out of 28 ARU founders not attended and rejected Wakar’s own crafted ARU Congress...

Law Enforcement Meets Human Rights

Law enforcement officers must take their responsibility seriously and refrain from abuse.

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) - Myanmar was one of the first countries that rectified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) when it was decreed on December 10, 1948.

It is mentioned that "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights" and no one shall be discriminated against by "distinction of any kind..."

20 Out of 28 Original Signatories Didn`t Attend 2nd ARU Convention of Jeddah

Is this convention against or in favour of Burmese regime?

(WASHINGTON DC) - I am trying to analyse and understand myself the 2nd convention of ARU held in Jeddah by Dr. Wakar Uddin. I would also like to share it with general Rohingya public to let them know the truth.

For easy comprehension I have broken down to five parts...

13 Questions to Dr. Wakar Uddin

Everybody knows that the Magh parties are operating from within the land of Bangladesh; their party head office and media offices are in Dhaka. Why do we fail to do so?

(WASHINGTON DC) - As a simple ordinary Rohingya individual, may I ask the following questions to our honorable Director General (DG) of Arakan Rohingya Union (ARU), if you don’t feel infuriated.

Why you have never paid a visit to see any Rohingya refugee that compelled to leave home and hearth after June 2012 genocide in any one of 10 countries i.e. Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand?

Rohingyas` Legal Rights to Live as Dignified Human-Beings in Burma

The Rohingyas have their own history, culture, tradition and language different from other ethnic minority races who were living as a compact community in a geographical territory within the Union of Burma.

(MILWAUKEE, WI) - Although the call of Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations to the It is not too late for Myanmar President Thein Sein to grant citizenship to the ethnic Rohingya minority people of Burma.

It is the moral responsibility of President not to delay the restoration of the citizenship rights of the Rohingya people...

Press TV: `Arakan Rohingya Union bitterly divided`

As they battle for the cause of their people still in Myanmar, those leading this fight in the ARU have reached an impasse over the actions of the group's leader, Dr. Wakar Uddin.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Salem-News.com news editor, Tim King, is now writing as a weekly columnist for Press TV. This week Tim examines the plight of the Rohingya Muslims in Burma.

Violence toward Rohingyas in Myanmar sparked by the alleged rape and murder of a Buddhist woman in June 2012, has continued steadily over the last year.