ShareOctober 27, 2012 M-Media Reporting by Zarni At 10:45 AM M-Media talked to a refugee from Kyaut Phyu who is now at Sin Tat Maw village, Sittwe. “We are on the bank of Sin Tat Maw village in Sittwe. We left Kyat Phyu on October 22nd and we arrived hereRead More

ShareThe following is the unofficial English translation of news report released by Myanmar’s Islamic Religious Affairs Council on October 26, 2012. Original document is enclosed at the end. News from Arakan State, Myanmar 3:15pm –  News from Sittway, 52 Muslim refugee boats are awaiting in the sea for permission to dock. TheyRead More

ShareNew York, 25 October 2012 – Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the fresh outbreak of violence in Rakhine, Myanmar The most recent outbreak of communal violence in five townships in Northern Rakhine is deeply troubling. The widening mistrust between the communities is being exploited by militant and criminal elementsRead More

ShareDear US State Dept, In the last 4 days in the mid-Rakhine region, what appears to be large mobs of Rakhine monks and civilians have forcibly evicted over 1000 Rohingya families, killed reportedly anywhere from 200-500 Rohingya and burned down 4 Rohingya villages. This violence occurred reportedly with military and police in attendanceRead More

ShareOctober 26, 2012 M-Media Reporting by Zarni Thae Chaung (at 3:40 PM) Terror in Arakan state continue to get worse today. Groups of ethnic Kaman refugees from Kyaut Phyu have landed in Thae Chaung, Sittwe (Akyab). But another 5,000 to 6,000 refugees from Pauk Taw and Kyuat Phyu have beenRead More