Shooting of Faux-Burning Scene of Bangladesh Monastery in Maungdaw

MYARF Report | Written by M.S. Anwar

November 27, 2013

Maungdaw, Arakan- Around 2:45PM on 26^th November 2013, in Maungdaw, monks at the Bangladesh monastery created a faux burning scene at the monastery. Firebrigade arrived and extinguished the fire. And Police subsequently made video of the artifiacial burning.

Authrotiy Use Threats to Forcibly Bengalize Rohingyas in Northern Maungdaw

MYARF Report | By M.S. Anwar

November 25, 2013

Kamauk Seik, Maungdaw- On 23^rd November 2013 morning, authority of Maungdaw township visited the village of Foira-Bazaar (Kamauk-Seik), northern Maungdaw. During a meeting with Rohingyas in the region, authority threatened them with up to 7-year-imprisonment if they refuse to be registered as Bengalis during the forthcoming population census.

An Elderly Rohingya Arrested in Relation to Fire Incident at Maungdaw Municipal Market

MYARF Report | Written by M.S.Anwar

November 24, 2013

Maungdaw, Arakan: Around 7PM yesterday (i.e. on 23^rd Novemeber 2013), Rakhine extremists set Rohingya shops at the Maungdaw Municipal market on fire. (Click to read the report:http://www.rvisiontv.com/breaking-news-rohingyas-shops-at-maungdaw-municipal-market-on-fire/) However, this morning, Maungdaw Police arrested an elderly Rohingya man on behalf of his son alleged by Rakhine authority to be the cause of the fire at the market.

Rakhine Administrator of U-Daung Village Arbitrarily Extort Money from Innocent Rohingya Villagers

MYARF Report| Written by M.S. Anwar

November 18, 2013

Maungdaw, Arakan: The Administrator of the village of U-Daung, southern Maungdaw, is on a money extortion spree. The administrator, U Htin Maung, is a Rakhine extremist and abusing his power to extort humungous amount of money from an innocent Rohingya whose house got burnt down on 5^th November 2013.

Unreported Events of Atrocties Against Rohingya in Arakan Part-3

M.S. Anwar | November 13, 2013

1-Young Rohingya Student Become Prey of Treble Victimization

(Report by Sindhi Khan, Maung Daw, Arakan)

Around 8:00 AM on 31^st October 2013, Anwar Sadek S/o Aman Shariff (Age 15) hails from village of Khadir Bil (Nyaung-Chaung), was going to the downtown to buy some necessary stationeries before school time. He is a 8^th Standard Student at Maung Daw High School.

On the way on his bicycle, he was hit by a rushing Rakhine motor-cyclist and injured badly. Instead action against the motorcyclist over-speeding his bike, the traffic police including Saya Tin Aye at Myoma Kayintan post detained him the whole day. And they were asking Kyat 25,000 from him for his release.

Compilation of Reports that Missed Out: Atrocities Against Rohingyas in Maung Daw Part (2)

Reports by MYARF | Written by M.S. Anwar

November 12, 2013 | Maung Daw, Arakan

4) Maung Daw Police Squeezed Money from a Rohingya Under False Accusation

Around 3PM on 2^nd November 2013, Mohammed Kasim (son of) Ishaaq hails from Dael Fara of Myo Kayintan (Shiddafara) village tract, was having tea at a cafe at the village. Menawhile, four police personnel from Maung Daw police station appeared and forcibly took him the office of the village administration. There, the police arbitrarily extorted Kyat 500,000 from him under a false accusation that they had found “Illegal Drugs” in his pocket. It is ridiculous how the police found drugs when everything was happening in public and others didn’t see anything.

Tragic Lives of Rohingya IDP Without Access to Medical Treatment

M.S. Anwar | Article

November 11, 2013

Following the inhumane and heartless demands made by Rakhine extremists on 5^th November 2013 to ban Rohingya IDP in Arakan from having medical treatments in government hospitals, many Rohingya patients under critical health conditions were ousted from Sittwe General Hospital. Furthermore, nowadays, no Rohingya patient can get admission to the hospital no matter how serious he/she is. More or less, similar pattern of inhumane act against the weak and helpless Rohingyas is being practiced by the hospitals in other parts of Arakan as well.

Leader of Rakhine ‘Hitler’ Gang Vandalize a Rohingya Shop

Report by Sindhi Khan | Written by M.S. Anwar

November 11, 2013

Maung Daw, Arakan: A Rakhine extremist (who is also the leader of Rakhine Hitler Gang of Maung Daw) together with his friends vandalized a Rohingya shop at Quarter 2, Maung Daw, at around 8:45AM on 30^th October 2013.

Compilation of Reports that Missed Out: Atrocities Against Rohingyas in Maung Daw Part (1)

Reports by MYARF | Written by M.S. Anwar

November 11, 2013 | Maung Daw, Arakan

1) Rakhine Extremists Kidnapped a Rohingya

A Rohingya man, Osman (son of) Htaanda Meah hails from the village of Dael Fara (,Ward 5), was kidnapped by some Rakhine extremists on 16^th October 2013 accusing that the man owes some money to the extremists. He was hijacked right before the eyes of the Police in Myoma Kayindan (Shiddafara), Maung Daw, and the police didn’t do anything to prevent the kidnapping. The man has not returned home yet.

A Pregnant Rohingya Woman Denied of Admission to Maung Daw Hospital, Face Untimely Demise

MYARF Report | Written by M.S. Anwar

November 7, 2013

Maung Daw, Arakan- At around 7AM on 5^th November 2013, Rakhine authority at Maung Daw General Hospital denied a pregnant Rohingya woman of admission to the the hospital. She was about to deliver her baby at the time and the denial of admission caused her to face untimely demise around 10AM of the day.

Updates on Homicides of Internally Displaced Rohingyas in Pauktaw

M.S. Anwar | November 4, 2013

You have earlier been reported on the killings of internally displaced Rohingyas [from Sin-Htet-Maw (Sandama) IDP camps, Pauktaw Township] by Rakhine terrorists, Myanmar military and Security Force (Hlun Hteind) on 2^nd November 2013 (Report HERE). Below are the updates:

1- The person inhumanely slaughtered by Rakhine terrorists in the forest on 2^nd November 2013 morning was Noor Hussain (Son of) Saleh Ahmed (Age 40-55). He was from Sin-Htet-Maw Camps, Pauktaw.

2- Later, many people from Sin-Htet-Maw IDP camps went to pick up his dead body. Myanmar Military and Hlun-Hteins-Security shot at the crowd around 2PM of the day. The military are under Battalion 233 in Pauktaw.

Yet Another Rohingya Boat Sinks Off Sittwe Coast

M.S. Anwar | October 4, 2013

A boat carrying 38 internally displaced Rohingyas capsized and sank off the coast of Sittwe at around 4:30AM on 3^rd Novemeber 2013. Till date, only 15 Rohingya could come back alive, one dead body was found and other 16 people are still missing.

Rakhine Terroists Kill an Internally Displaced Rohingya in Pauktaw

M.S. Anwar | November 2, 2013

Pauktaw, Arakan- Around 1PM on 2^nd November 2013, Rakhine terrorists killed an internally diaplced Rohingya in the forest nearby the village of Sin-Htet-Maw (Sandama), Pauktaw township. Later, the shoot out by the Military and Hlun Hteins (Secuirty Force) at the crowd critically injured five more internally displaced Rohingyas.

Rohingya Boat Disasters and Human Trafficking Rings

By M.S. Anwar, November 1, 2013

A Sinking Rohingya Boat (Photo: crisisresponsewatch.wordpress.com)

Trafficking of victimized Rohingyas fleeing persecutions in their homeland, Arakan, Myanmar, by boats have made enough international headlines. Enough has been talked about the human traffiking rings which extend right from Arakan to Bangladesh to Thailand to Malaysia to Indonesia. Yet, what still lacks is “Serious Actions” to bust these human trafficking rings, the truth behind it being that they (the trafficking rings) are hignly connected with and work in cooperation with the concerned authorities of the afore-mentioned countries. Therefore, they are openly violating Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons,UN General Assembly resolution 55/25 of 15 November 2000.