November 18, 2016

Gov’t Suspicious Activities Trigger Fears among Sittwe’s Rohingya Community

The Burmese government’s suspicious activities including the ban on reading Friday Sermons in Mosques in Sittwe today are triggering panic among the Rohingya community in the township, a reliable source reports.

The Burmese army and the police are currently seizing smart phones, computers and other electronic gadgets from the Rohingyas not only in the villagers but also in IDP (Internally displaced people) camps in Sittwe.

Going by some latest reports, the armed forces are likely to conduct raids on the Rohingya homes in the villages and the IDP camps to dispossess the people from having any electronic gadgets, sticks and knives (including kitchen knives) in their hands.

What seems to be panicking the people more in the region is the sudden withdrawal of the international and national staffs of the INGOs from the IDP camps. Adding to the fear is the closures of the schools. (Courtesy of rvisiontv.com)

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