Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende today hoped that Myanmar government will repatriate stranded Rohingyas from Bangladesh.
“I hope Myanmar will make it possible for Rohingya people to go back to their homes,” he said at a roundtable dialogue at a city hotel around noon.
Hailing Bangladesh’s steps for the Rohingya refugees, he added that Bangladesh has done really a good job allowing them to enter the country. (Courtesy of thedailystar.net)
February 21, 2017
Turkey sends aid to Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
Turkey’s Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) said Monday that it had delivered food to 18,500 displaced Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar this month.
The aid -- including rice, oil, beans, salt and spices -- was distributed in Sittwe and Buthidaung in Rakhine state.
Tens of thousands of Rohingya have fled their homes in Rakhine since October, when Myanmar's military launched a crackdown that has attracted severe international criticism of its brutality.
Around 100,000 people had been displaced due to oppression and the military violence, IHH Southeast Asia Desk's Mucahit Demir said in a statement. “Over 75,000 people had to settle in and around Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh’s Cox Bazar region, which is also known as the worst camp in the world. (Courtesy of aa.com.tr)
The aid -- including rice, oil, beans, salt and spices -- was distributed in Sittwe and Buthidaung in Rakhine state.
Tens of thousands of Rohingya have fled their homes in Rakhine since October, when Myanmar's military launched a crackdown that has attracted severe international criticism of its brutality.
Around 100,000 people had been displaced due to oppression and the military violence, IHH Southeast Asia Desk's Mucahit Demir said in a statement. “Over 75,000 people had to settle in and around Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh’s Cox Bazar region, which is also known as the worst camp in the world. (Courtesy of aa.com.tr)
69 ‘attackers’ killed, 585 arrested in Myanmar operations
Myanmar government claims to have arrested 585 people, apparently Rohingya Muslims, in connection with the attacks and clashes in Rakhine State in four months since October 9.
At least 69 people who allegedly participated in the attacks were killed by the security forces during the army’s “clearing operations.”
On the other hand, 10 policemen, seven soldiers and 13 civilians were also killed in the series of attacks and clashes perpetrated from October 9 to February 9, according to the Myanmar State Counsellor’s office, reports Xinhua.
Of the arrested attackers, 39 are facing trials for “killing people, destroying public property and communicating with illegal organisations.” (Courtesy of dhakatribune.com)
At least 69 people who allegedly participated in the attacks were killed by the security forces during the army’s “clearing operations.”
On the other hand, 10 policemen, seven soldiers and 13 civilians were also killed in the series of attacks and clashes perpetrated from October 9 to February 9, according to the Myanmar State Counsellor’s office, reports Xinhua.
Of the arrested attackers, 39 are facing trials for “killing people, destroying public property and communicating with illegal organisations.” (Courtesy of dhakatribune.com)
UN envoy visits Rohingya camps in Bangladesh
UN human rights envoy Yanghee Lee was Tuesday visiting Rohingya refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh, where thousands have taken shelter after fleeing a military crackdown in Myanmar.
Almost 73,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh since the military unleashed a four-month campaign of violence against the stateless Muslim minority that the United Nations says may amount to crimes against humanity.
The refugees, most of whom are now living in squalid camps in the Cox's Bazar district which borders Myanmar's Rakhine state, have brought harrowing accounts of systematic rape, killings and torture at the hands of the military. (Courtesy of dailymail.co.uk)
Almost 73,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh since the military unleashed a four-month campaign of violence against the stateless Muslim minority that the United Nations says may amount to crimes against humanity.
The refugees, most of whom are now living in squalid camps in the Cox's Bazar district which borders Myanmar's Rakhine state, have brought harrowing accounts of systematic rape, killings and torture at the hands of the military. (Courtesy of dailymail.co.uk)
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