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[05 Aug 2012] Pakistanis protest against killing of Muslims in Myanmar - English In Pakistan people have staged a protest against the killings of Muslims by majority Buddhist population in the ongoing Myanmar ethnic cleansing. Led by leaders of the country's religious parties, the protestors held placards and banners with words against Myanmar government and slogans against the large scale killing of Muslims in Myanmar.

A UN panel has urged Myanmar to stop Buddhist violence against Rohingya Muslims but the resolution has seen opposition from an unlikely source: The party of Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Chee. In its resolution, the UN General Assembly\'s human rights committee has called on Myanmar to give the Rohingya minority equal access to citizenship. But the demand apparently didn\'t sit well with the West\'s democracy icon Suu Chee, whose party accused the UN of interfering in Myanmar\'s internal affairs. Buddhist violence against Rohingya which is said to have the state backing has become routine in Myanmar. It\'s left hundreds dead and sent another 240-thousand fleeing their homes. But Suu Chee has had little to say about Rohingya rights. And she even declined to meet with the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation delegation visiting Myanmar this week to look into the plight of Muslims.

[2] Plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar with George Galloway - 27 july 2012 - English The government of Myanmar refuses to recognize Rohingyas, who it claims are not natives and classifies them as illegal migrants, although they have lived in the country for generations. Myanmar's President Thein Sein said on July 19 that the "only solution" to the plight of Rohingya Muslims is to send the country's nearly one million Muslims -- which the UN says is one of the world's most persecuted minorities -- to refugee camps run by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). However, the UN refugee agency has snubbed the idea of setting up refugee camps to accommodate the Rohingyas. "We will send them away if any third country would accept them," Sein added. "This is what we are thinking is the solution to the issue." The UN says decades of discrimination have left the Rohingyas stateless, with Myanmar implementing restrictions on their movement and withholding land rights, education and public services.

[1] Plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar with George Galloway - 27 July 2012 - English The government of Myanmar refuses to recognize Rohingyas, who it claims are not natives and classifies them as illegal migrants, although they have lived in the country for generations. Myanmar's President Thein Sein said on July 19 that the "only solution" to the plight of Rohingya Muslims is to send the country's nearly one million Muslims -- which the UN says is one of the world's most persecuted minorities -- to refugee camps run by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). However, the UN refugee agency has snubbed the idea of setting up refugee camps to accommodate the Rohingyas. "We will send them away if any third country would accept them," Sein added. "This is what we are thinking is the solution to the issue." The UN says decades of discrimination have left the Rohingyas stateless, with Myanmar implementing restrictions on their movement and withholding land rights, education and public services.

[29 July 2012] Suu Kyi after Muslim free Myanmar - News Analysis - English More deaths, more silence, more questions asking why. Why has much of the world turn a blind eye to the killings of Muslims in Myanmar? Is this Bosnia revisited, where the international community ignored the genocide against the Bosnia Muslims in the 1990's right in the middle of Europe? Why are we witnessing the silence from political circles, media entities and even Nobel Peace Laureates? And what took the United Nations so long to call for a probe into the killing of Muslims in Myanmar.

[2] George Galloway Muslim Massacre Continues in Myanmar - 03 Aug 2012 - English According to a group of UK-based NGOs, from June 10 to 28, 650 Rohingya Muslims were killed, 1,200 went missing, and more than 80,000 others were displaced as a result of rioting, arson, rape, and a cycle of revenge attacks in the western state. Over the past two years, waves of ethnic Muslims have attempted to flee by boats in the face of systematic oppression by the Myanmar government. The government of Myanmar refuses to recognize the Rohingyas, who it claims are not native and classifies them as illegal migrants, although they have lived in Myanmar for generations.

[1] George Galloway Muslim Massacre Continues in Myanmar - 03 Aug 2012 - English According to a group of UK-based NGOs, from June 10 to 28, 650 Rohingya Muslims were killed, 1,200 went missing, and more than 80,000 others were displaced as a result of rioting, arson, rape, and a cycle of revenge attacks in the western state. Over the past two years, waves of ethnic Muslims have attempted to flee by boats in the face of systematic oppression by the Myanmar government. The government of Myanmar refuses to recognize the Rohingyas, who it claims are not native and classifies them as illegal migrants, although they have lived in Myanmar for generations.

Myanmar rejects a UN resolution that urges it to give the Rohingya Muslims equal access to citizenship. Myanmar also accused the UN of violating its sovereignty. On Tuesday, the UN General Assembly\'s human rights committee called on Myanmar to stop Buddhist violence against the Muslim minority. But the demand drew strong opposition from the West\'s democracy icon Aung San Suu Chee \'s party. Buddhist violence against Rohingya Muslims, which is said to have the state backing, has become routine in Myanmar. It\'s left hundreds dead and sent another 2-hundred 40-thousand fleeing their homes.

[14 July 2012] Suu Kyi silent on Muslims cleansing in Myanmar - English A program against a population of Muslims called the Rohingyas began in June, which has been called an ethnic cleansing of the Muslim population. Why hasn't this received more international coverage? Certainly, Myanmar has become an example of democracy as deemed recently by the United States, the European Union and Canada. In this news analysis examines why the Rohingya Muslims, as they are called, are facing this fate, as Myanmar's President Thein Sein says Rohingya Muslims must be expelled from the country and sent to refugee camps run by the United Nations, who have in turn, refused them.

[31 July 2012] Myanmar Rohingya Muslims flee to India recount ordeal - English The harsh treatment of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has made them flee their country. A number of Rohingya Muslims have come to India fleeing the anti Muslim sentiments in Myanmar. They have settled at different places. Shahana Butt, Press TV, New Delhi

[02 Aug 2012] Muslim persecution in Myanmar outrageous - English A number of Rohingya Muslims who have been forced to flee Myanmar and travel to India have recounted their ordeal in their country, Press TV reports. Interview with Massoud Shadjareh, head of Islamic Human Rights Commission

[14 Aug 2012] Violence continues against Myanmar Muslims - English Recent reports from Myanmar show that the devastating aftermath of the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims continues to leave thousands homeless, Press TV reports.

A UN envoy says the deadly violence against a Muslim minority in Myanmar poses a serious threat to the country\\\'s economic and political reforms. The U-N special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar has warned against anti-Muslim sentiments in the Southeast Asian nation. Tomas Ojea Quintana says Myanmar\\\'s military junta needs to do more to protect the vulnerable community. He says the underlying issue of discrimination against Muslims and particularly Rohingyas remains unaddressed. Hundreds of Rohingyas have been killed in sectarian violence in the western Rakhine state since last year. The continuing violence and rights abuses have forced hundreds of thousands to flee a country that does not even accept them as legitimate citizens.

Myanmar \'s Rakhine state remains extremely tense after several outbreaks of violence between Buddhist and Muslim communities since 2012 that have killed scores and displaced some 140,000 people, mainly from the Rohingya minority. And it appears the bloodshed continues into the new year, even though Myanmar has opened itself to the West: Are the govt. claims of democratic reforms just window dressing? In this edition of the debate , we\'ll discuss why this violence against the Muslims continue, often with the govt. forces present, the true intentions of the West in Myanmar, and the role of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.

[20 July 2012] Myanmar rights tragedy like Palestine Allen Roland - English An analyst says the sanctioned ethnic cleansing of the Muslim minority in Myanmar by the country's government is akin to the human rights abuses carried out by Israel toward the Palestinians. Interview with Allen Roland, online columnist, California. ‎

[22 July 2012] Palestinians protest in solidarity with Muslim minority in Myanmar - English Palestinians in the Gaza strip held a protest in solidarity with Muslim minority in Myanmar. The protest was organized by the Gaza Ministry of Endowment and the Palestinian Muslim clerics' foundation. Protestors highly condemned what they described the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims by Buddhist monks.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman has urged the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar to take stronger action to prevent the ongoing persecution of Rohingya Muslims. The remarks come after a fresh wave of violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar\'s western Rakhine State has triggered a bigger influx of refugees into neighboring Malaysia. \"Myanmar has to address the problem,\" Aman told reporters at a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministers in Brunei on Sunday.

The genocide in Myanmar (formerly Burma) continues where thousands of Muslims are being slain. The government of Myanmar is part of the heinous crime. Majority of the Human rights groups are not addressing the issue actively. Media as usual is a silent spectator. Shame on international media!

[27 July 2012] Muslims suffer persecution in Myanmar: Benjamin Zawacki - English The Rohingyas are a people without rights, persecuted and even massacred. Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is silent as has been the international community. Interview with Benjamin Zawacki, Amnesty International, Bangkok.

[04 Sept 2012] Myanmar Rohingyas in need of intl support - English

[31 Oct 2012] Myanmar Muslim killings, ethnic cleansing - English

[31 Mar 2013] Global war on Islam continues in Myanmar UN is silent - English

[21 April 2013] West will never pressure Myanmar over Muslim genocide - English

This documentary gives us a glimpse into the tragic lives of young Myanmar\'s boys who are kidnapped and forced to fight in the army, an experience that leaves them traumatized for life.

A UN panel has urged Myanmar to stop Buddhist violence against Rohingya Muslims but the resolution has seen opposition from an unlikely source.

[07 Apr 2014] UN envoy urges Myanmar to allow aid access to Rohingyas - English

[04 May 2014] Myanmar Muslim refugees facing extreme hardship in India - English

[07 May 2014] Rohingiya refugees protest against killing of Muslims in Myanmar - English