By Dr. Habib Siddiqui - KPN 12 Jan 2015 The Rohingya people of Myanmar (formerly Burma) are the most oppressed people in our planet. They face elimination in the Buddhist majority country, which is rightly called the ‘den of hatred and intolerance’ ...

Yola Verbruggen - mizzima 16 DEC 2014 ‘Pressure from other countries is the only way’ A cooling breeze makes for a pleasant afternoon in Sittwe. In a noodle shop on the city’s main road customers chat quietly while a rickshaw driver waits for business ...

Alastair Nicholson - brisbanetimes December 13, 2014 The issue of refugees is a global one deserving better than the shallow policies developed by successive Australian governments. History will not be any kinder to present Australians than to those of former eras in respect ...

Charles C. Haynes - hayspost Saturday, December 13th, 2014 On December 10, 1948, the nations of the world gathered at the United Nations to adopt the Universal Declaration of Rights, an American-inspired proclamation that launched the modern human rights movement. Voting in the shadow ...

By Dr. Habib Siddiqui - Asian Tribune Sun, 2014-12-07 Minority problem is a recurrent issue in almost all parts of the world, including the more inclusive USA. On Thursday (Dec. 4) evening a 15-year-old Muslim boy of Somali descent - Abdisamad Sheikh-Hussein ...

Rohingya News Agency - (irrawaddy): A report released earlier this month by Harvard University’s International Human Rights Clinic lays out damning allegations accusing three senior Burmese generals of war crimes and crimes against humanity.The three men, including current Home Affairs Minister ...

By Harun ur Rashid - The Daily Star November 22, 2014 RAKHINE state (formerly Arakan) in Myanmar has a diverse ethnic population. Official figures give the state’s population as 40 lakhs (4 million) as of 2010. Rakhine state has a large Muslim minority, ...

BY PAVIN CHACHAVALPONGPUN - japantimes 20 Oct 2014 Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha’s official visit to Myanmar on Oct. 9 and 10 was his first introductory tour since he assumed the Thai premiership last month. Traditionally Thai leaders prioritize a visit to neighbor members ...

what You Think - aliran.com October 19, 2014 A draft government plan would entrench discriminatory policies that deprive Rohingya Muslims in Burma of citizenship and lead to the forced resettlement of over 130,000 displaced Rohingya into closed camps, Human Rights Watch said ...