Year: 2021

Joint Statement Rohingya Denounces ARSA Date: December 7, 2021 We, the undersigned Rohingya organizations, denounce the so-called “Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army – ARSA” (or Harakah Al Yakeen), a criminal group that self-proclaims to be fighting for the rights of the Rohingya people. The Rohingya community does not accept ARSA as a group that represents the ideals and interests of the Rohingya community in or outside of Burma. Thus, the group must not claim it represents the interests of the Rohingya nation. We, Rohingya, are a peace-loving community and condemn any criminal groups that promote violence on the civilian population in

Activists condemn Myanmar Junta for lies and distortions about Rohingya: Free Rohingya Coalition Statement 23 November 2021 London and Frankfurt – Free Rohingya Coalition unequivocally condemns the Myanmar Junta, headed by Min Aung Hlaing, for its persistent lies and criminality concerning the Rohingya people and its grave crimes, including crimes against humanity, against the people of Myanmar in general. In response to the United Nations General Assembly resolution (adopted on 17 November) entitled “Situation of Human Rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar” by the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Issues) of the 76th session of the

JOINT STATEMENT September 30, 2021 Probe into the gruesome killing of refugee leader Mohammed Mohibullah demanded We are extremely saddened and shocked at the killing of Mr Mohammed Mohibullah, President of the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights (ARSPH), on 29th September 2021, by a group of gunmen in his office in the world largest refugee camps at Kutupalong, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Mohibullah was a notable refugee leader who had long worked for the protection and wellbeing of the Rohingya refugees. He had raised the voices and concerns of the refugees in international forums and with world leaders,

1 June 2021 PRESS RELEASE Join the movement by wearing BLACK in solidarity on Sunday, 13 June 2021 and remember to share your photos and messages of solidarity with us on twitter @ProtectRohingya & on instagram @protecttherohingya using the Hashtag: #Black4Rohingya The Rohingya have suffered decades of systematic persecution in their home country  of Myanmar. They are denied citizenship, freedom of movement, access to education and health services; they have been subject to land confiscations, arbitrary arrests, forced labour, extortion, torture, rape, mass killings and other forms of collective punishment. On 25 August 2017, the genocide forced a million Rohingya to

On the 6th of March 2021, 168 Rohingya refugees were rounded in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and detained. They are at imminent risk of forced repatriation or refoulement to Myanmar, where the military junta is currently engaged in serious human rights violations and the killing of unarmed civilians across the country. The arrests in J&K are clearly designed to spread fear and insecurity throughout the Rohingya refugee population of India. Rohingya refugees in J&K were rounded up for “verification” at Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu where they were required to provide biometric and biographic data, including information about relatives at

Free Rohingya Coalition condemn Myanmar Coup and support the emerging popular anti-dictatorship movement 7 February 2021 London & Frankfurt:  The Free Rohingya Coalition, an international network of Rohingya refugee activists and international human rights activists and scholars, wholeheartedly support the democratic aspirations of Myanmar’s diverse peoples, both majoritarian Buddhist Burmese and other national minorities.   We join hands with all Myanmar peoples in their struggle to end 58-years of military repression, crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide. We unequivocally condemn the coup of 1 February led by the Tatmadaw leadership of Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. The Tatmadaw or military