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Read in Multi Language: Indonesian | Arabic | Turkish By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet | Published by Anadolu Agency on June 9, 2018 Return of Rohingya refugees could potentially result in another round of mass killings: Maung Zarni and Natalie Brinham ANKARA –Rohingya survivors of the Myanmar genocide are demanding a UN security force to guarantee their safe return to their homelands, terming the new agreement signed between Myanmar and the UN as inadequate, experts tell Anadolu Agency. On June 6, the Myanmar government signed an agreement with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), allowing them to

By Ayhan Simsek | Published by Anadolu Agency on June 8, 2018 Political parties urge Myanmar authorities to end human rights violations, recognize civil and political rights of Rohingya BERLIN — The German parliament has called for an end to oppression and violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar in a resolution adopted on Thursday night. The resolution, which earned overwhelming support by lawmakers, asked Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government to use its influence on Myanmar authorities to stop human right violations in the country and recognize the rights of Rohingya. “The Rohingya should be granted full civil and political rights, and the

Published by Deutscher Bundestag on June 7, 2018 a) Beratung der Beschlussempfehlung und des Berichts des Ausschusses für Menschenrechte und humanitäre Hilfe (17. Ausschuss) zu dem Antrag der Fraktionen CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP und BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN Die Gewaltexzesse gegen die Rohingya stoppen – Für die vollständige Anerkennung als gleichberechtigte Volksgruppe in Myanmar Drucksachen 19/1708, 19/2115 b) Beratung der Beschlussempfehlung und des Berichts des Ausschusses für Menschenrechte und humanitäre Hilfe (17. Ausschuss) zu dem Antrag der Fraktion DIE LINKE. Staatenlosigkeit weltweit abschaffen – Für das Recht, Rechte zu haben Drucksachen 19/1688, 19/2583

By Tun Khin | Published by The Daily Star on June 7, 2018 Bangladesh’s ICC cooperation is crucial for Rohingya justice Since August last year, the world has witnessed how hundreds of thousands of desperate Rohingyas have fled across the border into Bangladesh, bringing with them tales of unimaginable horror. Many of these refugees are my friends and relatives. For the first time, the world has woken up to what we Rohingya have lived with for decades—Myanmar’s systematic and genocidal attempts to wipe us out as a people. Now we need the help of the world, and Bangladesh, to obtain

By David Palumbo-Liu | Published by Jacobin on June 6, 2018 Rohingyas in Burma are now one of most persecuted peoples in the world. What they’re experiencing can only be called genocide. Although global media outlets like the Economist have made the case that the Rohingya of Burma are the “most persecuted people in the world” for several years at this point, their plight has yet to fully register around the world. Besides the fact that the genocide involves a poverty-stricken and stateless ethnic people with no political voice, the world’s lack of knowledge about the Rohingya also stems from the fact

Myanmar gov’t rejects UN Rakhine investigation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRGbl89O_d4

Published by Radio France International on June 5, 2018 Bangladesh has until next Monday, June 11th, to submit written observations to the International Criminal Court on the circumstances surrounding the presence of Rohingyas in the country. The ICC put this request to Bangladesh, after its prosecutor, asked judges to rule on whether the ICC has jurisdiction over the alleged deportation of Rohingya muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh. There are now around 1.1 million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The largest influx came in August last year when thousands of Rohingyas fled Rakine state following a military crackdown & civil violence against

Published by Radio France International on June 5, 2018 Delegates from across the world met at the French National Assembly in Paris to  discuss solutions for the one million Rohingyas who fled Myanmar and are now refugees in neighbouring Bangladesh. Activists, academics, lawyers and politicians examined different ways to address the Rohingya crisis. RFI’s Zeenat Hansrod (Twitter @zxnt) sat down with Professor Chowdhury Abrar from Bangladesh.

By Armelle CHARRIER | Published by France 24 on June 4, 2018 L’avocate iranienne Shirin Ebadi, prix Nobel de la paix en 2003, revient sur l’évolution de la société iranienne. Selon elle, ce sont les jeunes qui peuvent “apporter un avenir plus radieux à l’Iran, alors que le peuple aspire à la réforme” et les femmes jouent un rôle moteur dans le changement. La militante des droits de l’Homme, qui vit en exil à Londres depuis dix ans, s’exprime également sur le bras de fer engagé par Donald Trump avec Téhéran autour de l’accord sur le nucléaire iranien.

Read the news in Burmese language here:  https://burmese.voanews.com/a/rohingya-issue-franch-and-bangladesh-discuss-/4422174.html