Iranians denounce Myanmar massacre

During a rally held in front of the UN office in Tehran on Sunday, the Iranian demonstrators carried placards reading “What sin I was killed for?” as well as “Silence on any brutality is outrageous,” and chanted slogans in condemnation of violence against the Rohingyas.

The protesters also called on the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as well as other international institutions to take prompt and effective measures in a bid to halt the ongoing carnage in Myanmar.

The government of Myanmar refuses to recognize Rohingyas, who it claims are not natives and classifies them as illegal migrants. This comes as the Rohingya are said to be Muslim descendants of Persian, Turkish, Bengali, and Pathan origin, who migrated to Myanmar as early as the 8th century.

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 is one of the world’s most persecuted minorities — to refugee camps run by the 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.”

Even Myanmar’s Western-sponsored democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has remained silent on atrocities perpetrated against the Rohingya Muslims.

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.

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