Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability 27 September 2017 Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and other Myanmar officials visit arms maker Israel Aerospace Industries in September 2015. (via Facebook) Israel is attempting to bury information about its arms sales to the military regime in Myanmar, which the UN accuses of a “brutal” campaign against the country’s […]
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israel refuses to stop arms sales to Myanmar despite Rohingya massacre
The Israeli regime will not put an end to its sale of ammunition to Myanmar in light of incontrovertible evidence and United Nations data that the Southeast Asian nation’s military has perpetrated various forms of atrocities, including systematic rape and expulsions, against Rohingya Muslims. English-language Haaretz daily newspaper reported that a group of human rights […]
UK COLUMN: Gearoid Ó Colmain discusses the Crisis in Myanmar and the Rohingya
International media coverage of Myanmar-Burma is steering world public opinion into a familiar cul-de-sac. This and more… UK Column News co-hosts Brian Gerrish and Mike Robinson are joined by special guest Gearoid Ó Colmain for a brilliant discussion regarding mainstream media’s misreporting of the current Rohingya crisis in Myanmar’s northern Rakine State, and later with […]
Nearly 2,000 Dead In Myanmar Amid Military-Led Ethnic Cleansing Of Rohingya
The horrific ethnic cleansing and genocide being perpetrated against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar by military and paramilitary forces left at least 400 dead following the most recent attacks. The total number killed has been estimated to be nearly 2,000, with some Rohingya activists claiming an even higher death toll. Aung Su Kyi, a Nobel Prize […]
Rohingya Genocide – Links to Corporatism, Geopolitics & Wahhabism
By Chris Kanthan The humanitarian crisis in Myanmar is harrowing, with more than 150,000 Muslims having to flee the country in the recent months. The stories of persecution and ethnic cleansing are very troubling, although sporadic conflicts between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar have existed for many decades. While the mainstream media is […]
The Rohingya Crisis: Perception Management, Rumours, Reality and Ramifications
Right off the bat, killing innocent people is wrong, and everyone is justified for feeling outraged when they believe this is happening, as it plainly is in some cases in Myanmar’s coastal Rakhine State. The question, though, comes down to identifying who’s doing the killing and why, and whether the victims were intentionally targeted or “collateral damage,” be it from a military […]
The Rohingya Refugee Crisis and the Disconnect from Objectivity
Written by Gearoid Ó Colmain The article should be entitled: The Rakine State refugee crisis or the Burmese/Bengali refugee crisis. But readers will be more familiar with headings such as Rohingya refugee crisis or Rohingya genocide. Why is that? On the 25th of August a Saudi-backed terrorist group Arakanese Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA formerly Harakah Al Rakin) […]
UK protesters urge end to Myanmar’s ‘genocide’ of Rohingya
Press TV- Hundreds of activists have staged a rally in London to protests Myanmar’s ongoing crackdown of Rohingya Muslims, asking the government of UK Prime Minister Theresa may to take urgent action in order to end the “silent genocide.” Around 200 people gathered outside government offices at 10 Downing Street over the weekend, carrying banners […]
Iran Urges Action Against Rohingya Genocide In Myanmar
Iranian Foreign Minister calls for swift action to end the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Mohammad Javad Zarif has chided the international community for remaining silent and allowing the violent repression of minority Rohingya Muslims by Buddhists in Myanmar. On Thursday he tweeted: “The international community has no excuse to allow the genocide of […]
Israel Arming Myanmar Amid Ongoing Massacre Of The Rohingya
Israel has continued to sell weapons to Myanmar as thousands of Rohingya refugees flee the military’s violent crackdown in the Rakhine state. The weapons sold to Myanmar include over 100 tanks, weapons and boats used to police the country’s border, according to human rights groups and Burmese officials. Israeli arms companies such as TAR Ideal […]
The Rohingya of Myanmar – Pawns in an Anglo-Chinese Proxy War Fought by Saudi Jihadists
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Iran urges Islamic world to unite for preserving rights of Rohingya Muslims
“Iran’s diplomatic body has always been concerned about the situation of Muslims across the world,” asserted Bahram Ghasemi, the Spokesperson of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday, “following up the condition of the oppressed Muslims of Myanmar is also in the agenda of Iran’s foreign Ministry.” The diplomat recounted that Iranian FM Zarif had […]
Suu-kyi slams misinformation about Rohingya and foreign-backed attempt to destabilize Myanmar
Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : Aung San Suu-Kyi, Myanmar’s State Councilor and de-facto head of State responded to UN-led calls for her government to end […]
Thirty thousand Rohingya Muslims are trapped in the mountains of Myanmar without access to water and food
Thirty thousand Rohingya Muslims are trapped in the mountains of Myanmar without access to water and food Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims, displaced from their homes after the Myanmar army’s attacks on them, are trapped on the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh, while they are unable to meet their basic needs like water, food and health services. […]
israel arming Myanmar amid ongoing Rohingya crackdown
Israel has continued to sell weapons to Myanmar as thousands of Rohingya refugees flee the military’s violent crackdown in the Rakhine state. The weapons sold to Myanmar include over 100 tanks, weapons and boats used to police the country’s border, according to human rights groups and Burmese officials. Israeli arms companies such as Tar Ideal […]