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20Jan

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Myanmar

Myanmar: Attack Against the Rohingyas

NOVANEWS Religious Majoritarianism and Commercial Interests Drive the Attack Against the Rohingyas By: Gautam Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his visit to Myanmar from 5-7 September 2017 assured India’s support to the government of Myanmar despite the continuing government and army driven ethnic cleansing of the Rohingyas, the majority of whom are Muslims. The Government of India has also labelled the 40,000 Rohingyas as illegal immigrants in India calling them a threat to national security and hence to be deported through an affidavit before the Supreme Court. The Attack on Rohingyas in Myanmar Following weeks of silence on the issue of ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas in the State of Rakhine, Myanmar’s ‘democratic rights’ crusader, Nobel peace prize winner and State Couns...

12Oct

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Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, USA

Why U.S. and Saudi Arabia Back Rohingya in Myanmar

NOVANEWS By Sara Flounders Global Research Featured image: British colonial forces in Myanmar, known at the time as Burma. Demonstrations, protests and online petitions have appeared worldwide to defend the struggle of the Rohingya people who have been driven from Myanmar into exile. What is of concern is that political forces with no history of or interest in defending the rights of these oppressed people, including the U.S. and Saudi regimes, have joined this effort. While he was threatening People’s Korea, Iran and Venezuela in his United Nations speech, U.S. President Donald Trump also demanded that the U.N. Security Council take “strong and swift action” to end violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya population. U.S. government officials, including U.S. Ambassador to the U...

2Oct

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Myanmar

Who Is Responsible for Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar?

NOVANEWS The Rohingya: Imperialism’s New Cause; [Part 1] By Gearóid Ó Colmáin American Herald Tribune On the 15th of September the dead bodies of a family were discovered by Burmese security forces In Mayu Mountain Rakhine state. The family are believed to be Daingnet minorities. The murders have been blamed on the Arakanese Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA, formerly Harakah al Yakin) a terrorist group with links to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Myanmar’s Rakhine State has experienced a wave of violence since ARSA (Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army) terrorists attacked security forces on the 25th of August killing 10 police officers, 1 soldier, 9 security officers and several civilians. The ARSA attacks were clearly timed to coincide with the report before the UN General Assembly o...

22Sep

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Government of Myanmar’s Behaviour: Crime Against Humanity

NOVANEWS By Dr. Amir A. Amirshekari Global Research On Monday 11 September 2017, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, one of the UN high-ranked officials, ranted at United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR), Geneva, condemning the behaviour of the government of Myanmar as “brutal security operation” against the people of Rohingya which was disproportionate to the operation of Rohingya insurgents took place in August 2017. Hussein demanded from the government of Myanmar to bring its cruel military operation to a halt against the defenceless people of Rohingya.[i] The military operation in Rohingya hitherto has been condemned, on several occasions, by the UN and Amnesty International. On 5 September 2017, António Guterres, the secretary-General of the UN, demanded from the government of My...