20th June 2012 To Dr Surin Pitsuwan Secretary General , ASEAN 70A Jalan Sisingamangaraja ,Jakarta 12110 Indonesia Via Facsimile: +62 21 739 8234 Dear Secretary General, Sir, DEMAND FOR THE INVESTIGATION AND ACTION ON ATTROCITIES EXECUTED BY RAKHINES ARMED GROUPS AGAINST ROHINGYA MUSLIMS We , from the Secretariate for the Ulama Assembly of Asia ( […]
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by Habib Siddiqui posted 17th June 2012 by Asian Tribune Dear Daw Suu Kyi, For more than a decade, as a concerned human rights activist, I have worked towards release of political prisoners like you and democratization of Burma (Myanmar). It was good to see that the new regime had the far-sightedness to release you
By Kourosh Ziabari posted 19 June, 2012 by Countercurrents.org The announcement by Iran’s intelligence ministry that it has arrested 20 people associated with the terrorist operations in which two of the country’s nuclear scientists were assassinated received the Western mainstream media’s meaningful silence, but clearly demonstrated the influence and might of Iran’s intelligence apparatus, giving
Posted June 18, 2012 During these days we have been passing through many kind of tension and sorrow because of bloody spasm of violence in Arkan, Myanmar. For being bloodshed of Rhingya, Its hurt me much more than anyone expect. Whenever anyone call me and tell me about burning and dead news, I felt its
19 June 2012 BGB men offer lunch, dry food, water before sending them back Rohingyas eat ravenously under the watchful eyes of BGB members at Shah Porir Dweep jetty of Teknaf yesterday. Though they are not welcome in Bangladesh, border guards offer them a meal before sending them back. Photo: Anurup Kanti DasJulfikar Ali Manik
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 Trespass on Teknaf This baby boy was born on St Martin’s Island on June 13 after his mother along with father and two siblings had fled the sectarian violence at Akyab in Myanmar. The couple, unwilling to go back to trouble-torn Akyab, break down in tears before journalists after they are
20 Jun 2012 US praises govt response to sectarian clashes Reuters, Yangon Myanmar will embark on a “second wave of reforms” that will include tentative privatisation and a law on the minimum wage, President Thein Sein said yesterday, indicating no let-up in the country’s rapid economic overhaul. Meanwhile, Michael Thurston, the US embassy’s charge d’affaires
By M.D. Nalapat posted June 14, 2012 by Global Times On May 16, 1916, in the middle of World War I, Paris and London approved a secret agreement to dismember the Ottoman Empire and divide the Middle East between themselves. The Sykes-Picot agreement set new boundaries for many countries in the region, and began a
by Mazin Qumsiyeh The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Nayef Al-Saud died at age 78. Nayef was the Interior Minister known for his “efficient” crackdown on dissent and thus was praised by US administrators for dealing with “terrorism” (the same administrators who tortured and “rendered” subjects to be tortured). I will briefly write information that
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The Economic Collapse posted June 17, 2012 by The Economic Collapse The election results from Greece are in and the pro-bailout forces have won, but just barely. It is being projected that the pro-bailout New Democracy party will have about 130 seats in the 300 seat parliament, and Pasok (another pro-bailout party) will have about
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