Posts tagged Rohingya Muslims
The Rohingya At Risk Yet Again As Violence Escalates In Myanmar
The Rohingya At Risk Yet Again As Violence Escalates In Myanmar

(ANALYSIS) Recent weeks have seen an increase in the targeting of the Rohingya community. In June 2024, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres expressed his deep concern about escalating violence in Myanmar. According to the U.N., Myanmar’s Rakhine State has seen a spike in violence between the Myanmar military and the Arakan army. Reportedly, many of the attacks targeted the minority Muslim Rohingya community.

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Analysis, Asia, Politics, Religion, IslamEwelina U. OchabEwelina U. Ochab, Ewelina Ochab, Forbes, Rohingya Muslims, Genocide, Human rights, politics, women, religion, Islam, Rohingya, news, AsiaComment
Myanmar: Death And Destruction Two Years After The Tatmadaw’s Coup
Myanmar: Death And Destruction Two Years After The Tatmadaw’s Coup

(ANALYSIS) Marking the two years of the Tatmadaw in power, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom reported that, to date, the military coup has led to the death of around 3,000 civilians as well as the destruction of villages and houses of worship in various parts of the country.

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Analysis, Asia, Islam, Religious FreedomEwelina U. OchabEwelina U. Ochab, Tatmadaw, Burma, Myanmar, Coup, Human rights, Religious freedom, Oppression, Human Rights, Ko Jimmy, Kyaw Min Yu, Phyo Zeya Thaw, Hla Myo Aung, Aung Thura Zaw, Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, Rohingya Muslims, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, Ewelina OchabComment
5 reasons the world needs a wake-up call on religious persecution
5 reasons the world needs a wake-up call on religious persecution

(OPINION) The United Nations has established for the first time ever on Aug. 22 a day to draw attention to people groups around the world violently persecuted for their religious beliefs: Yazidis in Syria and Iraq, Christians in Nigeria, faith minorities in Pakistan, Rohingya in Myanmar, Uighur Muslims in China and others.

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Asia, Africa, Middle East, Opinion, Politics, Religion, Religious EqualityEwelina U. OchabISIS, Daesh, ISIL, day of persecution, terrorism, religious freedom, Yazidis, Rohingya, Nigeria, Christians in Nigeria, China, Uighur Muslims, Pakistan, Ahmadis, Primary Feature, Ewelina U. Ochab, Christianity, Religious persecution, Islam, Rohingya Muslims