28 Feb, 2014
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Leaked government documents and images emerged late last night outlining plans to further unsettle the Rohingya population in Arakan, Myanmar.
Minutes from a high-level meeting between Than Shwe, the brutal ex-leader of military Burma, and other senior officials detail plans to remove INGO’s, instigate further attacks on Rohingya villages during March and April and to target Rohingya leaders in September.
The documents were leaked shortly after Medécins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) license to operate in Arakan was revoked by Naypitaw government administration on February 26th. The decision was made as MSF’s staff witnessed violence towards Rohingya in the Killa Dong village massacre last month. MSF staff also treated injured Rohingya villagers which unsettled the Naypitaw administration’s stance on foreign NGO’s working in Arakan state.
The documents were leaked shortly after Medécins Sans Frontières’ (MSF) license to operate in Arakan was revoked by Naypitaw government administration on February 26th. The decision was made as MSF’s staff witnessed violence towards Rohingya in the Killa Dong village massacre last month. MSF staff also treated injured Rohingya villagers which unsettled the Naypitaw administration’s stance on foreign NGO’s working in Arakan state.
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Mabrur Ahmed
Founder and Director of international human rights organisation Restless Beings, Mabrur Ahmed is regarded as one of the key Rohingya experts in the EU. He has delivered policy recommendations at the Houses of Parliament as well as spoken at many international universities in short lectures, seminars and conferences.
