Buddhist mob lynched a Rohingya man in the Rakhine State capital Sittwe on Tuesday, reported the irrawaddy.com citing the district’s Police Major Win Naung. The report also states that the lynched man was one of seven self-identifying Rohingya Muslims from Dapaing camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of Sittwe taken by police to […]
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Chakma protest in New Delhi against atrocities in Bangladesh
Delhi’s Jantar Mantar today saw a protest which had a strong participation of Chakma women and also Buddhist Monks. Peace Campaign Group, Indian Support Group, and Indian Chakma Society had organized this protest. The agitators were protesting against the recent violence in the district of Rangamati in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) which has drawn international […]
Chakma delegation raises citizenship woes with Indian government
A delegation of All India “Chakma” Social Forum called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here yesterday and sought his intervention for grant of citizenship rights to “Chakma” migrants which, according to them, they […]