ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
Resentment of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is giving rise to highly organized and increasingly vocal resistance to their presence...
"Sitting on a dusty balcony outside the local district office in Ukhia in southern Bangladesh, a group of smartly dressed men take turns speaking their mind. One man, taller than the average Bangladeshi, stands up. Throwing his fist in the air, he states the group?s objective.
Rohingya children in Bangladesh face a bleak future. (Photo: Yuzo/ The Irrawaddy)
?Those bloody naughty people, they destroy the environment, upset local law and order and sell drugs,? he says. ?They must all go back to Burma.?
The rest of the group nod their heads and wave their hands to compete for the next opportunity to speak. Two things have brought this group of men together: grievances against Rohingya refugees who have settled in the area, and their powerful positions in the local community.
Together they have formed the Anti-Rohingya Resistance Committee, which has taken on the role of pressuring the government to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Burma. Despite their dedication to their cause, however, their goal remains highly ambitious and controversial.
Citing religious oppression in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh over the last three decades to seek asylum. Several times the Burmese government has made major pushes to flush the Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority, out of Burma?s Arakan State—the last one being in 1992..."
ရင်းမြစ်:
"The Irrawaddy" Vol. 18, No. 9
Date of Publication:
2010-09-00
Date of entry:
2010-09-08
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား:
Language:
English
