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"They were located 147 km (91 miles) away from Indian territory, 324 km (201 miles) away from Myanmar," he said by phone, adding other countries and organisations should take care of the refugees. This is a rush transcript. And so, the last 10 years, we have lived with this — basically, the big lie that we are democratizing and that this is a fragile transition with Suu Kyi at its helm. There is nothing here for us. He published a great number of studies and books, including Ideas on Territorial Revision in Hungary 1920–1945 (2007). On Tuesday night, opponents of the coup protested by banging pots and pans outside their windows in Yangon. Burmese scholar, dissident and human rights activist who co-founded the Free Rohingya Coalition. He did archival research in Geneva, London, Madrid, Oxford, Paris and Rome and gave lectures in several countries including the United Kingdom and the United States of America. On Saturday, they were under the aid and surveillance of India as officials were holding talks to return them to Bangladesh, said the senior Indian official who is not authorised to speak to the media. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. So, the repatriation is completely off the table. In the election, Aung San Suu Kyi’s party won over 80% of the contested seats in the Burmese parliament. The president has been arrested. Copy may not be in its final form. We are now away from our home, in Bangladesh, living under tents. AMY GOODMAN: Reuters reports staff at 70 hospitals and medical departments in 30 towns across Burma stopped work today to protest the military. AMY GOODMAN: So, talk about Aung San Suu Kyi’s role. MOHAMMED SALAM: [translated] Now in Myanmar the military have declared a one-year state of emergency. "Has Bangladesh been given the global contract and responsibility to take and rehabilitate all the Rohingya or boat people of the world?" Sign up for our Daily News Digest today! AMY GOODMAN: To talk more about the coup in Burma, we’re joined by Maung Zarni, a Burmese scholar, dissident and human rights activist living in exile in Britain. "They are not Bangladesh nationals and in fact, they are Myanmar nationals. When we come back, President Biden has halted deportations, he said, of immigrants, and yet hundreds and hundreds of immigrants have been deported in the last days under the new administration. There are no benefits for us. 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The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, expressed alarm this week over the missing boat. Indian foreign ministry officials did not respond to requests for comment. India's coast guard found the 81 survivors and eight dead crammed onto a crippled fishing boat and were trying to arrange for Bangladesh to take them, Indian officials said on Friday. I came from an extended military family. That’s why the military decided to wreck the game.” He says the coup could also worsen the outlook for members of the Rohingya Muslim community, who have faced mass detention, killings and expulsion from Burma in a campaign widely recognized as genocide. And I saw her, actually, at the International Court of Justice, in a different room, when she was actually defending the military and denying the charges of genocide. And, of course, if they call it a coup d’état, it would require that they cut off aid to Burma. Nor does it have a law protecting refugees, though it currently hosts more than 200,000, including some Rohingya. The military has no interest in democratizing the country and no commitment to democratic values whatsoever. He’s co-founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition, as well as the Forces of Renewal for Southeast Asia, or FORSEA, a grassroots network of pro-democracy scholars and human rights activists across Southeast Asia. We do not accept funding from advertising, underwriting or government agencies. Rohingya repatriation would now depend on how the international community reacts to yesterday's coup, experts have said. Momen said. It is like telling the Rohingya to go back to Auschwitz — you know, telling the victims of the Nazi SS to go back to Auschwitz because you’ve got new bathrooms and, you know, new paint. MAUNG ZARNI: Yes. UNHCR officials were not immediately reachable for comment. AMY GOODMAN: This was back at The Hague in 2019, defending the Burmese military’s treatment of the Rohingya. Before the displacement crisis in 2017, when over 740,000 fled to Bangladesh, an estimated 1.4 million Rohingya lived in Myanmar. The main point is, they have to take back the Rohingya because there are agreements, made by the governments, to solve the Rohingya refugee crisis. One was she miscalculated that if she kept on placating the military, which her father founded some 75 years ago, calling the military generals her brothers, because she considered them her father’s sons, she thought that the military would cooperate with her to truly democratize the country and then return to the barracks. Momen said the UNHCR should also take responsibility as many people on the boat hold ID cards from the UNHCR office in Bangladesh. Well, on Monday, the military itself killed and buried that lie. The Rohingya crisis explained 'The bodies were thrown out of the boat' In a statement, the United Nations refugee agency said "immediate action is needed to save lives and prevent further tragedy". She spent 15 years under house arrest before becoming Burma’s de facto civilian leader in 2016. Vaccine Apartheid: Marc Lamont Hill, Mitchell Plitnick on Israel’s “Indifference to Palestinian Health”, Asian American Communities Organize Against Rise in Hate Crimes, Say More Policing Is Not the Answer. But the role that she has played? "If (the refugees) are UNHCR card holders, why did they allow traffickers to take their card holders to adrift on the high sea leading to death?". Now, today, the latest news is they’re being charged — I think she for having, they said, illegal radios, you know, gotten from abroad, finding that in her home. This is viewer supported news. This is Mohammed Salam speaking from the refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. New Delhi did not sign the 1951 Refugee Convention, which spells out refugee rights and state responsibilities to protect them. The boat, which sailed from the massive Cox's Bazar refugee camp, was carrying 56 women, eight girls, 21 men and five boys. On Tuesday, the Biden administration formally declared the military’s action to be a coup, prompting a review of U.S. foreign assistance to Burma. The original content of this program is licensed under a. “The military decided that they could no longer play this democracy game with Aung San Suu Kyi,” says Maung Zarni, co-founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition and the Forces of Renewal for Southeast Asia. Two things happened. Now their military governs again. And what is interesting is what — you know, there are personal factors that trigger this coup on Monday. Our Daily Digest brings Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: So, can you talk about the U.S. response? Yet, it is of the utmost importance that the court assess the situation obtaining on the ground in Rakhine dispassionately and accurately. They have arrested the democratic leader with military force. MAUNG ZARNI: Well, I think the military has institutionalized the genocidal persecution of Rohingyas since 1970s. External Affairs Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said on Thursday that India was "in discussions with the Government of Bangladesh to ensure their safe and secure repatriation.". That announcement is not good for the Rohingya people, too, because the military, together with the Rakhine people, tortured us a lot and carried out genocide. Now they have turned on her, the woman who has defended them for all these past few years? Bangladesh is under "no obligation" to shelter 81 Rohingya Muslim refugees adrift for almost two weeks on the Andaman Sea and being assisted by neighbouring India, said Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. Telecommunications have been cut in parts of Burma, which the military calls Myanmar. So, because of the —. You have President Biden issuing a statement where he refers to Burma, not Myanmar, as President Obama also did, referred to Burma, and the issue of whether to call it a coup d’état. Where is our children’s education? The coup unfolded hours before lawmakers were to take their seats in the opening of parliament, following a November election in which Aung San Suu Kyi’s party won over 80% of the contested seats in the Burmese parliament and the military made unsubstantiated claims of fraud. And so, that’s one reason. The refugees have been drifting in international waters after leaving southern Bangladesh on February 11 in the hope of reaching Malaysia. That announcement is not good for the Rohingya people, too, because the military, together with the Rakhine people, tortured us a lot and carried … A border police officer at a repatriation center for Rohingya returning to Myanmar. Please do your part today. The commander-in-chief, Min Aung Hlaing, has a price tag on his head, because he is named one of the — basically, number one criminal against humanity with respect to Rohingya genocide. A military spokesman did not answer phone calls seeking comment. More than 1 million Rohingya refugees from predominantly Buddhist Myanmar are living in teeming camps in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, including tens of thousands who fled after Myanmar's military conducted a deadly crackdown in 2017. I was invited to Myanmar in January 2018 as part of an international panel the government set up to advise on the Rohingya crisis. One senior Indian official, who declined to be named as he was not authorized to discuss the matter with media, said India planned to help the refugees with food and water, but it was not planning to take them ashore. Talk about what unfolded in Burma, the country that the military calls Myanmar. The fact they arrested such a leader will not be good for the Rohingya people there. But it’s not a lot, I think like over $100 U.S. million in development or civil society aid or humanitarian aid to Burma. Stay with us. Maung Zarni, thanks so much for being with us. Human rights groups blame anti-Rohingya propaganda online for fueling violence and displacement. So, basically, what happened was that the military is, you know, completely outfoxed legally, as well as at the poll. That’s a view the Army has institutionalized and the public has embraced. 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He also suggested the U.S. may again impose sanctions on Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi spent years fighting against the Burmese military, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her efforts. BAGAN DALAM: “Being a refugee is the worst life in the world,” said Sadek Khan, a 20-year-old Rohingya refugee. Then she became its chief spokesperson and justified what happened to the Rohingya Muslims that were forced, ultimately — about a million of them — into neighboring Bangladesh. Grameenphone:Type START BR and send SMS it to 22222, Robi:Type START BR and send SMS it to 2222, Banglalink:Type START BR and send SMS it to 2225, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. So that’s why the military decided to wreck the game. Hundreds of lawmakers, activists and human rights defenders have also been detained since the coup, and telecommunications have been cut in parts of Burma, which the military calls Myanmar. She shares the view that Rohingya Muslims do not belong in Burma. The Rohingya people (/ r oʊ ˈ h ɪ n dʒ ə,-ɪ n-,-ɪ ŋ j ə /) are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar (previously known as Burma). The ideological climate moving toward the far right around the world emboldened the generals that this is the time to end this democracy game with Aung San Suu Kyi. Many displaced Rohingya fear the coup will make it impossible for them to return home. MAUNG ZARNI: Well, the military decided that they could no longer play this democracy game with Aung San Suu Kyi, after two election cycles, starting 2015 and November 2022, and expect to beat Aung San Suu Kyi. AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show in Burma, where the military seized power Monday in a coup, ousting the de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. At least 6,700 Rohingya, including at least 730 children under the age of five, were killed in the month after the violence broke out, according to medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Hundreds of lawmakers, activists and human rights defenders have also been detained since Monday’s coup. But in recent years, she’s been condemned for presiding over a campaign of violence by Burma’s military against the minority Rohingya Muslim community, which saw over 1 million Rohingya flee to neighboring Bangladesh. In the end, I would like to say that Bangladesh has no option to step back from the international efforts to resolve the Rohingya problem, protect human rights, and end the crime against humanity. delivered to your inbox every day? Inquirer/ANN MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday criticized West nations for the political crisis in Myanmar, accusing the “white faces” of undermining Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese leader whom the military detained anew following its coup this week. Monday’s coup unfolded hours before lawmakers were to take their seats in the opening of parliament, following a November election in which the military made unsubstantiated claims of fraud. She’s been arrested. Many of the survivors, according to Indian officials, were sick and suffering from extreme dehydration, having run out of food and water after the boat's engine failed four days into their journey. Did you know that you can get Democracy Now! Well, that proved to be wrong. Start off by talking about what happened this week. But Momen told Reuters late on Friday that Bangladesh expects India, the closest country, or Myanmar, the Rohingyas' country of origin, to accept them. Don't worry, we'll never share or sell your information. We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work. But I think we should also not forget the fact that the United States has in some ways contributed to this situation. Please do your part today. Democracy Now! There are about half a million Rohingyas in open-air prison camps in western Myanmar, about 120,000 in what the German officials call concentration camps. The second reason is, she herself is an anti-Muslim racist. We cannot expect the perpetrators of genocide to welcome back the survivors of genocide. I think the call — designating the coup as coup, as it should be, obviously, automatically trigger immediate freezing of aid. to your inbox each morning. And the other one is, of course, you know, they saw what happened on January 6, the storming of the U.S. Capitol, and they saw what is going on in China, Russia. I have always said that this will not work. Dhaka seeks Biden administration's leading role in resolving Rohingya crisis India's foreign ministry did not respond to requests for comment … Traffickers often lure Rohingya refugees with promises of work in Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia. You know, in 2010, when the Burmese military decided to play ball with the Western democracies, they brought in this, essentially, very limited form of democracy, where the military generals play regents to the civilian democrats. AMY GOODMAN: Well, I want to thank you, Maung Zarni, for joining us, Burmese scholar, dissident, human rights activist — we’ll continue to follow what unfolds — co-founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition, as well as the Forces of Renewal for Southeast Asia, known as FORSEA, this grassroots network of pro-democracy scholars and human rights activists across Southeast Asia. Earlier today, Burmese police charged the former Nobel Peace Prize laureate, as well as Burma’s deposed president, Win Myint. The rest are in these forest villages from where they cannot leave. India on Thursday said around 47 of the occupants of the boat are in possession of ID cards issued to them by the UNHCR office in Bangladesh, stating that they are displaced Myanmar nationals. They were found 1,700 km (1,100 miles) away from the Bangladesh maritime territory and therefore, we have no obligation to take them," said Momen, who is in the United States. There is 1 million Rohingyas in Bangladesh waiting to be repatriated. And, you know, there are far more Rohingyas dispersed across the world than Rohingyas in the country. AMY GOODMAN: Zarni, I wanted to go to Aung San Suu Kyi in her own words. I mean, she was considered a freedom fighter for so long, won the Nobel Peace Prize, under house arrest for so many years by the military, its chief critic. “But education, it can heal and can change the world.” is a 501(c)3 non-profit news organization. Then they made us homeless. "No, not at all.". India's foreign ministry did not respond to requests for comment on whether it would accept the refugees onto Indian soil. “The military is completely outfoxed legally, as well as at the polls. AUNG SAN SUU KYI: Regrettably, the Gambia has placed before the court an incomplete and misleading factual picture of the situation in Rakhine State in Myanmar. MAUNG ZARNI: Well, you know, Amy, as you know, I was a foot soldier supporting her and campaigning for her release and then the divestment and boycott campaign in the U.S. for the longest time. On Monday, Biden said the U.S. is, quote, “taking note of those who stand with the people of Burma in this difficult hour,” and urged the international community to pressure the Burmese military to relinquish power, lift restrictions on communications and free all officials and activists who have been detained. Appearing on Thursday before the Senate committee on foreign relations, Locsin took the Parliament had been due to start sitting there on Monday after a November election the NLD had won in a landslide. We speak with a Burmese dissident about the military coup underway in Burma as de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been arrested. AMY GOODMAN: Rohingya musician Mohammed Alom, recorded in 2018 in Bangladesh as part of the Music in Exile project. And so, it’s really painful as a dissident to see, you know, really, the metamorphosis of Aung San Suu Kyi from this human rights defender, a democrat dissident, to becoming the military’s defender, the spokesperson. AMY GOODMAN: The significance of this case in The Hague, Zarni, and then what will happen to the Rohingya now with the military seizing power?

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