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Tag : Religions

Pourquoi la Birmanie tue ses musulmans

Les musulmans, une minorité,, qui représente 4 % des 55 millions de Birmans, est de nouveau victime de véritables pogroms perpétrés par la population bouddhiste. "Ces groupes de civils bouddhistes ont été fanatisés par une minorité de moines

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300 Buddhists attacked a Muslim school near Rangoon

A local Burmese community has been left terrified after an angry mob of 300 Buddhists attacked a Muslim school and several businesses in a suburb outside Rangoon. It follows news that hundreds of Buddhist nationalists launched a violent assault on a

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Satellite imagery shows widespread destruction of Rohingya homes

New satellite imagery obtained by Human Rights Watch shows extensive destruction of homes and other property in a predominantly Rohingya Muslim area of the coastal town of Kyauk Pyu – one of several areas of new violence and displacement. Human

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Zarganar : I knew I would be criticized

Zarganar, a popular comedian and former political prisoner who is part of the commission, said that months after the violence, community members “from all sides” in Rakhine had been refusing to cooperate, and that the inquiry might not be completed

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Rohingya : 75000 ethnic group are displaced

As of 25 September, the government estimated some 72,000 from the (mainly Muslim) Rohingya ethnic group and almost 3,000 people from the (mainly Buddhist) Rakhine ethnic group are displaced in the region, They are staying in 40 camps and temporary

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Buddhism : de-facto state religion

The report entitled “‘Threats to Our Existence’: Persecution of Ethnic Chin Christians in Burma” exposes a decades-long pattern of religious freedom violations and documents other serious human rights abuses such as forced labour, torture, and other

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Nay Phone Latt et Zarganar contre l'islamophobie

Il y a peu, Nay Phone Latt était un combattant de la liberté face à l'ancien régime militaire birman. Mais le blogueur est désormais la cible de virulentes critiques : il ose s'élever contre l'islamophobie qui s'exprime ouvertement dans son pays. La

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Rohingya : the Government could have stopped this

Burmese security forces committed killings, rape, and mass arrests against Rohingya Muslims after failing to protect both them and Arakan Buddhists during deadly sectarian violence in western Burma in June 2012. Government restrictions on

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Rohingyas are the Roma of Asia

The 800,000-strong Rohingya are pariahs: they are stateless, and pejoratively called “Bengalis” by the Burmese, who consider them to be refugees from neighbouring Bangladesh. But those who have tried to flee by boat to Bangladesh, where they are

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Clashes between Buddhists and a Muslim minority

France 24 exclusive report : Our Burmese Observers describe clashes between Buddhists and a Muslim minority This past week, the Rohingya have increasingly been denounced as “illegal immigrants”, “invaders” and “terrorists”, both online and across

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Rohingyas : largely unwanted

Asia’s more than one million ethnic Rohingya Muslims are considered by rights groups to be among the most persecuted people on Earth. Most live in an anachronistic purgatory without passports, unable to travel freely or call any place home. The

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Un Birman peut-il être musulman ?

En Birmanie, où il est souvent admis que ne pas être bouddhiste revient à ne pas être birman, les musulmans sont parfois vus comme des "envahisseurs". Une situation explosive, comme en témoignent les violences de dimanche qui ont fait dix

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Tensions religieuses dans l'Etat Rakhine

A l'origine des tensions inter-religieuses : une rumeur. Une jeune fille rakhine, bouddhiste, aurait été violée puis tuée samedi dernier par un membre de la minorité musulmane des Rohingyas, provoquant des manifestations de plusieurs centaines de

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Quatre religions ensemble pour une clinique

En Birmanie, les gens ne meurent pas de faim, mais le pays souffre de deux maux principaux : la faiblesse du système éducatif et des failles béantes dans le système de santé. Un « Groupe caritatif interreligieux », réunissant des bouddhistes, des

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Praying for political prisoners release

Around 500 people, including the relatives of political prisoners, gathered at Mandalay's Pagoda on Thursday to pray for the unconditional release of jailed activists and others behind bars for political reasons. “Prisons are not a place for people

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AHRC calling for the release of religious leader

Asian Human Rights Commission is calling for the immediate release of religious leader Shin Nyarna. The monk was sentenced to 20 years in prison for ‘defiling the Buddhist religion’ after he criticised the country’s ruling officials for preventing

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Monk Gambira expressed his “strong condemnation”

While the Burmese authorities seem to being reaching out to opposition political groups including pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, renewed tensions have surfaced between Naypyidaw and dissident monks in the country. On Sunday, the state-run media

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U Gambira to trial : face the charges of squatting

The authorities concerned are taking legal steps to bring U Gambhira to trial. U Gambhira who was released from the prison on 13 January by amnesty and rejoined the religious order the same day without request will have to face the charges of

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Gambira poursuivi pour occupation illégale d'un monastère

©AFP Le célèbre moine birman Shin Gambira , un des leaders de la "révolte safran" de 2007 qui avait été récemment amnistié, va être jugé pour être entré de force dans des monastères fermés par les autorités, rapporte, dimanche 19 février,

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Popular abbot banned from preaching

The ban on Ashin Pyinnyar Thiha follows a one-year ban in 2011. The order was from the State Sangha Committee. “Someone gave me a copy of the letter that says they banned me until 2013,” he said. During the first year of the ban, on December 12 the

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