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Myanmar Authorities Seize 34 Rohingya in Ayeyarwady Region
Myanmar Authorities Seize 34 Rohingya in Ayeyarwady Region
Rohingya Muslims from Rakhine attempting to enter Ayeyarwady spotted in Mawlamyinegyun Township. / Tun Tun Naing / Mawgyun
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By Salai Thant Zin 21 January 2021
Pathein A total of 34 Rohingya Muslims from northern Rakhine have been arrested in Mawlamyinegyun Township in Ayeyarwady Region.
Acting on a tip-off, the police, military and immigration officials inspected a vessel on the Razudaing River and found 10 men and 24 women who reportedly came from Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships in northern Rakhine.
“We arrested them on Tuesday. Three men who ferried them fled and we are after them,” Ayeyarwady Police Lieutenant Colonel Tun Shwe told The Irrawaddy.
Myanmar Sends Rohingya Back to Rakhine
The boat carrying Rohingya Muslims spotted near Chaungtha Beach. / Chaungtha Township General Administration Department
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By Salai Thant Zin 14 January 2021
Pathein Seven undocumented Rohingya Muslims, who were spotted at sea near Chaungtha beach in Ayeyarwady Region, have been sent back to Rakhine State’s capital, Sittwe.
Five men and two women were detained along with five Buddhist boat crew in the sea near Chaungtha on Jan. 4. Police then sent them back to Rakhine, without charging them.
“We sent them back to where they came from,” Ayeyarwady Police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Tun Shwe told The Irrawaddy on Wednesday.