Back أعمال عنف في ولاية راخين 2012 Arabic রাখাইন সাম্প্রদায়িক দাঙ্গা ২০১২ Bengali/Bangla Disturbios en el estado de Rakáin de 2012 Spanish شورشهای ۲۰۱۲ ایالت راخین Persian Conflit dans l'État d'Arakan (2012) French Kerusuhan Rakhine 2012 ID ၂၀၁၂ ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ် ပဋိပက္ခ Burmese Violência sectária em Myanmar em 2012 Portuguese Антимусульманские погромы в Мьянме (2012) Russian เหตุจลาจลในรัฐยะไข่ พ.ศ. 2555 Thai
| 2012 Rakhine State riots | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Rohingya conflict and persecution of Muslims in Myanmar | |
| Location | Rakhine State, Myanmar |
| Date | 8 June 2012 (UTC+06:30) |
Attack type | Religious |
| Deaths | June: 88[1][2][3] October: at least 80[4] 100,000 displaced[4] |
The 2012 Rakhine State riots were a series of conflicts primarily between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, though by October Muslims of all ethnicities had begun to be targeted.[5][6][7] The riots started came after weeks of sectarian disputes including a gang rape and murder of a Rakhine woman which police allege was committed by three Rohingya Muslims.[8] On 8 June 2012, Rohingyas started to protest from Friday's prayers in Maungdaw township. More than a dozen residents were killed after police started firing.[9] A state of emergency was declared in Rakhine, allowing the military to participate in administration of the region.[10][11] As of 22 August 2012, officially there were 88 casualties: 57 Muslims and 31 Buddhists.[1] An estimated 90,000 people were displaced by the violence.[12][13] Around 2,528 houses were burned; of those, 1,336 belonged to Rohingyas and 1,192 belonged to Rakhines.[14]
Rohingya NGOs accused the Burmese army and police of playing a role in targeting Rohingyas through mass arrests and arbitrary violence,[15] though in-depth research by the International Crisis Group reported that members of both communities were grateful for the protection provided by the military.[16] While the government response was praised by the United States and the European Union,[17][18] NGOs were more critical, citing discrimination of Rohingyas by the previous military government.[17] The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and several human rights groups rejected the President Thein Sein's proposal to resettle the Rohingya abroad.[19][20]
Fighting broke out again in October, resulting in at least 80 deaths, the displacement of more than 20,000 people, and the burning of thousands of homes. Rohingyas are not allowed to leave their settlements, officially due to security concerns, and are the subject of a campaign of commercial boycott led by Buddhist monks.[21]
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- ^ "Myanmar sets up internal probe of sectarian unrest". The Guardian. London. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ "Myanmar gov't refutes accusations of religious persecution, discrimination in Rakhine incident". Xinhua. 27 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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- ^ "Myanmar Conflict Alert: Preventing communal bloodshed and building better relations". International Crisis Group (ICG). 12 June 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "More deaths amid rioting in western Myanmar - The Nation". The Nation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Linn Htet (11 June 2012). "အေရးေပၚအေျခအေန ေၾကညာခ်က္ ႏုိင္ငံေရးသမားမ်ား ေထာက္ခံ". The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ Keane, Fergal (11 June 2012). "Old tensions bubble in Burma". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ "Burma's ethnic clashes leave 90,000 in need of food, says UN". Toronto Star. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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- ^ Hindstorm, Hanna (28 June 2012). "Burmese authorities targeting Rohingyas, UK parliament told". Democratic Voice of Burma. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Myanmar's Military: Back to the Barracks?" (PDF). The International Crisis Group. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ a b "U.S. praises Myanmar's response to sectarian clashes". Reuters. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "EU welcomes "measured" Myanmar response to rioting". Reuters. 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ "UN refugee chief rejects call to resettle Rohingya". HuffPost. 12 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- ^ Wade, Francis (13 July 2012). "Burma 'creating humanitarian crisis' with displacement camps in Arakan". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Unforgiving history". The Economist. 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2017.