2012 Rakhine State riots

Ethnic violence in western Myanmar November 2015 September 2020 2012 Rakhine State riots the Rohingya conflict and persecution of Muslims in Myanmar Rakhine State, Myanmar 2012 06 08 yes UTC+06:30 Religious June: 88http://www.mofa.gov.mm/pressrelease/Press_Release_Rakhine_State_Affairs_Webversion%2821-08-12%29.pdf Press Release 21 August 2012 Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs dead 13 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121013140104/http://www.mofa.gov.mm/pressrelease/Press_Release_Rakhine_State_Affairs_Webversion(21-08-12).pdf 27 October 2012https://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/10397457 Myanmar sets up internal probe of sectarian unrest 17 August 2012 The Guardian 26 February 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20130226025711/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10397457 27 October 2012 Londonhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-08/22/c_131800457.htm Myanmar gov't refutes accusations of religious persecution, discrimination in Rakhine incident 27 October 2012 Xinhua dead 25 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120825063127/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-08/22/c_131800457.htm 27 October 2012October: at least 80100,000 displaced Burmese 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20110150 Burma admits Rakhine destruction 27 October 2012 BBC News 27 October 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20121027142937/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20110150 27 October 2012https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-violence-idUSBRE85714E20120608 Four killed as Rohingya Muslims riot in Myanmar: government Reuters 8 June 2012 9 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151019125758/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/08/us-myanmar-violence-idUSBRE85714E20120608 19 October 2015 live The riots came after weeks of sectarian disputes, including the gang rape and murder of a Rakhine woman, which police allege was committed by three Rohingya Muslims.http://www.refworld.org/docid/4fd85cdd2.html Myanmar Conflict Alert: Preventing communal bloodshed and building better relations International Crisis Group (ICG) 12 June 2012 1 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20151225034419/http://www.refworld.org/docid/4fd85cdd2.html 25 December 2015 live On 8 June 2012, Rohingyas began to protest after Friday's prayers in Maungdaw township. More than a dozen residents were killed after police started firing. More deaths amid rioting in western Myanmar - The Nation http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/More-deaths-amid-rioting-in-western-Myanmar-30183846.html The Nation 9 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222120134/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/More-deaths-amid-rioting-in-western-Myanmar-30183846.html 22 December 2015 dead A state of emergency was declared in Rakhine, allowing the military to participate in administration of the region.http://burma.irrawaddy.org/archives/11901 အေရးေပၚအေျခအေန ေၾကညာခ်က္ ႏုိင္ငံေရးသမားမ်ား ေထာက္ခံ The Irrawaddy 11 June 2012 11 June 2012 Linn Htet https://web.archive.org/web/20120613191556/http://burma.irrawaddy.org/archives/11901 13 June 2012 live Fergal Keane Fergal Keane Old tensions bubble in Burma https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18402678 BBC News Online 11 June 2012 11 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120611183010/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18402678 11 June 2012 live As of 22 August 2012, there were 88 official casualties: 57 Muslims and 31 Buddhists. An estimated 90,000 people were displaced by the violence.Burma's ethnic clashes leave 90,000 in need of food, says UN https://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1213585--burma-s-ethnic-clashes-leave-90-000-in-need-of-food-says-un 16 July 2012 Toronto Star 19 June 2012 Rohingya NGOs accused the Burmese army and police of playing a role in targeting Rohingyas through mass arrests and arbitrary violence,Hindstorm Hanna Burmese authorities targeting Rohingyas, UK parliament told http://www.dvb.no/news/burmese-authorities-targeting-rohingyas-uk-parliament-told/22676 9 July 2012 28 June 2012 Democratic Voice of Burma https://web.archive.org/web/20120706025935/http://www.dvb.no/news/burmese-authorities-targeting-rohingyas-uk-parliament-told/22676 6 July 2012 live though in-depth research by the International Crisis Group reported that members of both communities were grateful for the protection provided by the military.http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/asia/south-east-asia/burma-myanmar/b143-myanmar-s-military-back-to-the-barracks.pdf Myanmar's Military: Back to the Barracks? 22 April 2014 17 February 2015 The International Crisis Group dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150217063304/http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/asia/south-east-asia/burma-myanmar/b143-myanmar-s-military-back-to-the-barracks.pdf 17 February 2015 While the government response was praised by the United States and the European Union,https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-violence-usa-idUSBRE85I0GC20120619 U.S. praises Myanmar's response to sectarian clashes Reuters 15 July 2012 19 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120702213907/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/19/us-myanmar-violence-usa-idUSBRE85I0GC20120619 2 July 2012 livehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-violence-idUSBRE85A01C20120611 EU welcomes "measured" Myanmar response to rioting Reuters 11 June 2012 15 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120806072509/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/11/us-myanmar-violence-idUSBRE85A01C20120611 6 August 2012 live NGOs were more critical, citing discrimination of Rohingyas by the previous military government. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and several human rights groups rejected President Thein Sein's proposal to resettle the Rohingya abroad.https://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120712/as-myanmar-sectarian-unrest/ UN refugee chief rejects call to resettle Rohingya HuffPost 12 July 2012 15 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120808014307/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20120712/as-myanmar-sectarian-unrest/ 8 August 2012 liveWade Francis Burma 'creating humanitarian crisis' with displacement camps in Arakan https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/13/burma-humanitarian-crisis-rohingya-arakan 16 July 2012 The Guardian 13 July 2012 London https://web.archive.org/web/20180617165153/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/jul/13/burma-humanitarian-crisis-rohingya-arakan 17 June 2018 live 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.Unforgiving history https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21565638-why-buddhists-and-muslims-rakhine-state-myanmar-are-each-others%E2%80%99-throats-unforgiving The Economist 3 November 2012 23 August 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20121108000528/https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21565638-why-buddhists-and-muslims-rakhine-state-myanmar-are-each-others%E2%80%99-throats-unforgiving 8 November 2012 live Background thumb|280px|Rohingya people in Rakhine State Rohingya insurgency in Western Burma Rohingya people Sectarian clashes occur sporadically in Rakhine State, often between the Buddhist Rakhine people who are the majority in the southern part, and Rohingya Muslims who are the majority in the north. Before the riots, there were widespread and strongly held fears circulating among Buddhist Rakhines that they would soon become a minority in all of Arakan. The Burmese government classifies the Rohingya as "immigrants" to Burma and denies them full citizenship. On the back of this official perception of their lack of citizenship, they previously faced restrictions in government education, officially recognised marriages and endured forced labour under the military government.https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/14/myanmar-conflict-rohingya-muslims_n_1595976.html Myanmar Conflict: Rohingya Muslims Persecuted in Myanmar And Bangladesh Huffington Post 14 June 2012 5 November 2012 Ryan Craggs https://web.archive.org/web/20120724181937/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/14/myanmar-conflict-rohingya-muslims_n_1595976.html 24 July 2012 livehttps://www.reuters.com/article/uk-myanmar-violence-idUSLNE85A01C20120611 Muslim, Buddhist mob violence threatens new Myanmar image Reuters 11 June 2012 12 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120612063732/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/11/uk-myanmar-violence-idUSLNE85A01C20120611 12 June 2012 live On the evening of 28 May, three Muslim youths robbed, raped and murdered an ethnic Rakhine woman, Ma Thida Htwe, near her village Tha Pri Chaung when she was returning home from Kyauk Ni Maw village of Rambree township.Ma Thida Htwe remembered in Arakan http://narinjara.com/ma-thida-htwe-remembered-in-arakan/ 4 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20170908021006/http://narinjara.com/ma-thida-htwe-remembered-in-arakan/ 8 September 2017 dead The locals claimed that the culprits were Rohingya Muslims. The police arrested three suspects and sent them to Yanbye township jail.http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,ICG,,IDN,,4fd85cdd2,0.html Myanmar Conflict Alert: Preventing communal bloodshed and building better relations International Crisis Group (ICG) 12 June 2012 29 September 2012 On 3 June,http://elevenmyanmar.com/national/crime/241-30-arrested-for-killing-10-aboard-toungup-bus 30 arrested for killing 10 aboard Toungup bus Elevenmyanmar.com 5 July 2012 27 October 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121015003031/http://elevenmyanmar.com/national/crime/241-30-arrested-for-killing-10-aboard-toungup-bus 15 October 2012 a mob attacked a bus in Taungup, mistakenly believing those responsible for the murder were on board.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18392262 UN decides to relocate staff from Myanmar's Rakhine state BBC 11 June 2012 11 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120611182322/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18392262 11 June 2012 live Ten Muslims were killed in the attack,https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18368556 Burma police clash with Muslim protesters in Maung Daw BBC 9 June 2012 9 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120608204748/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18368556 8 June 2012 live prompting protests by Burmese Muslims in the commercial capital, Yangon. The government responded by appointing a minister and a senior police chief to head an investigation committee. The committee was ordered to find out "cause and instigation of the incident" and to pursue legal action.http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20120608-351252.html Myanmar to probe Muslim deaths Reuters 8 June 2012 9 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215529/http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20120608-351252.html 4 October 2013 dead As of 2nd July 2012, 30 people had been arrested over the killing of the Muslims.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-violence-idUSBRE8610CE20120702 Myanmar arrests 30 over killing of 10 Muslims Reuters 2 July 2012 15 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120705000731/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/02/us-myanmar-violence-idUSBRE8610CE20120702 5 July 2012 live June 2012 riots The June 2012 riots saw various attacks by Buddhist Rakhines and Rohingya Muslims on each other's communities, including destruction of property.Muslim, Buddhist mob violence threatens new Myanmar image http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/muslim-buddhist-mob-violence-threatens-new-myanmar-image-229807 11 June 2012 NDTV 22 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120614155138/http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/muslim-buddhist-mob-violence-threatens-new-myanmar-image-229807 14 June 2012 live 8 June 2012: Initial attacks Despite increased security measures, at 3:50 pm, 8 June 2012, a large mob of Rohingya ignited several houses in Bohmu Village, Maungdaw Township, where 80% of the population is Rohingya Muslims. Telephone lines were also damaged.http://eversion.news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=575:curfew-imposed-in-rakhine-township-amidst-rohingya-terrorist-attacks&catid=42:weekly-eleven-news&Itemid=109 Curfew imposed in Rakhine township amidst Rohingya terrorist attacks Eleven Media Group 8 June 2012 9 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120612204339/http://eversion.news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=575:curfew-imposed-in-rakhine-township-amidst-rohingya-terrorist-attacks&catid=42:weekly-eleven-news&Itemid=109 12 June 2012 dead By the evening, Hmuu Zaw, a high-ranking officer, reported that the security forces were protecting 14 burnt villages in Maungdaw township. Around 5:30, the forces were authorised to use deadly force.http://eversion.news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=576%3Adozens-killed-hundreds-of-buildings-burnt-down-by-bengali-rohingya-mobs-in-border-town-of-maungdaw&catid=42%3Aweekly-eleven-news&Itemid=109 Dozens killed, hundreds of buildings burnt down by Bengali Rohingya mobs in border town of Maungdaw Eleven Media Group 9 June 2012 9 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120611205028/http://eversion.news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=576:dozens-killed-hundreds-of-buildings-burnt-down-by-bengali-rohingya-mobs-in-border-town-of-maungdaw&catid=42:weekly-eleven-news&Itemid=109 11 June 2012 dead Soon afterward, authorities declared that the situation in Maungdaw Township had been stabilised. However, three villages of southern Maungdaw were torched in the early evening. At 9 o'clock, the government imposed curfew in Maungdaw, and forbade any gathering of more than five persons in a public area. An hour later, the rioters had a police outpost in Khayay Mying Village surrounded. The police fired warning shots to disperse them. At 10 o'clock, armed forces had taken positions in Maungdaw. Five people have been confirmed killed as of 8 June, 2012.http://www.president-office.gov.mm/briefing-room/daily-news/news667 ရခိုင်ပြည်နယ် မောင်တောမြို့၌ ဆူပူအကြမ်းဖက်မှုများ ဖြစ်ပွား ဒေသရပ်ရွာတည်ငြိမ်အေးချမ်းမှု ရရှိစေရေး အတွက် ပုဒ်မ (၁၄၄) ထုတ်ပြန်၍ ထိန်းသိမ်းဆောင်ရွက်လျက်ရှိ Presidential Office of Myanmar 8 June 2012 11 June 2012 https://archive.today/20121220033636/http://www.president-office.gov.mm/briefing-room/daily-news/news667 20 December 2012 live 9 June 2012: Riots spread On the morning of 9 June, five army battalions arrived to reinforce the existing security forces. Government set up refugee camps for those whose houses had been burned. Government reports stated that Relief and Resettlement Ministry and Ministry of Defense had distributed 3.3 tons of supplies and 2 tons of clothes respectively.http://news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14026&Itemid=112 ဖစ္ပြားျပီးေနာက္ရက္၌ အေျခအေနမ်ားကို သက္ဆိုင္ရာက ထိန္းခ်ဳပ္ႏိုင္ျပီ ျဖစ္ေၾကာင္းသိရ Eleven Media Group 10 June 2012 11 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120613230459/http://www.news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14026&Itemid=112 13 June 2012 live The riots continued. Security forces successfully prevented rioters' attempt to torch five-quarters of Maungdaw. However, Rakhine villagers from Buthidaung Township (where 90 percent of people are Rohingya Muslims) arrived at refugee camps after their houses had been razed by rioters. Soon after, soldiers took positions and anti-riot police patrolled in the township. The Muslim rioters marched to Sittwe and burned down three houses in Mingan quarter. An official report stated that at least 7 people had been killed. One hostel, 17 shops and over 494 houses had been destroyed as of 9 June. 10 June 2012: State of emergency On 10 June, a state of emergency was declared across Rakhine.Q&A: Unrest in Burma's Rakhine state BBC News 11 June 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18395788 11 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120614210200/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18395788 14 June 2012 live According to state TV, the order was given in response to "unrest and terrorist attacks" and "intended to restore security and stability to the people immediately." President Thein Sein added that further unrest could threaten the country's moves toward democracy.Troops, Riot Police Patrol NW Burma after Deadly Rioting Voice of America 11 June 2012 http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/06/11/troops-riot-police-patrol-nw-burma-after-deadly-rioting-3/ 11 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120828211706/http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2012/06/11/troops-riot-police-patrol-nw-burma-after-deadly-rioting-3/ 28 August 2012 dead It was the first time that the current government used the provision. It instigated martial law, giving the military administrative control of the region. The move was criticised by Human Rights Watch, who accused the government of handing control over to a military which had historically brutalised people in the region. Ethnic Rakhine burned down Rohingya houses in Bohmu village.http://news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14050:2012-06-11-02-55-50&catid=42:2009-11-10-07-36-59&Itemid=112 ရခိုင္ၿပည္နယ္ အေၿခအေနႏွင့္ ပတ္သက္ၿပီး ဇြန္လ ၁၀ ရက္ေန႔ ေနာက္ဆံုးရသတင္းမ်ား Eleven Media Group 10 June 2012 12 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120613225326/http://www.news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14050:2012-06-11-02-55-50&catid=42:2009-11-10-07-36-59&Itemid=112 13 June 2012 live Over five thousand people were residing at refugee camps by 10 June.https://www.bbc.co.uk/burmese/burma/2012/06/120610_rakhine_latest.shtml ရခိုင်၊ ဗမာ၊ သက် ဒုက္ခသည် ငါးထောင်ကျော် BBC 10 June 2012 12 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120614172630/http://www.bbc.co.uk/burmese/burma/2012/06/120610_rakhine_latest.shtml 14 June 2012 live Many of the refugees fled to Sittwe to escape the rioting, overwhelming local officials. 12–14 June 2012 On 12 June, more buildings were set ablaze in Sittwe as many residents throughout Rakhine were relocated.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-06/13/content_15497010.htm Myanmar clashes continue|World chinadaily.com.cn 13 June 2012 14 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120828024007/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2012-06/13/content_15497010.htm 28 August 2012 live "Smoke is billowing from many directions and we are scared," said one ethnic Rakhine resident. "The government should send in more security forces to protect [our] communities."Burma faces more unrest in Rakhine state BBC News 12 June 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18406370 12 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120612181851/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18406370 12 June 2012 live An unnamed government official put the death toll at 25 to date. The number of casualties were officially revised to 21 on 13 June.Burma unrest: UN envoy visits Rakhine state BBC News 13 June 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18419834 13 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120613051946/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18419834 13 June 2012 live A top United Nations envoy visited the region affected by the riots. "We're here to observe and assess how we can continue to provide support to Rakhine [State]," said Ashok Nigam, UN humanitarian coordinator. The envoy later remarked that army appeared to have restored order to the region. Meanwhile, Bangladeshi authorities turned away refugees, denying another 140 people entry into Bangladesh. To date at least 15 boats and up to 1,500 total refugees had been turned away. Dipu Moni, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, said at a news conference in the capital, Dhaka, that Bangladesh did not have the capacity to accept refugees because the impoverished country's resources already are strained.Bangladesh sends back boatloads of Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar violence https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/bangladesh-sends-back-boatloads-of-rohingya-muslims-fleeing-myanmar-violence/article4252300/ Toronto dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120614113350/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/bangladesh-sends-back-boatloads-of-rohingya-muslims-fleeing-myanmar-violence/article4252300/ 14 June 2012 The UN called on Bangladesh to reconsider.UN urges Bangladesh to take in people fleeing Burma violence 15 June 2012 BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18460804 15 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120615183614/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18460804 15 June 2012 live On 14 June, the situation appeared calm as casualty figures were updated to 29 deaths – 16 Muslims and 13 Buddhists, according to Myanmar authorities.Burma unrest: Rakhine violence 'displaces 30,000' BBC News 14 June 2012 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18449264 14 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120614184316/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18449264 14 June 2012 live The government also estimated 2,500 homes had been destroyed and 30,000 people displaced by the violence. Thirty-seven camps across Rakhine housed the refugees. Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi warned that violence would continue unless "the rule of law" was restored. 15–28 June 2012: Fatality figures update and arrest of UN workers As of 28 June, casualty figures were updated to 80 deaths and estimated 90,000 people were displaced and taking refuge in temporary camps according to official reports.http://www.rfa.org/english/news/burma/abuse-07052012172223.html RFA news Rfa.org 27 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120709022041/http://www.rfa.org/english/news/burma/abuse-07052012172223.html 9 July 2012 live Hundreds of Rohingyas fled across the border to Bangladesh, though many were forced back to Burma. Rohingyas who fled to Bangladesh also claimed that the Burmese army and police shot groups of villagers. They stated they feared to return to Burma when Bangladesh rejected them as refugees and asked them to go back home. The Government of Myanmar arrested 10 UN UNHCR workers and charged three with "stimulating" the riots.UN aid workers face Myanmar riot charges, By Gwen Robinson in Bangkok, 15 July 2012, Financial Times António Guterres, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, visited Yangon and asked for the release of the UN workers which Myanmar's President Thein Sein said he would not allow but asked if the UN would help to resettle up to 1,000,000 Rohingya Muslims in either refugee camps in Bangladesh or another country. The UN rejected Thein Sein's proposal. October riots Violence between Muslims and Buddhists broke out again in late October. According to the Burmese government, more than 80 people were killed, more than 22,000 people were displaced, and more than 4,600 houses burnt.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20114326 Burma violence: 20,000 displaced in Rakhine state 28 October 2012 BBC News 28 October 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20121028191059/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20114326 28 October 2012 The outburst of fighting brought the total number of displaced since the beginning of the conflict to 100,000. The violence began in the towns of Min Bya and Mrauk Oo, but spread across the state. Muslims of all ethnicities were reported to be targets of the violence in retaliation.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/oct/27/burma-wave-anti-muslim-violence# Burma's leader admits deadly attacks on Muslims Peter Beaumont 27 October 2012 The Guardian live 27 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121027183047/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/27/burma-wave-anti-muslim-violence 27 October 2012 London Several Muslim groups announced that they would not be celebrating Eid al-Adha because they felt the government could not protect them.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/10/dozens-killed-homes-burned-as-buddhists-muslims-clash-in-myanmar.html 112 killed, homes burned as Buddhists, Muslims clash in Myanmar Mark Magnier 26 October 2012 Los Angeles Times 29 October 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20121029063559/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/10/dozens-killed-homes-burned-as-buddhists-muslims-clash-in-myanmar.html 26 October 2012 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement on 26 October that "the vigilante attacks, targeted threats and extremist rhetoric must be stopped. If this is not done ... the reform and opening up process being currently pursued by the government is likely to be jeopardised."https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20093143 Burma: UN warning as death toll soars in Rakhine state 26 October 2012 BBC News live https://web.archive.org/web/20121026175905/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20093143 26 October 2012 26 October 2012 US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland called on the Burmese government to halt the violence and allow aid groups unrestricted access. On 27 October, a spokesperson for Thein Sein acknowledged "incidents of whole villages and parts of the towns being burnt down in Rakhine state", after Human Rights Watch released a satellite image showing hundreds of Muslim buildings destroyed in Kyaukpyu on Ramree Island. The United Nations reported on 28 October that 3,200 more displaced people had fled to refugee camps, with an estimated additional 2,500 still in transit.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/10/201210276502242958.html#.UIyhOvtYswY.facebook Myanmar violence displacing thousands 28 October 2012 Al Jazeera live 27 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121027200631/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/10/201210276502242958.html 27 October 2012 In early November, Doctors Without Borders reported that pamphlets and posters were being distributed in Rakhine State threatening aid workers who treated Muslims, causing almost all of its local staff to quit.https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/world/asia/aid-for-refugees-in-myanmar-threatened-by-violence.html Charity Says Threats Foil Medical Aid in Myanmar Thomas Fuller 6 November 2012 The New York Times 4 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121106072150/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/world/asia/aid-for-refugees-in-myanmar-threatened-by-violence.html 6 November 2012 live Misleading photographs in the media Alleged photographs of crimes against Muslims perpetrated by Buddhists in Rakhine State had been widely circulated during and after the riots. Some of the photos were taken from natural disasters, such as pictures of Tibetan Buddhist monks cremating earthquake victims from the 2010 Yushu earthquake, mislabeled as Burmese monks burning Muslims alive.https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-32979147 The fake pictures of the Rohingya crisis - BBC News Bbc.com 2015-06-06 2018-02-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20180722035357/https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-32979147 22 July 2018 live These were often circulated through Facebook, a popular social media website in Myanmar.https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2012/0803/Pakistan-s-extremists-whip-up-frenzy-over-Burma-s-Muslims Pakistan's extremists whip up frenzy over Burma's Muslims - CSMonitor.com Christian Science Monitor 3 August 2012 1 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150613163324/http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2012/0803/Pakistan-s-extremists-whip-up-frenzy-over-Burma-s-Muslims 13 June 2015 live Aftermath Expulsion of Muslims from Sittwe After the riots, most of the Muslims from Sittwe were removed by security forces into makeshift refugee camps well away from the city, towards Bangladesh. Only few hundred households were left in the ghetto-like Mingalar Ward where they are confined, officially due to security concerns.Tim Sullivan http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/38934 Muslims Trapped in Ghetto after Clashes in Burma July 2013 Irrawaddy.org 2018-02-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20130828040324/http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/38934 28 August 2013 live Rakhine Buddhists called for further internment and expulsion of Rohingya Muslims towards Bangladesh or the Bay of Bengal who cannot prove three generations of legal residence - a large part of the nearly one million Muslims from the state.https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/30/world/asia/muslims-face-expulsion-from-western-myanmar.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 The New York Times Thomas Fuller Muslims Face Expulsion From Western Myanmar 29 November 2012 26 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170626070135/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/30/world/asia/muslims-face-expulsion-from-western-myanmar.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 26 June 2017 live The Sittwe Jama Mosque was reportedly closed.https://www.bnionline.net/en/news/temporary-committee-formed-open-mosques Temporary committee formed to open mosques Burma News International 2025-11-09 Rohingya diaspora Around 140,000 people, the majority of them Rohingya Muslims, were displaced by two waves of organized violence between Buddhists and Muslims in Rakhine in 2012 that left some 200 people dead. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar since then, on overcrowded boats to Malaysia or further south, despite the dangers posed by rough seas. Hundreds are believed to have died at sea in 2013. In May, nearly 60 Rohingyas went missing after their boat sank after hitting rocks as a cyclone approached the bay. In November, another boat carrying 70 Rohingyas fleeing sectarian violence capsized off the western coast of Myanmar. Only eight survivors have been found.http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/8710-dozens-of-rohingya-missing-following-boat-capsize.html Dozens of Rohingya missing following boat capsize 5 November 2013 6 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131106054829/http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/8710-dozens-of-rohingya-missing-following-boat-capsize.html 6 November 2013 live According to The Economist, later Burmese Buddhist mob violence against Rohingya Muslims in such places as Meiktila, Okpho and Gyobingauk Township "follows on from, and is clearly inspired by, the massacres of Rohingya Muslims around Sittwe"When the lid blows off https://www.economist.com/asia/2013/03/30/when-the-lid-blows-off 2024-07-10 The Economist 0013-0613 and "now seems to be spreading to other parts of Asia, too".Fears of a new religious strife https://www.economist.com/asia/2013/07/27/fears-of-a-new-religious-strife 2024-07-10 The Economist 0013-0613 Investigation December 2015 An investigation committee was formed on 28 March, 2014 by the Burmese government to take action against the people involved in riots on 26 and 27 March, 2014. The report on riots was submitted by 7 April, 2014 to the president.http://www.president-office.gov.mm/en/?q=briefing-room%2Fnews%2F2014%2F03%2F29%2Fid-3504 Latest News Myanmar President Office 9 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170622223602/http://www.president-office.gov.mm/en/?q=briefing-room%2Fnews%2F2014%2F03%2F29%2Fid-3504 22 June 2017 live On 30 May, 2018, the Burmese government announced their latest International Commission of Enquiry (ICOE) to investigate the human rights violations that occurred in the Rakhine State. The spokesperson for the Office of the President stated, "We have formed the Independent Commission of Enquiry to response [sic] to false allegations made by the UN Agencies and other international communities.” Myanmar: New Commission of Inquiry Cannot Deliver Justice or Accountability, International Response Required International Commission of Jurists 2018-09-07 https://www.icj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Myanmar-COI-cannot-deliver-justice-or-accountability-Advocacy-Analysis-brief-2018-ENG.pdf International Commission of Jurists 2026-03-29 The International Committee of Jurists (ICJ) released a five-page legal briefing stating that the ICOE "cannot reasonably be seen as having any chance of being independent, impartial, or making an effective contribution to justice or accountability for the crimes under international law", and called for the UN Human Rights Council to create an impartial tribunal to collect evidence for potential future prosecutions.Myanmar: New Commission of Inquiry Cannot Deliver Justice or Accountability, International Response Required International Commission of Jurists 2018-09-07 https://www.icj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Myanmar-COI-cannot-deliver-justice-or-accountability-Advocacy-Analysis-brief-2018-ENG.pdf International Commission of Jurists 2026-03-29 International reactions On 5 April 2013, Muslim and Buddhist inmates at an immigration detention centre in Indonesia rioted along the lines of the conflict in their home country leading to death of 8 Buddhists and 15 injuries of Rohingyas.Rival Myanmar groups clash in Indonesia jail http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/04/2013455120937667.html 5 April 2013 Al Jazeera 5 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130407182410/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/04/2013455120937667.html 7 April 2013 liveAP News 8 dead as Burmese Buddhists, Muslims clash in Indonesia http://asiancorrespondent.com/104352/8-dead-as-burmese-buddhists-muslims-clash-in-indonesia/ 5 April 2013 Asian Correspondents 5 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130409051533/http://asiancorrespondent.com/104352/8-dead-as-burmese-buddhists-muslims-clash-in-indonesia/ 9 April 2013 live According to the testimonies of Rohingya witnesses, the reason that sparked the riot was because of sexual harassment against female Rohingya Muslim inmates by the Burmese Buddhist inmates.Indonesian prison riot sparked by rapes of Female Rohingya Inmates http://www.dvb.no/news/indonesian-prison-riot-sparked-by-rape-of-rohingya-inmates/27532 10 April 2013 Democratic Voice of Burma 10 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130413005029/http://www.dvb.no/news/indonesian-prison-riot-sparked-by-rape-of-rohingya-inmates/27532 13 April 2013 deadRohingya-Buddhist Clashes in Indonesia 'Caused by Rape of Three Rohingya Muslim Women' http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/455699/20130410/rohingya-buddhists-myanmar-rape-indonesia.htm 10 April 2013 Democratic Voice of Burma 9 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130419103127/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/455699/20130410/rohingya-buddhists-myanmar-rape-indonesia.htm 19 April 2013 live Indonesian court jailed 14 Muslim Rohingya for nine months each in December. The men's lawyer said they would appeal for freedom because there was no real evidence shown during the trial.Indonesia jails Myanmar Muslims over Buddhist killings http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/20162093/indonesia-jails-myanmar-muslims-over-buddhist-killings/ 7 December 2013 5 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131214082821/http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/20162093/indonesia-jails-myanmar-muslims-over-buddhist-killings/ 14 December 2013 dead India Azad Maidan riots A Rohingya refugee colony gradually grew in New Delhi, as Bangladeshi refugees and Rohingya refugees settled here. By 2018, the colony had grown to more than 30,000 people. In August 2012, about 20,000 Indians, gathered in Mumbai's Azad Maidan to protest the treatment of Rohingyas in Rakhine state. The protest grew violent. Protesters began to riot and set fire to the offices and establishments in the vicinity. The police was outnumbered and the riots continued for 5 days.Azad maidan riots - Five days later, some questions for the police https://www.mid-day.com/articles/azad-maidan-riots-five-days-later-some-hard-questions-for-mumbai-police/177333 8 October 2018 Mid Day https://web.archive.org/web/20181008174932/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/azad-maidan-riots-five-days-later-some-hard-questions-for-mumbai-police/177333 8 October 2018 live The riots started off initially as a protest organized in Azad Maidan on 11 August 2012 to condemn the Rakhine riots and Assam riots, which later turned into a riot. The riot reportedly began as the crowd got angry either after hearing an inflammatory speech or after seeing photographs of Assam violence and Rakhine state riots. The riot resulted in two deaths and injuries to 54 people including 45 policemen.http://www.firstpost.com/mumbai/azad-maidan-violence-poem-by-mumbai-cop-sparks-outrage-586986.html Azad Maidan Violence poem by Mumbai cop sparks outrage Firstpost 18 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20180103021638/http://www.firstpost.com/mumbai/azad-maidan-violence-poem-by-mumbai-cop-sparks-outrage-586986.html 3 January 2018 live Mumbai Police estimated that the riots caused a loss of 2.74 crore in damages to public and private property. Reactions Domestic National League for Democracy – The NLD appealed to the rioters to stop.http://www.myanmarnewshub.com/?p=24780 https://web.archive.org/web/20191216200854/http://www.myanmarnewshub.com/?p=24780 dead 16 December 2019 Statement from National League for Democracy National League for Democracy 9 June 2012 9 June 2012 88 Generation Students Group – 88 Generation Students leaders called the riots "acts of terrorism" and acts that have "nothing to do with Islam, Buddhism, nor any other religion."http://www.news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14010:2012-06-08-16-59-08&catid=42:2009-11-10-07-36-59&Itemid=112 ေမာင္ေတာျမိဳ့နယ္တြင္ ျဖစ္ပြားေနေသာကိစၥႏႇင့္ ပတ္သက္၍ ၈၈ မ်ိဳးဆက္ေက်ာင္းသားမ်ားအဖြဲ႔မႇ သတင္းစာရႇင္းလင္းပြဲျပဳလုပ္ မိမိတုိ႔ ဒီမုိကေရစီအင္အားစုမ်ားမႇ တပ္မေတာ္အင္အားစုႏႇင့္အတူ အမ်ိဳးသားေရးျပႆနာအျဖစ္ ရင္ဆုိင္ေျဖရႇင္းသြားမည္ျဖစ္ေၾကာင္း ေျပာၾကား Eleven Media Group 8 June 2012 9 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203135246/http://www.news-eleven.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14010:2012-06-08-16-59-08&catid=42:2009-11-10-07-36-59&Itemid=112 3 February 2016 live All Myanmar Islam Association – All Myanmar Islam Association, the largest Islam association in Myanmar, condemned the "terrorizing and destruction of lives and property of innocent people", declaring that "the perpetrators must be held accountable by law."http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua/2012-06-09/content_6138562.html Biggest Islam association in Myanmar appeals for calm in wake of unrest in western state Xinhua 9 June 2012 9 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160203135246/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/xinhua/2012-06-09/content_6138562.html 3 February 2016 deadhttp://www.ministryofinformation.gov.mm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=180%3A2012-06-08-18-34-17&catid=36%3Aannouncement&Itemid=53 သဘောထား ထုတ်ပြန်ကြေညာချက် မြန်မာနိုင်ငံလုံးဆိုင်ရာ အစ္စလာမ် ဘာသာရေး အဖွဲ့ကြီး 9 June 2012 9 June 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120608210033/http://www.ministryofinformation.gov.mm/index.php?option=com_content 8 June 2012 Some local analysts believe the riots and conflict were instigated by the military, with the aim to embarrass Aung San Suu Kyi during her European tour, to reassert their own authority, or to divert attention from other conflicts involving ethnic minorities across the country.https://www.economist.com/asia/2012/07/07/the-idea-of-myanmar The idea of Myanmar The Economist 7 July 2012 14 August 2012 5 October 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20121005060143/http://www.economist.com/node/21558256 In August 2012 President Thein Sein announced the establishment of a 27-member commission to investigate the violence. The commission would include members of different political parties and religious organisations.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19303869 Burma to investigate Rakhine clashes BBC News 17 August 2012 18 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120818042937/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19303869 18 August 2012 live International European Union 23px – Earlier in 2012, the EU lifted some of its economic and political sanctions on Myanmar. As of 22 July, EU diplomats were monitoring the situation in the country and were in contact with its officials.http://www.aa.com.tr/en/headline/66752--s EU makes diplomatic initiatives to end massacre in Myanmar 22 July 2012 Anatolian Agency 22 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150710070226/http://www.aa.com.tr/en/headline/66752--s 10 July 2015 live Organisation of Islamic Cooperation 23px – On 15 August, a meeting of the OIC condemned Myanmar authorities for violence against Rohingyas and the denial of the group's citizenship, and vowed to bring the issue to the United Nations General Assembly.http://tribune.com.pk/story/422894/islamic-summit-will-take-myanmars-rohingyas-issue-to-un/ Islamic summit will take Myanmar's Rohingyas issue to UN Agence France-Presse 16 August 2012 21 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120822000235/http://tribune.com.pk/story/422894/islamic-summit-will-take-myanmars-rohingyas-issue-to-un/ 22 August 2012 live In October, the OIC had reached an agreement with the Burmese government to open an office in the country to help the Rohingyas; however, following Buddhist pressure,No help, please, we're Buddhists https://www.economist.com/asia/2012/10/20/no-help-please-were-buddhists 2024-07-10 The Economist 0013-0613 the move was abandoned.https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21565638-why-buddhists-and-muslims-rakhine-state-myanmar-are-each-others%E2%80%99-throats-unforgiving Unforgiving history 3 November 2012 The Economist 5 January 2013 5 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130105170718/http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21565638-why-buddhists-and-muslims-rakhine-state-myanmar-are-each-others%E2%80%99-throats-unforgiving live Bangladesh 23px – Neighbouring Bangladesh increased border security in response to the riots. Numerous boat refugees were turned aside by the Border Guard. Pakistan 23px – Foreign Ministry spokesman Moazzam Ali Khan said during a weekly news briefing: "We are concerned about the situation, but there are reports that things have improved there." He added that Pakistan hoped Burmese authorities would exercise necessary steps to bring the situation back to control.http://tribune.com.pk/story/413266/pakistan-expresses-concern-over-myanmar-violence/ Pakistan expresses concern over Myanmar violence The Express Tribune 26 July 2012 27 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120728230608/http://tribune.com.pk/story/413266/pakistan-expresses-concern-over-myanmar-violence/ 28 July 2012 live Protests against the anti-Muslim riots were lodged by various political parties and organisations in Pakistan, who called for the government, United Nations, OIC and human rights organisations to take notice of the killings and hold Myanmar accountable.http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/07/26/news/national/pti-stages-protest-against-muslim-killing-in-burma/ PTI stages protest against Muslim killing in Burma Pakistan Today 26 July 2012 28 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120728033638/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/07/26/news/national/pti-stages-protest-against-muslim-killing-in-burma/ 28 July 2012 livehttp://tribune.com.pk/story/411421/burma-muslim-massacre-ji-calls-on-government-to-lodge-protest/ 'Burma Muslim massacre': JI calls on government to lodge protest The Express Tribune 21 July 2012 28 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120725135652/http://tribune.com.pk/story/411421/burma-muslim-massacre-ji-calls-on-government-to-lodge-protest/ 25 July 2012 live Saudi Arabia 23px – The King Abdullah ordered $50 million of aid sent to the Rohingyas, in Saudi Arabia's capacity as a "guardian of global Muslim interests".http://tribune.com.pk/story/421139/saudi-arabia-gives-50-mln-aid-to-myanmar-muslims/ Saudi Arabia gives $50 mn aid to Myanmar Muslims Reuters 12 August 2012 21 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020034649/http://tribune.com.pk/story/421139/saudi-arabia-gives-50-mln-aid-to-myanmar-muslims/ live 20 October 2012 Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia says that it "condemns the ethnic cleansing campaign and brutal attacks against Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya citizens" and it urged the international community to protect "Muslims in Myanmar".https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/asia/saudi-accuses-myanmar-of-ethnic-cleansing-of-rohingya-muslims-1.444047/ Saudi accuses Myanmar of 'ethnic cleansing' of Rohingya Muslims Agence France-Presse 7 August 2012 21 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120820050241/http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/asia-pacific/saudi-accuses-myanmar-of-ethnic-cleansing-of-rohingya-muslims 20 August 2012 live United Kingdom 23px – Foreign Minister Jeremy Browne told reporters that he was 'deeply concerned' by the situation and that the UK and other countries would continue to watch developments closely.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18391013 Burma violence: Tension high in Rakhine state BBC 10 June 2012 10 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120611073503/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18391013 11 June 2012 live United States 23px – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for "all parties to exercise restraint" and added that "the United States continues to be deeply concerned" about the situation.http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/297723/about-25-dead-in-five-days-of-myanmar-unrest Calls grow for end to Myanmar sectarian unrest | Bangkok Post: news Bangkok Post 14 August 2012https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hYAlIxhvhH44ttI6N4xJt1gIYIaQ?docId=CNG.c5504adbb0d2113aa7267a9cc9e9467c.341 https://archive.today/20121208130323/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hYAlIxhvhH44ttI6N4xJt1gIYIaQ?docId=CNG.c5504adbb0d2113aa7267a9cc9e9467c.341 dead 8 December 2012 US 'deeply concerned' on Myanmar religious violence AFP 9 June 2012 9 June 2012 Tibet 23px — The 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet in exile, wrote a letter in August 2012 to Aung San Suu Kyi, where he said that he was "deeply saddened" and remains "very concerned" with the violence inflicted on the Muslims in Burma.http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=31974&t=1 The Dalai Lama expressed concern over violence in Burma to Suu Kyi Phayul.com 23 August 2012 9 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131020051310/http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=31974&t=1 20 October 2013 live In April 2013, he openly criticised Buddhist monks' attacks on Muslims in Myanmar saying "Buddha always teaches us about forgiveness, tolerance, compassion. If from one corner of your mind, some emotion makes you want to hit, or want to kill, then please remember Buddha's faith. We are followers of Buddha." He said that "All problems must be solved through dialogue, through talk. The use of violence is outdated, and never solves problems."Lila Muhammad International Dalai Lama Pleads for Myanmar Monks to End Violence Amid Damning Rights Report https://abcnews.go.com/International/dalai-lama-pleads-myanmar-monks-end-violence-amid/story?id=19013148 19 June 2015 ABC News 22 April 2013 Dharamshala In May 2013, while visiting Maryland, he said "Really, killing people in the name of religion is unthinkable, very sad."https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-dalailama-idUSBRE9460RC20130507 Dalai Lama decries Buddhist attacks on Muslims in Myanmar Reuters 7 May 2013 12 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130509041004/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/07/us-usa-dalailama-idUSBRE9460RC20130507 9 May 2013 live See also 2012 Ramu violence 2013 Myanmar anti-Muslim riots 2015 Rohingya refugee crisis Rohingya conflict Rohingya genocide Sittwe (film), a 2017 short documentary film about two teenagers affected by the riots References 33em External links Al Jazeera Investigates - The Hidden Genocide, 11 December 2012. 20 50 N 92 29 E source:wikidata title Category:21st-century mass murders in Myanmar Category:2012 murders in Myanmar Category:2012 riots Category:Ethnic riots Category:Anti-Muslim riots Category:2010s in Rakhine State Category:2010s murders in Myanmar Category:Riots and civil disorder in Myanmar Category:2012 mass murders Category:Rohingya conflict Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Myanmar Category:Buildings and structures destroyed by arson Category:Persecution by Buddhists Category:June 2012 crimes in Asia Category:October 2012 crimes in Asia Category:Arson in Myanmar Category:Arson in 2012 Category:2012 fires in Asia Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2012 Category:Building and structure fires in Asia Category:Rape in Myanmar Category:Rape in the 2010s Category:Gang rape in Asia Category:Wartime sexual violence in Asia