බුරුමයේ මුස්ලිම්වරුන් මරන හැටි
'No water for him. Let him die': Horrifying moment Burmese Buddhists set fire to Muslim man in riots which left 43 dead
The video was largely filmed by police in the town of Meiktila, Burma
Intense bloodshed between Buddhists and Muslims last month
Man is seen alive, but badly burned lying on the floor as police watch
Sparked after row between Muslim shop owner and Buddhist customers
HRW: Burmese authorities committed crimes against humanity
By Jill Reilly
PUBLISHED: 11:38, 22 April 2013 | UPDATED: 12:53, 22 April 2013
His body is charred, but he is clearly still alive and moves slowly as a crowd surrounds him. Several policeman can be seen looking on.
A voice can be heard calling for water, to which another voice replies ' No water for him. Let him die.'
The clip surfaced today as Human Rights Watch published a report which concluded Burmese authorities and members of Arakanese groups have committed crimes against humanity in a campaign of ethnic cleansing Muslims.
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The sectarian violence, the worst seen in Asia's fledgling democracy since last year's conflict, was sparked after an argument between a Muslim gold shop owner and his customers in the city of Meikhtila.
Anti-Muslim followers are known as the '969 squad' and hand out stickers printed with the number '969', which symbolise elements of Buddhism.
Cornered: After a Muslim district is set on fire people are seen fleeing the fire into the bushes, but a young Muslim man is forced into the open
Cornered: After a Muslim district is set on fire people are seen fleeing the fire into the bushes, but a young Muslim man is forced into the open
Beating: The rioters can be seen chasing a man wearing black through the long grass and hitting him with sticks
Beating: The rioters can be seen chasing a man wearing black through the long grass and hitting him with sticks
Slaughter: He is pushed on to the ground before a savage blow with a sword strikes him and he is left on the ground, presumed dead
Slaughter: He is pushed on to the ground before a savage blow with a sword strikes him and he is left on the ground, presumed dead
THE MAN BEHIND THE HATE: ANTI-MUSLIM BUDDHIST MONK
Ashin Wirathu
Burma is a mainly Buddhist country, but 8- 9 per cent of its 60 million people are Muslim.
There is an open resentment of Muslims, openly expressed and they are referred to with the derogatory term 'kala.'
Ashin Wirathu is a firmly anti-Islamic monk who was jailed in 2003 for inciting anti-Muslim violence.
He was released last year as part of the broader amnesty for prisoners and admitted being at Meiktila, although insists he played no part in the violence.
'We Buddhist Burmese are too soft," he told the BBC in an interview. 'We lack patriotic pride.
He urges Buddhists all over the country to boycott Muslim businesses and hands out stickers printed with the number '969', which symbolise elements of Buddhism,
Wirathu accuses Muslim men of repeatedly raping Buddhist women, of using their wealth to lure Buddhist women into marriage, then imprisoning them in the home.
But it seems a fear of Muslim success is driving the discrimination.
'They - the Muslims - are good at business, they control transport, construction. Now they are taking over our political parties. If this goes on, we will end up like Afghanistan or Indonesia,' he said.
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In the grainy clip Buddhist men can be seen looting and attacking the gold shop in the town while police stand by, clearly outnumbered by the crowds - a few monks can also be seen in the angry masses.
The tension escalated after a Buddhist monk was attacked after being pulled off a bike - he died later in the town hospital.
The next morning a Muslim district in Mandalay is seen burning - riot police are deployed, but again they stand watching.
People are seen fleeing the fire into the bushes, but a young Muslim man is forced into the open.
He is pushed on to the ground and beaten with sticks before a savage blow with a sword strikes him and he is left on the ground, presumed dead.
As a consequence of the violence a Muslim community that dates back many generations has been wiped out.
The unleashing of ethnic hatred, suppressed during 49 years of military rule that ended in March 2011, is challenging the reformist government of one of Asia's most ethnically diverse countries.
Jailed dissidents have been released, a free election held and censorship lifted in Myanmar's historic democratic transition.
But the government has faced mounting criticism over its failure to stop the bloodshed between Buddhists and Muslims.
Hundreds of Muslims fled their homes to shelter at a sports stadium, said local officials.
The unrest is a bloody reprise of last year's violence in Rakhine State in western Myanmar, which officially killed 110 people and left 120,000 people homeless, most of them stateless Rohingya Muslims.
Locals complained there were too few police in this city of about 180,000 people to subdue the unrest.
Human Rights Watch said today that forces were complicit in disarming Rohingya Muslims of makeshift weapons and standing by, or even joining in, as Rakhine Buddhist mobs killed men, women and children in June and October 2012.
The human rights abuses took place in Myanmar despite widespread political, social and economic reforms by a quasi-civilian government that took power in March 2011 and convinced the West to suspend most sanctions to allow aid and investment into one of Asia's poorest countries.
'While the state security forces in some instances intervened to prevent violence and protect fleeing Muslims, more frequently they stood aside during attacks or directly supported the assailants, committing killings and other abuses,' the report said of the unrest, in which at least 110 people died.
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'No water for him. Let him die': Horrifying moment Burmese Buddhists set fire to Muslim man in riots which left 43 dead
The video was largely filmed by police in the town of Meiktila, Burma
Intense bloodshed between Buddhists and Muslims last month
Man is seen alive, but badly burned lying on the floor as police watch
Sparked after row between Muslim shop owner and Buddhist customers
HRW: Burmese authorities committed crimes against humanity
By Jill Reilly
PUBLISHED: 11:38, 22 April 2013 | UPDATED: 12:53, 22 April 2013
His body is charred, but he is clearly still alive and moves slowly as a crowd surrounds him. Several policeman can be seen looking on.
A voice can be heard calling for water, to which another voice replies ' No water for him. Let him die.'
The clip surfaced today as Human Rights Watch published a report which concluded Burmese authorities and members of Arakanese groups have committed crimes against humanity in a campaign of ethnic cleansing Muslims.
More...
Forcing a religion on your children is as bad as child abuse, claims atheist professor Richard Dawkins
Anglican school where 75% of the pupils are Muslim drops Christian hymns from assemblies
The sectarian violence, the worst seen in Asia's fledgling democracy since last year's conflict, was sparked after an argument between a Muslim gold shop owner and his customers in the city of Meikhtila.
Anti-Muslim followers are known as the '969 squad' and hand out stickers printed with the number '969', which symbolise elements of Buddhism.
Cornered: After a Muslim district is set on fire people are seen fleeing the fire into the bushes, but a young Muslim man is forced into the open
Cornered: After a Muslim district is set on fire people are seen fleeing the fire into the bushes, but a young Muslim man is forced into the open
Beating: The rioters can be seen chasing a man wearing black through the long grass and hitting him with sticks
Beating: The rioters can be seen chasing a man wearing black through the long grass and hitting him with sticks
Slaughter: He is pushed on to the ground before a savage blow with a sword strikes him and he is left on the ground, presumed dead
Slaughter: He is pushed on to the ground before a savage blow with a sword strikes him and he is left on the ground, presumed dead
THE MAN BEHIND THE HATE: ANTI-MUSLIM BUDDHIST MONK
Ashin Wirathu
Burma is a mainly Buddhist country, but 8- 9 per cent of its 60 million people are Muslim.
There is an open resentment of Muslims, openly expressed and they are referred to with the derogatory term 'kala.'
Ashin Wirathu is a firmly anti-Islamic monk who was jailed in 2003 for inciting anti-Muslim violence.
He was released last year as part of the broader amnesty for prisoners and admitted being at Meiktila, although insists he played no part in the violence.
'We Buddhist Burmese are too soft," he told the BBC in an interview. 'We lack patriotic pride.
He urges Buddhists all over the country to boycott Muslim businesses and hands out stickers printed with the number '969', which symbolise elements of Buddhism,
Wirathu accuses Muslim men of repeatedly raping Buddhist women, of using their wealth to lure Buddhist women into marriage, then imprisoning them in the home.
But it seems a fear of Muslim success is driving the discrimination.
'They - the Muslims - are good at business, they control transport, construction. Now they are taking over our political parties. If this goes on, we will end up like Afghanistan or Indonesia,' he said.
.
In the grainy clip Buddhist men can be seen looting and attacking the gold shop in the town while police stand by, clearly outnumbered by the crowds - a few monks can also be seen in the angry masses.
The tension escalated after a Buddhist monk was attacked after being pulled off a bike - he died later in the town hospital.
The next morning a Muslim district in Mandalay is seen burning - riot police are deployed, but again they stand watching.
People are seen fleeing the fire into the bushes, but a young Muslim man is forced into the open.
He is pushed on to the ground and beaten with sticks before a savage blow with a sword strikes him and he is left on the ground, presumed dead.
As a consequence of the violence a Muslim community that dates back many generations has been wiped out.
The unleashing of ethnic hatred, suppressed during 49 years of military rule that ended in March 2011, is challenging the reformist government of one of Asia's most ethnically diverse countries.
Jailed dissidents have been released, a free election held and censorship lifted in Myanmar's historic democratic transition.
But the government has faced mounting criticism over its failure to stop the bloodshed between Buddhists and Muslims.
Hundreds of Muslims fled their homes to shelter at a sports stadium, said local officials.
The unrest is a bloody reprise of last year's violence in Rakhine State in western Myanmar, which officially killed 110 people and left 120,000 people homeless, most of them stateless Rohingya Muslims.
Locals complained there were too few police in this city of about 180,000 people to subdue the unrest.
Human Rights Watch said today that forces were complicit in disarming Rohingya Muslims of makeshift weapons and standing by, or even joining in, as Rakhine Buddhist mobs killed men, women and children in June and October 2012.
The human rights abuses took place in Myanmar despite widespread political, social and economic reforms by a quasi-civilian government that took power in March 2011 and convinced the West to suspend most sanctions to allow aid and investment into one of Asia's poorest countries.
'While the state security forces in some instances intervened to prevent violence and protect fleeing Muslims, more frequently they stood aside during attacks or directly supported the assailants, committing killings and other abuses,' the report said of the unrest, in which at least 110 people died.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...t-Buddhists-set-Muslim-man.html#ixzz2RGdAnNwG
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