In November, Myanmar's army swept through villages where stateless Rohingya Muslims live in the area of Maungdaw. They were taken to Kyar Gaung Taung, one of three settlements requested by the journalists. When a group of journalists insisted on speaking to villagers away from security forces, allegations of abuses by troops emerged almost immediately. Kyar Gaung Taung resident Sarbeda, 30, had been able to visit her son, Nawsee Mullah, 14, at a police camp where he is being held separately from adult detainees. "The media said we torched houses and that there were rape cases -- they give wrong information," Thura San Lwin told reporters.

Source: bd News24 July 15, 2017 18:11 UTC