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"t is o)serve a%% the N*(s, "N*(s an -N./ statione in 0ittwe, 1ra2an 0tate in Myanmar have )een riven o3t )y 4a2hine $3 hist vi5i%antes on #a%se a%%e5ation. Most o# the o##ices o# h3manitarian or5ani6ations in 0ittwe have )een ram7a5e an estroye #rom the ni5ht o# 2& March to 27 March. .3s2 to awn c3r#ew has )een im7ose )y 4a2hine 0tate *overnment. 8ensions have )een very hi5h in 1ra2an 0tate where a77ro9imate%y one mi%%ion 4ohin5yas are %ivin5 in #ear o# e9termination. $3t, accor in5 to o3r re%ia)%e so3rce in on the 5ro3n , 4a2hine e9tremists are ram7a5in5 thro35ho3t the ni5ht tho35h c3r#ew has )een im7ose . 8hey have )een throwin5 stone an tryin5 to )rea2 in i# the saw %i5ht insi e ho3ses )e%on5 to 4ohin5ya. "nci ent )e5an when an o##icia% #rom Ma%teser "N*( o##ice remove a $3 hist #%a5 hoiste )y the e9tremist 4a2hine $3 hists in 7rotest o# cens3s 7roce 3res witho3t their 7ermission. 8he 4a2hines eman e that 4ohin5yas m3st not )e inc%3 e in the cens3s to )e ta2en soon. 4a2hine $3 hists acc3se that Ma%teser o##icia% ha esecrate $3 hist:s re%i5io3s #%a5. 8he acc3sation was %ater n3%%i#ie )y a %oca% -N o##icia% 1ye ;in in a $$C interview. 8his was <3st a 7rete9t they are 3sin5 to e97e% "nternationa% or5ani6ations he%7in5 he%7%ess 4ohin5yas )eca3se these or5ani6ations )ecome o)stac%es to their 7%an o# 4ohin5yas e9termination #rom the soi% o# 1ra2an. Neither 4a2hine e9tremists nor the $3rmese 5overnment wants to inc%3 e 4ohin5yas in the cens3s. 8here#ore, $3rmese 5overnment i not assi5n any co e n3m)er #or the ethnic 4ohin5yas as they i to other ethnicities. 4ohin5yas have to write 3n er co e n3m)er 9+4 =others> cate5ory. 8hey trie in many ways to 7ers3a e 4ohin5yas not to mention their ethnic name as 4ohin5ya in cens3s even in co e 9+4. 4ohin5yas have )een intimi ate )y 4a2hines e9tremist an a3thorities an even 5iven 3%timat3m an to% to choose ethnicity:s name as
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4ohin5ya 3rin5 the cens3s co%%ection i# they want to )e 2i%%e . 8he 5overnment is 7reten in5 as i# they wi%% a%%ow the 4ohin5ya to write ?4ohin5ya: )3t on the 5ro3n they too are as2in5 7eo7%e not to write 4ohin5ya an this is another reason why they are ta2in5 a%% "nternationa% or5ani6ations o3t o# 1ra2an. 177arent%y, they have s3ccee e in e97e%%in5 N*(s, "N*(s an -N./ #rom 1ra2an 0tate. ;e now 7re ict that the %ives o# aro3n one mi%%ion 4ohin5yas are in imminent an5er. "./s wi%% #ace imme iate an5er o# mass eath o3t o# h3n5er )eca3se they on:t have any other so3rce o# #oo an ration than N*(s. ;e, there#ore earnest%y re@3est internationa% comm3nity "nc%3 in5 -N, -0 -A, B- an 10B1N an every 7eace %ovin5 co3ntries an internationa% entities to ta2e imme iate meas3res to save 4ohin5ya #rom yin5 in tho3san s an sen o)servers to the cens3s to )e starte soon. "# internationa% )o ies #ai% to o so, 4ohin5yas m3st consi er )oycottin5 it.

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