Arakan Rohingya Union (ARU) Calls for Free Media Access
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Arakan Rohingya Union Calls for Free Media Access
On behalf of the Rohingya community worldwide, the Arakan Rohingya Union (ARU), calls on the international media to ensure that its reporting of the on-going violence in Arakan (Rakhine) State is balanced, objective, and not subject to the biases of the Burmese media and the Government of Burma (Myanmar). The international media must seek out a wide variety of sources in order to fully understand the situation on the ground in Arakan State. Only by doing so can the international media be credible and independent in its reporting. In this way, the media can play a positive role in bringing the peace to Arakan State.
In this regard, the Government of Burma must give free access to international media outlets in order that they may properly carry out their own independent coverage. Equally, the Government must allow free access to humanitarian and human rights organizations so that they may provide neutral assessments of current conditions.
The ARU calls upon the international community, as well as human rights and humanitarian organizations, to urge President U Thein Sein and the Burmese Government to ensure that independent media has access to all areas in Arakan State immediately.
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Arakan Rohingya Union Calls for Free Media Access
On behalf of the Rohingya community worldwide, the Arakan Rohingya Union (ARU), calls on the international media to ensure that its reporting of the on-going violence in Arakan (Rakhine) State is balanced, objective, and not subject to the biases of the Burmese media and the Government of Burma (Myanmar). The international media must seek out a wide variety of sources in order to fully understand the situation on the ground in Arakan State. Only by doing so can the international media be credible and independent in its reporting. In this way, the media can play a positive role in bringing the peace to Arakan State.
In this regard, the Government of Burma must give free access to international media outlets in order that they may properly carry out their own independent coverage. Equally, the Government must allow free access to humanitarian and human rights organizations so that they may provide neutral assessments of current conditions.
The ARU calls upon the international community, as well as human rights and humanitarian organizations, to urge President U Thein Sein and the Burmese Government to ensure that independent media has access to all areas in Arakan State immediately.
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