Rohingya Broadcast Rohingya “Lifeline” radio - Friday, February 19, 2021 MC & News: Sami Ahmed & Mohammed Hussain \\arsenic\netexchange$\Bangla\MP3 ROH Lifeline 02192021 1130 UTC Intro Today: Friday, February 19, 2021 7:30 a.m. (Washington, D.C., USA) News Headlines Duration: 6 minutes · Canada imposes sanctions on Myanmar military officials in response to coup d’état · UK sanctions Myanmar military generals for serious human rights violations · Mass Anti-Coup Protests Continue for 13 Consecutive Days amid Security tightens · Ethnic Protesters call Russia, China, and Thailand to Reject Coup in Myanmar · Detained Chief Ministers Charged under the State Defamation Act · Egyptian envoy assures PM of Cairo’s continued support over Rohingya crisis · Rohingya crisis: Korean ambassador discusses improved collaboration during Cox’s Bazar visit · The United States is ready to talk about a nuclear deal with Iran Shortwave: 31-meter band, 9350 kHz; 25-meter band, 11700 kHz and 12030 kHz Medium wave (AM): 1575 kHz Report: VOA News Related item code: 9-P Duration: 10:00 minutes Interviewer: Hamid Hussain (VOA Rohingya Lifeline reporter) Guest: Mr.Anwar @ U Kyaw Min Chairman of Democracy and Human Rights Party (DHRP) A registered political party in Myanmar Based in Yangon, Myanmar Topic: The formation of a government by the people of the country and no existence of a government without the support of the people. Translation Summary: Mr. Anwar, Chairman of Democracy and Human Rights Party told VOA Rohingya Lifeline that political situation in Yangon and other big cities have become tense. People gather in key areas in front of the Sule Pagoda and the US Embassy. Protests are gaining momentum and the number of participants, including CDM (Civil Disobedience Movement) members, are increasing day by day. There is a kind of strategy and part of the protest, the practice of hitting iron boxes and metal plates for 15 minutes every night at 8 pm is going on regularly all over the country. Many government employees are not joining the work, but they are joining the CDM protest group. Many departmental staff are involved in CDM including health department, education, railway, communication, and bank’s staff. He said, behind this coup, people assume that there are foreign hands. If public sentiment grows uncontrollably, people think that the government can use force that could kill countless people. But this time it is not like the 1988 upraising, nowadays people are using social media, and can easily communicate and the entire world is watching very closely. That is why the military government is adopting various strategies and they are getting a little confused to control the situation. The Rohingya people in Rakhine State are still under the same restrictions as before. It has been reported that refugees from Bangladesh will be repatriated, but there is no guarantee of their future rights and protection, it does not come from a military statement. The Rakhine army reached an understanding with the Burmese army. Dr. Aye Maung was released from prison He was behind the military genocide of the Rohingya. As a result, the Rohingya feel more insecure about their future. Through this, I would like to urge all my fellow Rohingya to remain united and maintain discipline in the IDP camps as well as in the refugee camps in Bangladesh. Most importantly, refugees must respect the laws of the host country, otherwise, you have no place anywhere. We cannot predict what the military council will do with the Rohingya, but as a political party we are working tirelessly for the welfare and rights of all. We believe we have friends around the world who will not blindly throw us away in the hands of genocidaires, Mr. Anwar told VOA Rohingya Lifeline during the interview. Report: VOA News Related item code: 9-P Duration: 5:42 minutes Reporter: (Cox’s Baza