IRCS relief workers (file photo) |
An official with the
Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) says a consignment of relief aid weighing
30 tons will be soon sent to Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
The director of IRCS
Public Relations Department Pouya Hajian said the relief load includes 15 tons
of foodstuff and 15 tons of other relief items.
Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims have been facing
torture, neglect and repression in the Buddhist-majority land, since it
achieved independence in 1948.
Buddhist extremists
frequently attack Rohingyas and set fire to their homes in several
villages.
The government of
Myanmar refuses to recognize Rohingyas, who it claims are not natives and
classifies them as illegal immigrants.
This comes as the
Rohingya people are said to be Muslim descendants of Persian, Turkish, Bengali,
and Pathan origin, who migrated to Myanmar as early as the 8th century.
The UN has considered
the Rohingyas among the most persecuted minorities on earth.
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