Iran continue helping Rohingya Muslims

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s consignment of humanitarian aid to ethnic Rohingya Muslims has arrived in Myanmar.

According to Mehr News Agency, the shipment, which weighs around 24 tons, arrived at the Yangon airport on Sunday.
Iran’s Ambassador to Thailand, Hossein Kamalian said the consignment will soon be dispatched to the Sittwe town, the capital of the northern Rakhine state.
Kamalian noted that the shipment, which includes foodstuff, tents, blankets, and other basic commodities, will be distributed among Rohingya Muslims by some members of Majlis (the Iranian Parliament), the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Imam Khomeini’s Relief Committee, and the Iranian Red Crescent Society.
Rohingya Muslims have faced torture, neglect, and repression in Myanmar since it achieved independence in 1948.
Hundreds of Rohingyas are believed to have been killed and thousands displaced in attacks by Buddhist extremists.
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have issued separate statements, calling on Myanmar to take action to protect the Rohingya Muslim population against extremist Buddhists.