Two checkpoint stood in Maungdaw , a mountain town in Rakhine State , western Myanmar , near the border with Bangladesh . Make strict military guard cut off from the outside world : a reflection over the isolation of Muslim communities in Rakhine .
The government set up this checkpoint , just a few months after the alleged death in the massacre of Muslims in Maungdaw . The government has denied accusations leveled a number of human rights organizations and the United Nations ( UN ) about the riots.
Tensions between the Buddhist and Muslim minority groups in Myanmar erupted repeatedly , until the cause of bloody violence . Most occur in Rakhine state . Muslim groups there was fear . The law makes them have no rights as citizens . They were cut off from humanitarian aid . The group was monitored at checkpoints .
According to several human rights groups , a number of Muslim - in number between 10 and 40 , depending on which group noted - were killed in January in Du Tan Chee Yar . The village is about a 20 minute drive over a dusty road from the checkpoint . The murder happened after a police officer was missing. According to police , witnesses saw the officer was attacked by Muslims .
In a report to the government of Myanmar in February , citing UN recognition of multiple witnesses . They claimed had seen a human head floating in a water tank . The UN claims to have pocketed strong evidence that at least 40 Muslims were killed in Rakhine state . They killed Buddhist extremist groups backed security forces .
After holding an independent investigation , the government of Myanmar denies the murder in Rakhine period reported in the United Nations . In its report , the government claimed to have found " basic " anything on suspicion of murder . And , they say , a Muslim villagers were reportedly killed actually detained at the police station .
Doctors Without Borders , a provider of health care for residents of Maungdaw - most of whom are adherents of Rakhine Muslims - were expelled in February . Expulsion occurred after the group unveil the latest in Rakhine state to the foreign media . Doctors Without Borders said it has had time to care for seriously injured people throughout the period of the alleged mass murder .
Some Muslims living in Maungdaw are increasingly being claimed plainclothes police tracked . Tighter supervision whenever they talk to strangers or people outside their region .
Conditions worsened in the last two months , " said Romzin Ali , who is also a Muslim shopkeeper . "In the past , we have been very trouble when traveling . Now , the difficulty becomes - so . "
Rakhine ethnic violence has rocked since 2012 . More than 140,000 people have been displaced. Nearly 200 people were killed , according to UN data . The majority of victims are Muslims . The population of Muslims is only about 4 % in the region . Although the Muslim population a little , some Buddhists regard the existence of Muslim groups threaten national character , due to the increasingly strong influence assessed .
For two months after the alleged murder hack , the government continues to strengthen security , following the presence of personnel in Maungdaw . The government's move got the attention of diplomats and supporters of Myanmar reform process . They are worried the government will only make allowances for people involved in the attack , instead of holding them are actually responsible.
" There is anxiety in almost the entire international community about the government's lack of willingness to act decisively and effectively in Rakhine , in order to prevent a humanitarian disaster , " said a senior diplomat in Yangon . He added , " the absence of decisive action " to address the deep tensions in Rakhine join " threaten the reform process " and " risk to [ the reputation of ] President Thein Sein
UN Secretary General Ban Ki - moon on Sunday urged President Thein Sein in order to act quickly . Ban reiterated " legal immunity [ enjoyed by certain groups ] can not be tolerated in the context of Myanmar reform process and the protection of all civilians . "
Win Myaing , Rakhine government spokesman , said the strengthening of the security checkpoint and aims to ensure security and order in the region . The deployment of plainclothes police , he said , according to the international safety norms . According Myaing , the stronger restrictions on the media , because the media are just beginning to " write a report that is different from the current situation . "
Only a few residents of Maungdaw were allowed to travel out of town . The group felt their daily lives are increasingly constrained . The security guard was deployed at a deserted Doctors Without Borders clinic in Maungdaw . In the past , security officials said , hundreds of people flooded the clinic every week . Most patients suffering from deadly diseases , such as tuberculosis ( TB ) . Today , many local residents have problems accessing appropriate health care .WSJ
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