October 10, 2016
Rohingyas who received serious gunshot wounds are dying painfully, as there is no access to medical care.
In the Bura Sidharpara neighbourhood of Maungdaw town, three people received serious injuries when army opened fire at their houses at around 10am on Monday. However, there is no way to take them to the hospital as the army has threatened to shoot anyone defying the curfew.
Locals also say that Rakhine hospitals refuse to treat Rohingyas even in normal times. Anyone going for treatment in times like this face almost certain capture and brutal torture, if not death, in the hands of security forces, allege locals. 
In Hawar Bil, two elderly men seriously injured by the army are also dying gradually as they cannot avail medical treatment. Relatives say it would have been less painful if the gunfire had managed to kill them.
Curfew was imposed following night attacks by unidentified resistance fighters on border posts. Locals say the curfew does not have any fixed hours, and anyone going outside their homes at any time are getting shot by the military.
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