Chut Pyin Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Official Name:Chut Pyin
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Name1:Rakhine State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sittwe District
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Rathedaung Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:MMT
Utc Offset:+6.30

Chut Pyin (Burmese: ချွတ်ပြင်) is a village in the Rathedaung Township of Rakhine State, Myanmar. It is the site of an alleged massacre by the Myanmar Army, carried out against Rohingyas in the village on 26 August 2017.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cochrane . Liam . Women, children feared among scores dead in Myanmar village 'massacre' . 19 July 2018 . ABC News . 1 September 2017 . en-AU.
  2. News: Emont. Jon. Mandhana. Niharika. ‘We’ll Turn Your Village Into Soil’: Survivors Recount One of Myanmar’s Biggest Massacres. 11 May 2018. Wall Street Journal. 11 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Myanmar Northern Rakhine State report . ReliefWeb . 19 July 2018.