World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) has condemned the attacks against Muslims in Sri Lanka, China and Myanmar by “extremist Buddhists” backed by governments.  

Saleh S. Al-Wohaibi, Chief of the Riyadh-based World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) said the ongoing attacks against Muslims in the three countries are a matter of serious concern.

In an interview with Arab News, Al-Wohaibi said: “The Muslim communities in China, Sri Lanka and Myanmar are being subjected to attacks as people around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.”

He also expressed WAMY’s inability to help Muslims overseas or extending financial aid, saying that “the regulatory agencies have imposed curbs on WAMY’s overseas transfer of funds.”

In Myanmar, inter-religious violence has taken place throughout the country over the past two years. At least 300 Muslims have been killed and more than 150,000 displaced since the June 2012 religious unrest. Most of the victims have been members of Myanmar’s Muslim minority, estimated to be about five percent of the population.

In China, the authorities have imposed restrictions on Uighur Muslims during the month of Ramadan, banning government employees and schoolchildren from fasting, in what rights groups say has become an annual attempt at systematically erasing the region’s Islamic identity.