Rakhine’s Arakan Army Accused of Grave Abuses Against Rohingya Human Rights Watch has accused the ethnic Arakan Army (AA) of committing grave abuses against the Rohingya population in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State. In a statement released Monday, the rights watchdog said that after seizing territory in Rakhine State, the ethnic armed group has imposed movement […]
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Two Rohingya Men Die After Being Detained by Arakan Army in Rakhine State Two Rohingya men have died under suspicious circumstances following their detention by the Arakan Army (AA) in Rakhine State, Myanmar, according to credible local sources and direct interviews with the victims’ families conducted by WSNews24. Shuna Miah’s Death in Custody On 29 […]
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The administration led by former President Donald Trump is reportedly showing interest in diverting Myanmar’s rare earth minerals away from China, its strategic rival, according to a Reuters report published. The report stated that U.S. government officials have held discussions and reviewed proposals from rare earth experts on how to reroute Myanmar’s mineral supply chains. […]
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On 25 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that four additional countries — Slovenia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Belgium, and Ireland — will be permitted to formally intervene in the ongoing case concerning allegations of genocide committed by Myanmar against the Rohingya population. These countries now have until 25 September […]
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The military regime on Monday promulgated a law criminalizing the unauthorized transfer of military secrets. The Military Secrets Protection Law defines “military secrets” as “military grand strategies, strategies, tactics, and matters related to military training, technologies and technical systems concerning naval vessels, aircraft, other vehicles, machinery, weapons, ammunition, and military equipment used by the Tatmadaw […]
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Arakan Army Detains Around 60 Rohingya Farmers in Buthidaung Township. The Arakan Army (AA) detained nearly 60 Rohingya civilians from paddy fields and farms in Sein Hnyin Pya and Tha Baik Taung villages in Buthidaung Township on 25 July. Eyewitnesses said the detainees, including at least four members from a single family, were taken while […]
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In August 2017, a deadly crackdown by Myanmar’s army on Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State sent hundreds of thousands fleeing across the border into Bangladesh. Those persecuted joined around 300,000 people already in Bangladesh from previous waves of displacement, effectively forming the world’s largest refugee camp. Today, Bangladesh is hosting over 1.2 million Rohingyas in […]
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Young Rohingya Man from Buthidaung Dies from Injuries Sustained Under Torture in AA Custody. Muhammad Arshad, a young Rohingya man from Buthidaung Township who had been detained by the Arakan Army (AA), has died on July 26, in a refugee camp in neighboring Bangladesh. His death resulted from injuries and illnesses he sustained due to […]
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Arakan Army Extorts Rohingya, Imposes Tolls on Their Vehicles for Passage in Maungdaw Since July 22, the Arakan Army (AA), a separatist group, has been extorting money from vehicles owned by Rohingya passing through a stone-paved junction connecting the villages of Hla Phoe Khaung, Pyinphyu, and Kyaukhlaykhar in Maungdaw, Arakan State, western Myanmar. A motorcycle […]
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We are deeply saddened and alarmed to report another tragic incident of forced displacement carried out by the Arakan Army (AA) in northern Arakan State. A group of 70 Rohingya families nearly 200 innocent people from areas around Maungdaw, including Nait Ordil, Shwe Za, Monni Para, and Rohingya Para, were arrested and detained by the […]
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