The Arakan Army (AA) has launched an aggressive campaign to seize control of Maungdaw, Myanmar, displacing tens of thousands of Rohingya under the pretext of civilian protection. Forced evacuations have caused shortages of food, clean water and healthcare. Hundreds of Rohingya have been killed. Rohingya men have been forcibly conscripted into both the Arakan and Myanmar Armies. […]
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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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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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Fortify Rights Accuses Arakan Army of Crimes Against Muslims Fortify Rights, a human rights organization that investigates human rights violations, has released a report alleging that members of the Arakan Army (AA) have committed crimes against Muslims in Rakhine State. According to the statement issued on July 23, Fortify Rights accuses AA members of abducting, […]
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The agreement was signed this week by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam, according to a statement issued Friday by the UN Human Rights Office in Geneva. The Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations Human Rights Office have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]
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From Perpetrators to Proxies International Crisis Group’s June 2025 report on the Rohingya insurgency presents itself as serious conflict analysis. It is not. It is a strategic artifact. Not examination, but misdirection. The Myanmar military disappears. The genocide is reduced to a footnote. And the danger of radical Rohingya fighters suddenly looms large. The word genocide appears […]
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In late 2024, as incidents of murder, abduction, and shootings were alarmingly rising in the Rohingya camps, the Government of Bangladesh launched a courageous and timely initiative called “Mission Harmony.” The core objective of this mission was to end violence among armed groups in the camps and establish a lasting peaceful environment. However, in a […]
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