In Rakhine State, the Arakan Army’s (AA) education programs are causing many difficulties for Rohingya students in villages, according to local residents who spoke with wsnews24.com. In some Rohingya villages in Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships, where student numbers are relatively small, the AA has prohibited the opening of schools. Even in villages where schools are […]
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The Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK (BROUK) today formally petitioned the Federal Court in Buenos Aires to expand its universal jurisdiction case on the Rohingya genocide to also include atrocity crimes by the Arakan Army (AA). In doing so, it hopes to seek arrest warrants for Commander-in-Chief Major General Twan Mrat Naing, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Brigadier General […]
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In Maungdaw Township, where internet services have been cut off by the Arakan Army (AA) citing security concerns, some Rohingya residents are still managing to access the internet at a bridge near Maung Ni village, where the signal from Bangladesh is available. They use it to communicate with relatives abroad and to address urgent needs. […]
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The United Nations has stated that the human rights situation of Myanmar’s ethnic minorities has further deteriorated, noting that while the military committed crimes against the Rohingya community in 2017, the Arakan Army (AA) also continued committing crimes against the Rohingya in 2024. According to a statement from the UN Human Rights Council, UN High […]
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Border Security Force (BSF) of India pushed 18 people, including 17 Rohingya refugees and one Bangladeshi national, into Bangladesh through the Shahbazpur Tea Estate area under Barlekha upazila of Moulvibazar early Tuesday. Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) from Battalion-52 apprehended the group after they entered Bangladeshi territory and later handed them over to Barlekha […]
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In Maungdaw Township, the Arakan Army (AA) has reportedly coerced 16 Rohingya Islamic scholars into forming an unlawful Islamic Religious Council, according to accounts from local residents. Furthermore, locals told wsnews24.com that the AA is pressuring educated people from each Rohingya village to establish additional Islamic councils. They believe the AA intends to use these […]
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“I lost all hope for my life”: Arakan Army accused of detaining Rohingya in forced labour camps “Everyone had to work, even if they were unwell. If anyone refused, they were beaten.” After nearly three months in what he described as a prison labour camp, *Sharif said he and dozens of other Rohingya received an […]
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A 23-year-old woman from Paletwa town, Chin State, said she was forced to flee her native place after being sexually assaulted by Arakan Army (AA) soldiers in April, according to reports by local media. After the AA expelled junta troops and entered Paletwa town, two AA soldiers allegedly raped the woman and attempted to drown […]
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In the northern part of Maungdaw Township, near Pwint Phyu Chaung village, the Arakan Army (AA) has been constructing a military camp and is dismantling Rohingya-owned houses to obtain the timber needed, according to local residents speaking to Wsnews24. To transport the timber taken from these demolished houses, residents of Pwint Phyu Chaung are being […]
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In Ward (2) of Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State, the Arakan Army (AA) arbitrarily arrested ten people from ten Rohingya families, accusing them of being illegal entrants from Bangladesh, and held them at a police station, according to local residents who spoke to Wsnews24. These arbitrary arrests have caused deep concern among family members, with both […]
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