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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Mohsin Naqvi on 1st official visit to Bangladesh amid strengthening ties between the 2 countries Pakistan on Wednesday said it is “only issuing” passports to displaced members of the Rohingya community, not granting them citizenship, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said. “We are not giving them citizenship. But we are giving them passports with a different […]
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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 Arakan Army (AA) has detained at least ten Rohingya families and abducted a young child in Maungdaw, intensifying fear and distress within a community already struggling to survive under escalating repression. Local residents from Bantaubiin village confirmed that the detentions began in early June and have continued steadily, targeting families who had recently returned […]
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Investigation found a recent report by the International Crisis Group (ICG) which claimed that some Rohingya armed groups are recruiting members from refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar to fight in Myanmar’s Rakhine State was “false and misleading.” In a statement to the press, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC), rejected the allegations, […]
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Nearly 150,000 new Rohingya refugees have arrived in Cox’s Bazar over the past 18 months Without additional funding, critical food assistance will stop by December, UNHCR says Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are at heightened risk of losing access to essential services, the UN refugee agency has warned as it struggles to secure adequate funding. Bangladesh […]
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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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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and humanitarian partners are mobilizing to respond to the needs of up to 150,000 Rohingya refugees who have arrived in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh over the last 18 months. Targeted violence and persecution in Rakhine State and the ongoing conflict in Myanmar have continued to force thousands of Rohingya to seek […]
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