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Arakan Army Accused of Abduction and Intimidation of Rohingya Civilians in Maungdaw and Buthidaung Townships

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Rohingya civilians across Maungdaw and Buthidaung Townships are facing a fresh wave of abductions, threats, and forced relocations by the Arakan Army (AA/ULA), according to multiple accounts from villagers and eyewitnesses. On May 25, AA fighters reportedly entered several Rohingya-majority villages, including Atein Ngak The, Nyaung Chaung, Panzi, and Badaga, where they rounded up male […]

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India defence chief says jet downed in Pakistan conflict

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AFP Singapore India’s defence chief on Saturday appeared to confirm his country had lost at least one aircraft during the brief conflict with Pakistan earlier this month, he told Bloomberg in an interview. India and Pakistan were engaged in a four-day conflict this month, their worst standoff since 1999, before a ceasefire was agreed on […]

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Hamas seeks changes in US Gaza proposal, Witkoff calls it ‘unacceptable’

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Hamas wants end to the war, withdrawal of Israeli troops Reuters, Cairo, Jerusalem Hamas said on Saturday it was seeking amendments to a US-backed proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but President Donald Trump’s envoy rejected the group’s response as “totally unacceptable.” The Palestinian group said it was willing to release 10 […]

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Amidst Increasing Crackdown, Rohingya Refugees in Jammu caught between arbitrary detentions and fears of deportation

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Navigating an existential crisis, refugees continue their desperate effort to assert their status as asylum seekers, not illegal migrants.  By Basharat Amin The narrow and shrunken lane of Mecca Masjid Chowk (Mecca mosque square) in Jammu bustled with the usual chaos – shouts of vendors, the chatter of customers. Gouramya, a 40-year-old Rohingya Muslim refugee, […]

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Caught between Myanmar’s repression and India’s pushbacks, Rohingya suffer

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In Rakhine, the Arakan Army – like the military junta – is forcibly recruiting men and women, exacerbating the civil war and aggravating the humanitarian crisis. Meanwhile, Rohingya face continued abuses after fleeing abroad. India is accused of arbitrarily detaining refugees and illegally pushing some back at sea, while fuelling the stigmatisation of Muslim refugees […]

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AA Continues Seizing Rohingya-Owned Shops in Busy Areas of Maungdaw Town.

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In Maungdaw town, the Arakan Army (ULA/AA) continues to seize shops owned by Rohingya people, located in prominent and busy commercial areas, according to local residents who spoke to AEN. These properties were originally developed on departmental lands under successive previous governments. Shop owners, including many Rohingya, had legally leased the land for long-term use […]

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India, Myanmar, and the Rohingya tragedy

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Rohingya lives are being traded like contraband while states shirk responsibility Md Ibrahim Khalilullah Something deeply unsettling is unfolding along Bangladesh’s south-eastern frontier. The hills and forests of Bandarban are now a grim backdrop to a crisis that has been slowly boiling over — one that mixes geo-politics, human despair, and systemic neglect.  It’s not […]

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Bangladesh in touch with India over push-ins, port-related restrictions: Foreign Adviser

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UNB News Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said Bangladesh is in touch with India on the recent issues of push-ins and port-related restrictions on the import of certain goods, including readymade garments and processed food items, from Bangladesh. Responding to a question on the restrictions, Adviser Hossain said the Commerce Adviser of […]

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UNHCR requires $383.1 mln in 2025 to stabilize lives of Rohingyas, host communities

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It fears extreme desperation led to deaths of 427 Rohingya at sea UNB News UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has called on the international community to stand in solidarity with the countries in the region including Bangladesh that have been hosting Rohingya refugees. Until the situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine State is peaceful and conducive to […]

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Rohingya refugees increasingly risk perilous journeys to safety, UN says

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Rohingya refugees increasingly risk perilous journeys to safety, UN says By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, May 23 (Reuters) – Dire humanitarian conditions in Myanmar and Bangladesh are driving more Rohingya to risk dangerous boat journeys to safety, such as one this month that ended in a sinking and estimates of 427 deaths, the U.N. refugee agency […]

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