* The Special Advisory Council for Myanmar (SAC-M) welcomes the Human Rights Council’s adoption of its latest resolution on the situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar. Adopted without a vote, the resolution ratchets up pressure on the military junta. SAC-M now calls on the UN General Assembly to seize on this […]
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The Arakan Army currently controls the Bangladesh-Myanmar border and is continuing its activities to consolidate its dominance in Rakhine State. Since the military operation against the Myanmar junta forces in November 2023, the Arakan Army has captured 14 of the 17 townships in Rakhine State and the Paletwa region in South Chin State. Currently, the […]
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Tensions are rising in northern Rakhine State following reports that the Arakan Army (AA) has converted a Rohingya mosque in U Hla Phay village, Buthidaung Township, into a military base and detention center, a move that is being widely condemned as a serious violation of international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions. According to local […]
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How Crisis Group Recasts the Rohingya Crisis to Fit a New Engagement Agenda 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 […]
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Bangladesh has urged urgent international action to resolve the protracted Rohingya crisis, following the adoption of a consensus resolution by the UN Human Rights Council during its 59th session in Geneva. The OIC-led resolution, titled “The Situation of Human Rights of the Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar,” calls for an end to the […]
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The Arakan Army (AA) is reportedly using four mosques in the Ywet Nyotaw village tract of Buthidaung Township as recruitment centers for new soldiers. In April 2024, during AA’s offensives against the military junta, Rohingya residents of various villages in Buthidaung Township were forcibly evicted. Some villages were burned down by AA during the operations, […]
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As the war in the Middle East continues and escalates unabated, it is time to reflect on the potential fallout from festering refugee problems, including the unresolved Rohingya repatriation programme. The history of Palestine is a lesson for all. The British government and its allies decided in 1917, through the Balfour Declaration, to provide the […]
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A unit of the Arakan Army (AA) is being accused of looting and harassment while patrolling several villages in northern Maungdaw under the pretext of ensuring security, according to Rohingya shopkeepers and local residents who spoke to WSnews.com The reported incidents are occurring in Dar Gyi Zar, Thu U Lar, and Tharay Aok village tracts […]
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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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For Rohingya families in areas now controlled by the Arakan Army (AA), accessing healthcare has become an agonizing struggle. Reports from relatives and those with recent contact reveal that hospitals and clinics under AA administration are charging exorbitant fees, making even basic medical treatment a luxury most simply cannot afford. This alarming situation is compounding […]
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