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India’s treatment of Rohingya Muslims isn’t a policy failure. It’s political scapegoating.

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The ruling BJP is targeting a vulnerable refugee population to distract from their own domestic and international failures. In mid-May, the world watched in horror as Indian authorities detained around 40 Rohingya refugees across the country: in shackles, blindfolded, and according to some reports, subjected to beatings and sexual harassment. Indian naval officers then threw them into the sea off […]

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Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain seeks stronger OIC role in Rohingya justice.

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Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to assume a stronger and more coordinated role to ensure justice for persecuted Rohingyas, as Bangladesh faces growing humanitarian and security pressures of millions of displaced Myanmar nationals. Addressing the OIC Ad Hoc Ministerial Committee meeting on accountability for human rights violations against […]

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“Rohingya Crisis at a Breaking Point: Urgent Global Action Needed for Sustainable Solution”

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The protracted crisis could pose threat to regional security We are deeply concerned about the increasingly complex Rohingya situation in the country, with no progress in the repatriation process and the persistent crisis in Myanmar. Global funding cuts have made the situation particularly alarming, depriving Rohingya refugees of their most basic necessities. Foreign Affairs Adviser […]

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Arakan Army Continues Seizing Rohingya Business Owners’ Properties.

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“According to the Rakhita Roadmap, Muslim Businessmen Should Not Be Allowed to Establish Themselves in Northern Rakhine,” Reports Say. The United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) is continuing to seize properties owned by Rohingya business owners under the pretext of links to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), according to local sources. In the Kanyin […]

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Rohingya in Maungdaw Reported to Face Forced Labor Under Arakan Army Control

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Rohingya residents in northern Maungdaw are reporting growing pressure to participate in daily labor activities ordered by the Arakan Army (AA), including forest clearing and guard duties, with involvement extending to children and elderly family members. According to community members in Pyin Phyu (Region 6) and Phodhari (Region 10), several villages—such as Hla Baw Za, […]

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Corruption and Abuse of Power Alleged Among AA-Appointed Village Administrators in Maungdaw.

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In Maungdaw Township, several village and ward administrators appointed by the Arakan Army (AA) are allegedly involved in bias, misconduct, and abuse of power, according to local Rohingya communities. Community members claim that many of the Muslim administrators currently appointed by the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army (ULA/AA) have long-standing ties with past regimes, including […]

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Russia says Israeli attacks on Iran are illegal, notes Iran’s commitment to NPT

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It brands Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites a “global security threat”   Russia’s Foreign Ministry denounced on Tuesday continued Israeli attacks on Iran as illegal and said a solution to the conflict over Tehran’s nuclear programme could only be found through diplomacy. “The continuing intensive attacks by Israel on Iran’s peaceful nuclear sites are […]

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Rohingya Muslims Face New Threat from Arakan Army After Years of Persecution by Myanmar Military

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After enduring years of brutal oppression at the hands of the Myanmar military, the Rohingya Muslim population is once again under severe threat—this time from a different force: the Arakan Army (AA). Once seen by many as a revolutionary group fighting for the rights of ethnic Rakhine people, the AA is now accused of targeting […]

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Arakan Army persecution sparks fears of a fresh Rohingya influx are rising in Ukhia and Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar.

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Karim Ullah, a Rohingya who fled Maungdaw town in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, described the dire situation: “Since the Arakan Army took control, I’ve been unable to work. There’s no medical care, and Arakan Army members raid my home, beating me on false pretexts.” He relocated his family to Bangladesh’s Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar. He […]

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