“Rohingya Genocide”.. Eight Years Have Passed and Justice Remains Absent
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Eight years have passed since the military campaign launched by the Myanmar army against the Rohingya in Arakan State in western Myanmar in 2017, which was described as a genocide. As the eighth anniversary of the August 25 massacre arrives, the Rohingya face the looming threat of a new massacre […]
United Nations warns: Rohingya crisis worsens eight years after forced displacement
Arakan News Agency The United Nations has warned that the Rohingya crisis has worsened eight years after their forced displacement from Arakan State in western Myanmar, stressing that the humanitarian situation is deteriorating amid shrinking international funding and ongoing violations against them. Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office, said that “ending impunity […]
Mass demonstrations by Rohingya to mark the 8th anniversary of the “genocide”
Tens of thousands of Rohingya in Bangladesh held mass demonstrations on Monday to mark the 8th anniversary of the “genocide” committed against them by the Myanmar military in 2017, which included killings, arson, and widespread violations, forcing nearly one million Rohingya to flee from Arakan State in western Myanmar to neighboring countries.
Three-Day International Dialogue on Rohingya Crisis Opens in Cox’s Bazar
Arakan News Agency An international three-day dialogue titled “Stakeholders’ Dialogue” opened today in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to address the Rohingya crisis, with the aim of drafting practical recommendations to be presented at the upcoming High-Level Conference on the Rohingya Situation, scheduled for September 30 in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General […]
Funding crisis deprives Rohingya refugee children of education and pushes families to marry off minors
Arakan News Agency The United Nations and international organizations have warned that cuts to humanitarian funding in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh threaten to deprive nearly half a million children of education, in addition to reducing food rations and essential services. This has driven families to marry off underage girls, just ahead of the eighth […]
Bangladesh Interim Prime Minister Hopes for Practical Solutions to Rohingya Crisis at UN Conference in New York
Arakan News Agency The Interim Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Professor Muhammad Yunus, expressed his hope that the upcoming United Nations International Conference on the Rohingya, scheduled to be held on September 30 at the UN headquarters in New York, will provide practical pathways to resolve the protracted crisis. During his meeting with the UN Special […]
Arakan Militias Continue to Pressure Buthidaung Residents to Blame Myanmar Military for Massacre
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive On 21 August, Buddhist Arakan militias (Arakan Army) summoned village leaders and influential figures from across Buthidaung Township in Arakan State, western Myanmar, to a new meeting attended by journalists and news agencies from Arakan. They were pressured to place the blame for the “Tan Shauk Kan” massacre, which occurred […]
Prominent guests at the Arakan Organization’s pavilion at the Istanbul Book Fair deliver messages of support for the Rohingya
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The Arakan Humanitarian Organization concluded on Sunday its participation in the 10th edition of the Istanbul International Arabic Book Fair, during which a number of prominent guests and visitors to the pavilion delivered messages of support for the Rohingya cause. The organization participated alongside more than 300 publishing houses from […]
Accusations Against Arakan Militias of Imposing Excessive Taxes on Rohingya in Maungdaw
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Local residents have accused the tax department of the Buddhist Arakan militias (Arakan Army) of imposing excessive taxes and extorting Rohingya shop owners in Maungdaw city, in Myanmar’s western Arakan State, under threats of shop closures and verbal abuse. Shop owners told Arakan News Agency that they are forced to […]
Arakan Militias Extort Rohingya for Financial Support and Public Condemnation of Armed Groups in Exchange for Peace
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Buddhist Arakan militias (Arakan Army) have demanded that Rohingya village leaders and community figures in northern Maungdaw, Arakan State, publicly denounce the activities of Rohingya armed groups to the world, and provide financial support to the militias, in exchange for being allowed to live in peace. This came during a […]
Hundreds of Rohingya Forced to Stand Under Scorching Sun in Maungdaw by Arakan Militias
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive On Tuesday, Buddhist Arakan militias (Arakan Army) forced residents of the Rohingya village of Du Nyaung Pan Gyi, south of Maungdaw in Arakan State, to stand in open fields under the scorching sun from 8 a.m. until after 2 p.m. Several young men were arrested before the rest of the […]
Arakan Militias Loot Rohingya Homes and Sell Stolen Property in Maungdaw Markets
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Local residents in Maungdaw city, Arakan State, western Myanmar, report that Buddhist Arakan militias (Arakan Army), in cooperation with some local Arakanese residents, have been breaking into the homes of Rohingya internally displaced persons (IDPs) at night, stealing valuable belongings, and selling them in markets as if they were their […]
100 Arakan Army Fighters Killed or Injured in Myanmar Military Airstrike in Arakan State
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive At dawn on Sunday, the Myanmar military’s air force launched an airstrike using two fighter jets on positions belonging to the Arakan Army (AA) in northern Maungdaw and Buthidaung in Arakan State, killing around 30 fighters, including a senior officer, and injuring about 70 others, some critically. Five civilians, including […]