Heavy Rainfall Hits Rohingya Camps in Bangladesh Amid Landslide Warnings
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Rohingya camps in the Cox’s Bazar region of Bangladesh witnessed heavy rainfall today, Wednesday, raising concerns over possible landslides in the hilly areas. This coincides with a warning issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department on May 26, forecasting heavy rains over the next 72 hours starting this morning in several […]
The Rohingya boat crisis: Death Journeys That Haven’t Stopped!
Information about the Rohingya boat tragedy that occurred 10 years ago, when human traffickers abandoned nearly 8,000 Rohingya at sea without food or water for weeks, leading to the deaths of hundreds. This tragedy coincides with the ongoing dangerous sea journeys that continue to this day.
Ten Years Since the Rohingya Boat Crisis: “Death Voyages” Continue Amid Absence of Solutions
Arakan News Agency Ten years ago, more than 8,000 Rohingya refugees were abandoned by human traffickers in the Andaman Sea aboard rickety, unsafe boats. They were left to die of thirst, hunger, and drowning, with hundreds estimated to have perished. What later became known as the “Rohingya Boat Crisis” unfolded in the second quarter of […]
Arakan Army seizes Rohingya owned shops and forces them to pay rent
Arakan Army has seized dozens of shops owned by Rohingya in the central market of Maungdaw in Arakan State, western Myanmar, and has made it a condition that the shops be rented in order for them to reopen, after forcing the owners to hand over the keys.
81 Rohingya including children detained in Myanmar prison after surviving two boat sinkings
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive A total of 81 Rohingya refugees have survived from two boats that sank during May, out of 514 people on board, in what the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has described as the deadliest maritime disaster of 2025. Reports indicate that despite surviving drowning, the survivors now face […]
Confiscation of Rohingya Shops in Maungdaw Market and Forced Leasing by Arakan Army
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive On Saturday, the Arakan Army, a separatist group, seized dozens of shops owned by the Rohingya in the central market of Maungdaw city, in Arakan State, western Myanmar, using armed force. The group forced the owners to hand over their shop keys and later rent them back from the Arakan […]
Arakan Army is looting timber from Rohingya homes to build military bases
The Arakan Army seized timber from Rohingya homes in villages of Maungdaw Township in Arakan State, western Myanmar, after forcibly displacing them, and used it to construct military bases.
After being forcibly displaced.. Arakan Army is plundering the timber from Rohingya homes to build military bases
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Local sources report that the Arakan Army, a separatist armed group, has established military bases using timber looted from Rohingya homes following their forced displacement from villages in northern Maungdaw, in Arakan State, western Myanmar. Residents told Arakan News Agency that the Arakan Army carried out mass expulsions of Rohingya civilians […]
427 Rohingya Die as Two Boats Sink Off Myanmar Coast in May
Arakan News Agency The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed deep concern on Friday over reports that approximately 427 Rohingya refugees drowned in two tragic incidents off the coast of Myanmar in May, describing the events as the deadliest for Rohingya refugees in 2025. Reports indicate that nearly one in five Rohingya attempting […]
Arakan Army Forces Rohingya into Forced Labor to Build Roads in Maungdaw
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The Arakan Army has forced Rohingya villagers particularly from “Pyen Hpyu” village in Maungdaw Township, Arakan State, western Myanmar to engage in road construction and stone paving along a 9.5-kilometer stretch leading to the “Kyaykanbyin” base. Children from families without adult members have also been subjected to forced labor. According […]
Arakan Association Raises Awareness About the Rohingya at “Cultural Day” Events in Turkish Universities
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The Arakan Humanitarian Association concluded its participation on Friday in a series of “Cultural Day” exhibitions held over the past two weeks at five universities in Istanbul, Turkey. During the events, the association introduced visitors to the Rohingya cause and their cultural heritage. The events took place at Istanbul University, […]
Arakan Army Releases 314 Detainees from Military Families Excludes Rohingya
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The Arakan Army, a separatist force, has released 314 individuals from the families of soldiers affiliated with Myanmar’s military junta, marking the first anniversary of its capture of Buthidaung town in western Myanmar’s Arakan State. The release, however, did not include any Rohingya detainees. In a statement issued Sunday, the […]
Arakan Army Allows Reopening of Maungdaw Market After a Year of Closure
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive On Saturday, the Arakan Army (AA), a separatist group, allowed the reopening of the municipality market in Maungdaw town, located in western Myanmar’s Arakan State. The market had remained closed since June 2024 due to ongoing battles with the Myanmar military council for control of the town. According to a […]