Arakan Militias Extort Rohingya and Forcibly Collect Shop Rents in Maungdaw

Arakan News Agency Rohingya residents in Maungdaw Township, in western Arakan State, Myanmar, reported that Buddhist Arakan militias (Arakan Army – AA) have been coercing the community to pay money through various means, including rent from shops owned by displaced Rohingya and so-called “fund donations” from already displaced families. In a move that residents described […]

Bangladesh and the United States Discuss Rohingya Issue and Regional Political and Security Matters

Arakan News Agency Dr. Khalilur Rahman, National Security Adviser and High Representative for the Rohingya issue, held meetings with senior US officials in Washington to discuss the Rohingya issue alongside regional political and security matters. During his meeting with Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Allison Hooker, the United States expressed its support for Bangladesh’s efforts […]

Arakan: 21 Rohingya Released After Brutal Torture; Child and Man Killed While Fleeing

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive On September 25, the Arakan Buddhist militia (Arakan Army) released 21 Rohingya, including children, after months of brutal torture that left them with critical injuries and severe malnutrition. A 10-year-old boy and a 50-year-old man were killed while attempting to flee during the group’s transfer to a detention center. According […]

Rohingya Refugee Recounts Ordeal of Rape and Torture During Flight from Myanmar

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive A 20-year-old Rohingya refugee, identified as “T.A.,” has revealed that she was subjected to brutal gang rape and torture by armed groups during her harrowing journey from Myanmar to Bangladesh, saying her ordeal reflects the plight of thousands of Rohingya women who have faced violence and exploitation while fleeing persecution. […]

Beheaded Body of Rohingya Motorcycle Driver Found After Arbitrary Arrest

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive A group of farmers in Buthidaung Township, Arakan State, western Myanmar, discovered the beheaded body of a Rohingya motorcycle driver just hours after he was arbitrarily detained by a member of the Buddhist Arakan militia (Arakan Army) near the militia’s base in “Kin Chaung” village on September 21. Eyewitnesses told […]

Rohingya Students Take Historic Exams in Their Eighth Year as Refugees in Bangladesh Camps

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Thousands of Rohingya students on Thursday began sitting for official, organized examinations for the first time since their displacement in 2017, held in the world’s largest refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in accordance with Myanmar’s official examination board procedures. Students from over 50 community-based schools in the camps are […]