Rohingya abducted at gunpoint returns to family after paying ransom
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive A Rohingya teacher was kidnapped by an armed gang in the Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh on Monday and was severely assaulted before being released. According to a reporter from the Arakan News Agency, the 25-year-old refugee was kidnapped at gunpoint by a gang from the Kutupalong refugee camp and […]
Two Bangladeshi Government Officials Visit Rohingya Camps to Assess Humanitarian Situation
Arakan News Agency The retired Major General “Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury,” Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs of Bangladesh, and “Farouk Iazam,” Adviser to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, visited the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar on an official tour to assess the humanitarian situation and review efforts made to support […]
Arakan: Rakhine Residents Loot Rohingya Properties in 3 Villages in Maungdaw
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Local sources reported that over the past few days, residents of the Rakhine ethnicity have destroyed homes, mosques, and schools belonging to Rohingya refugees in three villages in the city of Maungdaw in the Arakan State: “Thi Ho Kyun,” “Noir Yon Taung,” and “Ky Chi Pyin.” Eyewitnesses confirmed to the […]
Launch of “Once Upon a Time” Exhibition in Thailand to Revive Rohingya Heritage and Their Struggle for Identity
Arakan News Agency The exhibition “Ek Khaale – Once Upon a Time” opened with an exceptional inauguration in the city of Chiang Mai, Thailand, last Wednesday evening. The event saw an unexpected large turnout that included journalists, activists, academics, civil society members, and a significant number of people from the Myanmar expatriate community. The exhibition […]
Arakan Army Surrounds Two Villages in Maungdaw and Interrogates Rohingya on Claims of Intruder Infiltration
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The Arakan Army on Saturday surrounded the villages of “Paungzar” and “Piainfyu” in Maungdaw, Arakan State in western Myanmar, conducting house-to-house searches and interrogating all Rohingya residents they encountered, accusing strangers of entering the area. Local residents told the Arakan News Agency that the operation started at 4:00 am and […]
Arakan: Floods Cause Collapse of Main Road in Maungdaw and Isolate Dozens of Villages
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The deterioration of a major concrete road in Maungdaw, Arakan State, used by more than 10 villages, has caused significant mobility difficulties for residents after heavy rains washed away large parts of it since early July 2025. The residents began experiencing hardship after continuous heavy rains caused powerful floods that […]
28 Dead in Myanmar Military Airstrike Targeting Displaced Persons’ Monastery in Sagaing
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive 28 civilians, including children and women, were killed in an airstrike carried out by the Myanmar army using warplanes on a monastery housing internally displaced persons in the village of “Lintelo” in the city of Sagaing. A source from the local resistance mentioned that the raid took place between midnight […]
Arakan: Rohingya Prohibited from Teaching and Residents Forced to Pay Salaries of Rakhine Teachers
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Rohingya teachers in the city of Maungdaw, Arakan State, western Myanmar, have been prohibited from continuing to teach during the 2025/2026 academic year, despite the reopening of schools in their areas. There are pressures on local school committees to replace them with Rakhine ethnic teachers and to force these committees […]
Rohingya Demand to Pray at Their Historic Mosque in Sittwe, Myanmar Authorities Refuse
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Recently, Rohingya leaders in the city of Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State in western Myanmar, demanded that the ruling military council in Myanmar allow them to merely clean their historic mosque and perform prayers in it. However, the authorities rejected this request, raising widespread questions regarding the Myanmar military […]
Arakan Army imposes further restrictions on Rohingya movements in Maungdaw
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The Arakan Army, controlling Arakan state in western Myanmar, has issued instructions to the Rohingya in the city of Maungdaw requiring them to obtain travel permits if they wish to move from one place to another and to report in advance if they wish to stay overnight outside their areas. […]
Arakan Army Leader Threatens to Burn Rohingya Villages in Maungdaw if Armed Activities Emerge
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive A new battalion commander in the Arakan Army has threatened to burn Rohingya villages in the city of Maungdaw in Arakan State if any activities linked to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) or the Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO) emerge. Local sources informed the “Arakan News Agency” that this threat […]
Myanmar Military Council Begins Preparations for Elections in Only 3 Towns in Arakan
Arakan News Agency The military council in Myanmar has started its preparations to conduct elections in three cities of Arakan State: Sittwe, Kyaukphyu, and Manaung, which are the only areas still under its control. Local sources reported that the Myanmar military council organized training on the use of electronic voting devices in a hall in […]
The Rohingya as a Model: The Dangers of Unregulated Social Media Platforms
By: Helena Lisagt Social media gives everyone a voice, but at the same time, it fuels hate speech especially against marginalized groups. PhD researcher Eva Nave explains: “While end-to-end encryption protects activists, it also enables criminal activity, creating a more accessible version of the dark web.” A Massacre Sparked by a Rumor It all started […]