Arakan News

Rohingya Children Forced into Unpaid Labor in a Buddhist Temple in Arakan

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Families of Rohingya in the village of “Phone Nyo Lake” in Buthidaung, Arakan State, reported that children under the age of 13 are being forced into unpaid ...

513 Rohingya Detained in Arakan After Their Boat Bound for Malaysia Was Intercepted

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive The Myanmar military detained 513 Rohingya, including a significant number of women and children, in Sittwe, Arakan State, after the Myanmar Navy intercepted their boat ...

Bangladesh: Arrest of 5 Myanmar Security Personnel Who Fled Arakan Militia Camp

Arakan News Agency The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested five Myanmar security personnel who fled the Khyen Chaung detention camp in northern Maungdaw, Arakan State, and entered Bangladesh se...

Arakan Militias Deepen Rohingya Wounds by Imposing Household Tax on Families

Arakan News Agency Buddhist Arakan militias (Arakan Army) have imposed a new monthly tax on Rohingya families in Mungdaw Township, Arakan State, amounting to 3,000 kyats per household, despite the sev...

Arakan Militias Force Rohingya to Send 50 Workers Daily or Leave the Country

Arakan News Agency A local commander from the Buddhist Arakan militias (Arakan Army) has ordered Rohingya villagers in northern Maungdaw to send 50 workers every day to work for the militias, ...

Bangladeshi Border Guard Denies Arakan Militia’s Accusations of Border Attack: False and Baseless

Arakan News Agency The Bangladeshi Border Guards (BGB) strongly denied, on Thursday, the accusations made by the Arakan Buddhist Militias (Arakan Army) regarding their forces attacking one of the mili...

ARNC Condemns Myanmar Military’s Airstrikes on Civilians and Calls for Urgent International Investigation

Arakan News Agency The Arakan Rohingya National Council (ARNC) has strongly condemned the airstrikes carried out by Myanmar’s military council on civilian areas in Arakan State, calling on the inter...

UN Accuses Myanmar Army and Arakan Militias of Serious Human Rights Violations Against the Rohingya

Arakan News Agency The United Nations has accused the Myanmar army and the Buddhist Arakan militias (Arakan Army) of committing serious human rights violations against Rohingya and Rakhine civilians i...

Six Rohingya Fishermen Arrested by Arakan Militias in Maungdaw Without Explanation

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Local sources in northern Maungdaw, Arakan State, reported that members of the Arakan Buddhist Militias (Arakan Army) arrested six Rohingya fishermen on Thursday near a ...

Bangladeshi Soldier Injured in Landmine Explosion Planted by Arakan Militias on the Myanmar Border

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive A member of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was seriously injured in a landmine explosion reportedly planted by Buddhist Arakan militias (Arakan Army) along the Bangla...