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Students inside one of the schools in Maungdaw city in Arakan state, western Myanmar (Image: social media)

Arakan militias impose extra schooling fees on students in Arakan

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Arakan Militias have imposed high schooling, especially on Rohingya, in more towns in Maungdaw and Buthidaung in Arakan state, western Myanmar, where the militias contro...

Rakhine Seize Rohingya Properties Following Arakan Militias’ Takeover of Buthidaung

Arakan News Agency Residents and eyewitnesses said that properties and shops belonging to the Rohingya in the city of Buthidaung, in Arakan State, were transferred to Rakhine Buddhists after the Araka...

Arakan Militias Impose Heavy Taxes on Rohingya Shops in Buthidaung

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive On August 18, the Arakan Buddhist militia (Arakan Army) imposed hefty financial taxes on Rohingya shops in the city of Buthidaung in Arakan State, western Myanmar, at a ...

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, t...

Arakan militias impose expensive schooling fees on Rohingya students only

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive  Arakan Buddhist militia (Arakan Army) controlling Arakan state, western Myanmar, have imposed expensive schooling fees solely on Rohingya students in Buthidaung townsh...
The entrance to Buthidaung town in Arakan state as seen in an undated file photo. (Photo: RFA)

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 ...

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 activi...

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 fie...

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, ...

Public criticism of corruption and mismanagement by ruling Arakan militia

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive  Many resident in Arakan state in western Myanmar have complained of spread of corruption, bribery and favoritism under the rule of Arakan Buddhist militias (Arakan Arm...
Traffic flow in Arakan state, western Myanmar (Image: Social Media)

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