International Movements

Bangladesh Plans to Speed Up Passport Issuance for 69,000 Rohingya in Saudi Arabia

Arakan News Agency Bangladesh has announced its plan to accelerate the issuance of passports for approximately 69,000 Rohingya living in Saudi Arabia, in a move aimed at addressing existing delays and...

Canada: High Commissioner Meets Rohingya Witnesses Ahead of ICJ Testimonies

Arakan News Agency Canada’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Ajit Singh, has met with three representatives of the Rohingya community who are preparing to testify before the International Court of...

EU Allocates €29 Million to Support Myanmar Crisis and Rohingya Refugees Amid Worsening Humanitarian Conditions

Arakan News Agency The European Union has announced a new humanitarian funding package worth €29 million to respond to the escalating crisis in Myanmar and to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh...

IRC Issues Urgent Call to Strengthen Health and Protection for Rohingya Refugees

Arakan News Agency The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has held an evidence-sharing event in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, calling for urgent and coordinated action to address critical emergency hea...

ASEAN Condemns Myanmar Military Airstrike on Mrauk-U Hospital, Calls It a Grave Violation of International Law

Arakan News Agency The current Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, has strongly condemned the airstrike carried out by the Myanmar mili...

Human Rights Organization Calls on Malaysia to Drop Charges Against 11 Rohingya Boat Survivors

Arakan News Agency The organization “Fortify Rights” on Tuesday urged Malaysian authorities to expedite the dismissal of charges against 11 survivors, 9 of whom are Rohingya, from a boat s...

Korea Provides $5 Million to IOM to Support Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

Arakan News Agency The Republic of Korea has provided $5 million to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to improve the living conditions of over 420,000 Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Baz...

Pakistani Interior Minister: We Issue Passports Only to Rohingya, Not Citizenship

Arakan News Agency Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi confirmed that his country issues passports to displaced Rohingya individuals without granting them Pakistani citizenship. Speaking after hi...

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Reach Agreement to Resolve Legal Status of Rohingya Issue

Arakan News Agency Pakistan and Saudi Arabia announced the resolution of the long-standing issue regarding the legal status of Rohingya Muslims during a meeting between Pakistan’s Interior Minister ...

Bangladesh Warns UN It Can No Longer Host 1.3 Million Rohingya Refugees

Arakan News Agency Bangladesh has warned the United Nations that it can no longer continue hosting nearly 1.3 million Rohingya refugees, calling for urgent international action to ensure their repatri...