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Funding crisis deprives Rohingya refugee children of education and pushes families to marry off minors

Arakan News Agency The United Nations and international organizations have warned that cuts to humanitarian funding in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh threaten to deprive nearly half a million ch...

Rohingya in Indonesia demand a decent life on World Humanitarian Day

Arakan News Agency On the occasion of the World Humanitarian Day, Rohingya refugees in Indonesia have made an appeal to the international community to secure their basic needs and provide a dignified ...

A first, a Rohingya-language movie tells the story of the persecuted minority

Arakan News Agency A Japanese director called Aki Fujimoto produced the first Rohingya-language movie, movie called “Lost Land”, that tells the story of the persecuted minority of Rohingya...
A still photo from Lost Land movie

Rohingya leadership in Bangladesh elected

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Five Rohingya representatives were chosen after elections were held inside refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar on Saturday. The elected people are 4 men and on...
Rohingya taking part in elections in Bangladesh (Image: ANA)

Indian supreme court examines petitions about Rohingya’s legal status and deportation

ِArakan News Agency The Indian supreme court is inspecting, on Thursday, a number of petitions concerning Rohingya, especially their legal status, deportation, and living conditions. A special panel ...
The Supreme Court in India (Image: ETV Bharat)

Indian minister accuses a political party of protecting Rohingya to boost its voting bloc

Arakan News Agency On Wednesday, An Indian Minister sharply criticized the Trinamool Party for its opposition to the special review conducted by the election commission in Bihar ahead of the upcoming ...
Bihar state authorities review voters' lists (Image: News18)

Gang leader involved in kidnapping and killing Rohingyas in Bangladesh captured

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive On Tuesday, security forces in Bangladesh arrested the leader of a criminal armed gang involved in numerous crimes in Rohingya camps in the Cox’s Bazar area. An Ar...
Gang leader after being arrested by Bangladeshi security forces (Image: Social Media)

One in every 5 Rohingya adults has Hepatitis C, Bangladeshi official says

Arakan News Agency A senior medical official in Bangladesh stated that the prevalence rate of Hepatitis C among Rohingya refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh has reached one in five a...
MSF campaign against Hepatitis C in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh (Image: MSF)

Bangladesh Blocks Entry of 100 Rohingya Refugees and Sends Them Back to Naf River

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Bangladeshi border guards (BGB) prevented around 100 Rohingya refugees from crossing the Naf River from Arakan State in western Myanmar into Bangladeshi territory, pushi...

20 Rohingyas arrive at Bangladeshi island after fleeing Arakan by boat

Arakan News Agency | Exclusive  A boat carrying 20 Rohingyas, including women and a child, fleeing from Arakan state has landed on Saint Martin’s Island in Bangladesh due to rough sea conditions, a...
A boat similar to those used in human trafficking (Image: TBS)

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