A visual that shows just how many Rohingya villages have been burned
Arakan News Agency In the four months since the Myanmar military began a crackdown after Rohingya militants attacked an army base and police posts on Aug. 25, around 655,000 members of the stateless Muslim minority have fled the western state of Arakan and crossed into neighboring Bangladesh. A Reuters graphic makes use of data from […]
It’s my destiny’: This love story of Rohingya-Buddhist couple is like no other
Arakan News Agency In her dreams, Setara walks hand in hand with her Muslim husband through the streets of the seaside Myanmar town they grew up in. They visit old friends, share a meal with family, dip their toes into the warm surf of the Bay of Bengal. But in the hate-filled reality of the […]
Reuters Reporters Held In Myanmar Were Handed Papers, Then Arrested: Families
Arakan News Agency Family members of two Reuters reporters detained in Myanmar said on Thursday the pair had told them they were arrested almost immediately after being handed some documents by policemen they had gone to meet. Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, were arrested on Dec. 12 on suspicion of violating the […]
Bangladesh targets 100,000 for first Rohingya repatriation
Arakan News Agency Bangladesh sends the list of names to Myanmar authorities so repatriations could start in late January under an accord between the two governments Bangladesh wants to send up to 100,000 Rohingya back to Myanmar in the first batch of repatriations of Muslim refugees who fled ethnic violence this year, officials said on […]
German relief agency collects testimonies from Rohingya refugees to be brought before the International Tribunal
Arakan News Agency The International Relief Organization (IRO), registered in Germany, has concluded a rights campaign for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh under the slogan “Burma,” in which it gathered live testimonies on violations and ethnic cleansing through a specialized committee of human rights activists and journalists from several countries, including Bangladesh. “The project is aimed […]
Orphaned Rohingya children forced to grow up too fast
Arakan News Agency Her parents died when their village in Myanmar’s Buthidaung township was razed a few months ago. In the chaos, she was separated from her four siblings and found her two nieces, aged four and nine, in distress on the side of the road. They sought refuge in a local village for a […]
Myanmar Blacklists a U.N. Rights Investigator as Genocide Accusations Intensify
Arakan News Agency Myanmar has barred an independent U.N. rights investigator and withdrawn any government cooperation for the rest of her tenure, prompting further indictments of the country’s backsliding on human rights. Observers say the move reflects a possible deepening of a bunker mentality as the country is besieged by international criticism over what the […]
China urges others to avoid ‘complicating’ Rohingya conflict
Arakan News Agency Myanmar and Bangladesh agreed last month that some Rohingya who fled to Bangladesh could start returning on about January 21th China urged other governments today to “constructively help” Myanmar and Bangladesh resolve the fate of Rohingya Muslims “instead of complicating the issue” after Myanmar blocked a visit by UN human rights official. […]
How Myanmar is cracking down on press freedom during the Rohingya crisis
Arakan News Agency When journalism graduate Victoria Milko first arrived in Myanmar at the end of 2015, it seemed like the country was at a turning point towards a brighter future. Only months earlier, the once imprisoned democracy fighter Aung San Suu Kyi was elected as the de facto leader of the military-ruled South East […]
Myanmar destroys mosques in Myanmar
Arakan News Agency Local news reported that local officials in Myanmar destroyed 16 mosques out of a total of 17 in a week between late November and December. Villagers reported that the attacks extended to their holy places after their homes and indicated that the government of Myanmar had done nothing to prevent the destruction […]
Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh demand peacekeepers before they return
Arakan News Agency Dozens of Rohingya refugees have demonstrated in Bangladesh camps, demanding the Myanmar government abide by the terms of its agreement with Bangladesh for the return of refugees in the coming days. The demonstrators held a plaque in which they wrote their claims from the Myanmar government, including their stolen rights. The preamble […]
Jessica Kahawaty is engaged in a human experience with Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Lebanese actress Jessica Kahawaty traveled to Bangladesh on an official and emergency mission with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to support her mission with the Rohingya who fled from Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar in Kutupalong camp. Kahawaty expressed her happiness at participating in this humanitarian mission and revealed that […]
Rohingya appeal to the European Union to end their suffering in Myanmar
Arakan News Agency The European Union’s (EU) High Representative for Foreign, Political and Security Affairs, European Commission (EU) Vice President Federica Mogherini and all European foreign ministers on Saturday urged them to take further measures to end the violence against Myanmar’s Muslim minority. The message was sent at an important time as the EU focused […]