11 Killed and injured due to Junta strikes in Arakan
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive Seven people were killed while other four were injured, Thursday, due to Myanmar army aerial and artillery strikes on Kyauktaw town in Arakan state, Western Myanmar. Arakan News Agency reporter stated that Ywar Ma ward, under the control of the Arakan Army (AA), was hit with two bombs and six […]
Myanmar’s repatriation plans evoke fears amongst Rohingya
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive A group of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh express doubts and fears of Myanmar’s repatriation plans.
A Devastating Earthquake Strikes Myanmar
Arakan News Agency A devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, resulting in over 8,700 people reported dead, injured, or missing. The quake caused extensive damage in several affected cities. In the attached infographic, we will highlight the number of casualties, the extent of damage in the cities, government measures, and the countries […]
Rohingya houses in Maungdaw looted as Arakan Army soldiers watch and participate
Arakan News Agency Rohingya houses in Maungdaw looted as Arakan Army soldiers watch and participate.
Myanmar’s Repatriation plans evoke doubts amongst Rohingya
Arakan News Agency | Exclusive “Returning Home” has been always the word Rohingya refugees have been waiting for after they were forced to flee their homeland in Myanmar due to genocide. Despite being a long-awaited dream, the “come home” announcement by Myanmar evoked many feelings for Rohingya, and not all of them were joy related. […]
A Rohingya fisherman tells the story of his abduction by Arakan Army
Arakan News Agency A Rohingya fisherman narrates the story of his kidnap and detainment along with other 20 fishermen by Arakan Army soldiers.
Rohingya celebrating Eid al-Fitr in Maungdaw township in Arakan
Arakan News Agency Rohingya celebrating Eid al-Fitr in Maungdaw township in Arakan state, western Myanmar
Burma between East and West
Summary: Book Title: Burma Between East and West Book Author: Sin Win Singal Investigation: Mohi El-Din Fawzy – Ahmed Asaad El-Taher Number of Pages: 80 pages Book Size: 3.01 MB Book File: PDF — About the Book: This book explains three important stages in the life of Burma, the first of which is the stage […]
Statement of the Rohingya Observatory for Human Rights on the leaked agreement of UN
Arakan News Agency Rohingya observatory for Human rights have released a statement regarding the leaked agreement of United Nations and Myanmar. Which condemns the agreement for not mentioning the Rohingya citizenship and freedom of movement. Statement of the Rohingya Observatory for Human Rights On the secret agreement between the Government of Myanmar and the United […]
China believes that Myanmar is ready to return the Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Beijing believes that Myanmar is now ready to return hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh to escape the violence, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. Wang made the remarks after meeting with Bangladesh’s foreign minister. Since August 2017, some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled a […]
Myanmar’s hard-line Buddhist monks pledge to continue their campaign against the Rohingya
Arakan News Agency Myanmar’s hard-line monk vowed to continue the Rohingya campaign against Muslims through the social networking site on Facebook, although the Burmese government claims to have issued an order banning activity. UN officials investigating the possibility of genocide in Myanmar say Facebook has become a source of propaganda against minorities in Myanmar. Nationalist […]
U.S. lifts Japan into higher tier in annual report on tackling human trafficking; Myanmar demoted
Arakan News Agency The United States has upgraded Japan to include it among countries it considers fully meet minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking, according to a State Department report released Thursday. It is the first time that the U.S. has ranked Japan on Tier 1, the highest classification on the four-tier list, […]
Myanmar military leaders ‘guilty of crimes against humanity’
Arakan News Agency Top Myanmar military officials should be tried for crimes against humanity for a systematic attack on Rohingya Muslims, Amnesty International says. Soldiers targeted villagers in a co-ordinated campaign of rape, torture and murder, the rights group alleges. It also says the military prepared its offensive before attacks last year led 700,000 people […]