UN expert warns of looming 'genocidal violence' in Myanmar
5 months, 2 weeks ago

UN expert warns of looming 'genocidal violence' in Myanmar

The Hindu  

Myanmar's Rakhine State is facing a terrifying situation similar to the run-up to "genocidal violence" eight years ago against the persecuted Rohingya minority, a UN expert warned on July 4. "The situation in Rakhine State, where the junta is rapidly losing territory to the Arakan Army, is terrifying," Mr. Andrews said. Mr. Andrews, an independent expert appointed by the rights council who does not speak on behalf of the UN, said the military had been conscripting "thousands of Rohingya youth and mobilising them against the Arakan Army". Mr. Andrews said there were reports linking AA soldiers to rights violations against Rohingya civilians, at a time when the humanitarian situation for both Rohingya and Rakhine people was "extremely dire".

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An ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a major regional army headquarters
3 days, 11 hours ago

An ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have captured a major regional army headquarters

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A powerful ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claimed Friday to have scored a major victory in the war against the ruling military, even as neighboring nations at a meeting in Thailand were discussing efforts to end the conflict peacefully. Rakhine has become a focal point for Myanmar’s nationwide civil war, in which pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic minority …

Jihadi groups carrying out atrocities against Buddhists, Hindus on Myanmar-Bangladesh border: Arakan Army
1 week, 3 days ago

Jihadi groups carrying out atrocities against Buddhists, Hindus on Myanmar-Bangladesh border: Arakan Army

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The separatist Arakan Army has gained control over nearly all of Rakhine state in Myanmar, pushing back against junta-led forces. "There are nearly 11 militant groups operating out of Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh which include the Rohingya Solidarity Organisation, Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, Arakan Rohingya Army. The radical militant groups have allegedly recruited young orphans from Rohingya …

Myanmar’s ethnic group seizes final Army outpost in Maungdaw, gains control of border with Bangladesh
1 week, 6 days ago

Myanmar’s ethnic group seizes final Army outpost in Maungdaw, gains control of border with Bangladesh

Live Mint  

One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar's army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of the 271-kilometer -long border with Bangladesh. The capture by the Arakan Army makes the group's control of the northern part of Rakhine state complete, and marks another advance …

The Rohingya exodus and ICC pros
3 weeks, 5 days ago

The Rohingya exodus and ICC pros

Hindustan Times  

Nov 27 - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar's junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing, for crimes against humanity related to the alleged persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority. ALLEGED GANG-RES, MASS KILLINGS More than 730,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar to Bangladesh, escaping a military offensive in August 2017 while Min Aung Hlaing was …

Myanmar military escalates attacks, rapes, beheadings
1 month ago

Myanmar military escalates attacks, rapes, beheadings

Deccan Chronicle  

Myanmar’s desperate military junta is ramping up attacks on villages that have fallen to opposition groups, carrying out beheadings, gang rapes and torture, with women, children and the elderly among the victims, the U.N. independent human rights investigator for Myanmar said in a new report. He called on all countries to address Myanmar’s “devastating human rights and humanitarian crisis” by …

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations development agency warned in a new report. The U.N. Development Program said in the report issued Thursday that “a perfect storm is brewing” which has put western Rakhine …

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns

New Indian Express  

UNITED NATIONS: Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations development agency warned in a new report. The UN Development Program said in the report issued Thursday that “a perfect storm is brewing” which has put western Rakhine “on …

Rohingya forcibly conscripted by rebels in battle against Myanmar military
3 months, 1 week ago

Rohingya forcibly conscripted by rebels in battle against Myanmar military

ABC  

In the sprawling refugee camps of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, Abdul Kayes* sat hunched and terrified as he recounted a month spent in a nightmare he thought he would never escape. Mr Kayes was one of 10 Rohingya Muslim men from his village who were forcibly conscripted by the Arakan Army, a Buddhist armed group fighting for control in Myanmar's …

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting
4 months ago

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The U.N.’s human rights chief joined a chorus of concern Friday for members of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority after many were reported killed in recent fighting between the military government and the Arakan Army, an armed ethnic rebel group. According to a statement from the Geneva office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, …

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

The Hindu  

One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek autonomy from …

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek …

The fate of the Rohingya may be in the Arakan Army’s hands
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The fate of the Rohingya may be in the Arakan Army’s hands

Al Jazeera  

This means if Myanmar’s junta falls, Rohingya refugee repatriation would still be in doubt. As a major force in the Brotherhood Alliance, a coalition of rebel forces fighting Myanmar’s junta, the AA has made considerable advances in Rakhine State. Involvement in atrocities against the Rohingya would mean that the AA’s rhetoric about upholding this Muslim community’s rights does not hold …

Rohingya ‘genocide intensifying’ as war rages in Myanmar’s Rakhine: BROUK
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Rohingya ‘genocide intensifying’ as war rages in Myanmar’s Rakhine: BROUK

Al Jazeera  

Warning from rights group comes as fighting between Myanmar’s military and Arakan Army traps Rohingya in the western state. A United Kingdom-based rights group has called for global action over what it called an “intensifying genocide” against Myanmar’s mostly Muslim Rohingya minority as fighting between the Southeast Asian country’s military and a powerful ethnic armed group escalated in the western …

UN World Food Program decries looting and burning of its warehouse in western Myanmar combat zone
5 months, 4 weeks ago

UN World Food Program decries looting and burning of its warehouse in western Myanmar combat zone

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — The United Nations’ food agency on Tuesday strongly condemned the looting of food supplies and burning of one of its warehouses over the weekend in a war-torn area in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine. The incident, which happened on Sunday, makes even more desperate a humanitarian crisis caused by bitter fighting between Myanmar’s military government and guerrillas of …

Arakan Army Takes Key Town in Western Myanmar, While Denying Rohingya Attacks
6 months ago

Arakan Army Takes Key Town in Western Myanmar, While Denying Rohingya Attacks

The Diplomat  

The Arakan Army claimed on May 19 that it had seized control of a strategic town in western Myanmar after weeks of fighting, amid reports of arson attacks and mass displacement of Rohingya communities in the area. In the statement, Turk said that he was "deeply alarmed by reports of renewed violence and property destruction in Buthidaung township.” He added, …

Young men trapped between war and conscription in Myanmar’s Rakhine
6 months ago

Young men trapped between war and conscription in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Al Jazeera  

Rohingya and ethnic Rakhine see dreams of education and work disappear as conflict escalates in the long-troubled state. “Time that we could’ve spent working on our futures was wasted.” Zubair and Thura Maung are part of a new generation of young people across Myanmar whose lives have been turned upside down by the 2021 military coup. That changed last October, …

Myanmar’s army is reportedly emptying villages in a western state to boost defenses against rebels
6 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar’s army is reportedly emptying villages in a western state to boost defenses against rebels

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of the western state of Rakhine as part of an evident effort to defend against expected attacks by a powerful rebel group that has captured most of the surrounding area, according to residents, a local activist group and media reports on Tuesday. The Arakan Army, which …

Myanmar’s military government denies allegations by ethnic army foe that it killed 76 villagers
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s military government denies allegations by ethnic army foe that it killed 76 villagers

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A spokesperson for Myanmar’s military government denied accusations that army troops and their local allies killed 76 people when they entered a village last week in the western state of Rakhine, state-controlled media reported Wednesday. Rakhine has become a focal point for Myanmar’s nationwide civil war, in which pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic minority armed forces battle the country’s …

Violence in Myanmar Forces 45,000 Rohingya to Flee
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Violence in Myanmar Forces 45,000 Rohingya to Flee

Deccan Chronicle  

The United Nations has reported that intensifying violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has driven 45,000 Rohingya to seek refuge, amid accusations of severe human rights violations including beheadings and burnings of property. Renewed clashes erupted after the Arakan Army attacked government forces in November, breaking a ceasefire that had lasted since a 2021 military coup. The Rohingya, a Muslim minority …

Some 45,000 Rohingya flee amid allegations of beheading, burning in Myanmar
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Some 45,000 Rohingya flee amid allegations of beheading, burning in Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

Escalating violence in conflict-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine State has forced another 45,000 minority Rohingya to flee, the United Nations warned, amid allegations of beheadings, killings and burnings of property. “An estimated 45,000 Rohingya have reportedly fled to an area on the Naf River near the border with Bangladesh, seeking protection,” she said, as she urged the protection of civilians according to …

UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
6 months, 4 weeks ago

UN human rights office decries beheadings, other violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office warned Friday of “frightening and disturbing reports” about the impact of new violence in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine, pointing to new attacks on Rohingya civilians by the military and an ethnic armed group fighting it. Throssell denounced signs of new attacks on Rohingya civilians by Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army, the …

‘Nowhere to go’: Rohingya face arson attacks in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
7 months ago

‘Nowhere to go’: Rohingya face arson attacks in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

Al Jazeera  

Rohingya, targeted by the Myanmar military in 2017, are caught in the middle as the Arakan Army and military battle in the western state. Fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army has escalated in the western state of Rakhine in recent days, putting thousands of mostly Muslim Rohingya who live in the area at increased risk. “What we’re …

Myanmar rebel group claims control of town, Muslim Rohingya flee again
7 months ago

Myanmar rebel group claims control of town, Muslim Rohingya flee again

ABC  

In short: A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group has seized control of a town in western Rakhine state. Khine Thu Kha, a spokesman for the Arakan Army, said its soldiers had taken Buthidaung near Myanmar's border with Bangladesh, marking another defeat for the ruling junta that is fighting opposition groups on multiple fronts. Junta's biggest challenge Myanmar has been in …

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
7 months ago

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again

Hindustan Times  

BANGKOK — A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to have seized a town near the border with Bangladesh, marking the latest in a series of victories for foes of the country’s military government. As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas …

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
7 months ago

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military government in the country’s western state of Rakhine claimed Saturday to have seized a town near the border with Bangladesh, marking the latest in a series of victories for foes of the country’s military government. Members of the state’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority, targets of deadly army-directed violence in 2017, …

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again
7 months ago

As ethnic armed group claims to have captured a town in western Myanmar, Muslim Rohingyas flee again

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military …

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Six months into an offensive against Myanmar ’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country’s bitter civil war. “That’s new.” In this undated photo released by the Free Burma Rangers, a mother prays for her 17-year-old daughter after …

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military

LA Times  

Six months into an offensive against Myanmar’s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as regime troops increasingly turn toward scorched-earth tactics in the Southeast Asian country’s bitter civil war. “That’s new.” Military forces now control less than half the country, but are holding on tenaciously to much of central Myanmar including the …

Myanmar military begins basic training for draftees as resistance forces keep the pressure on
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar military begins basic training for draftees as resistance forces keep the pressure on

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military has begun basic training at military bases and schools across the country for draftees called up under the country’s recently activated conscription law, state-run media reported on Tuesday. The authorities activated the conscription law in February in a bid to to replenish the ranks that have been depleted in nationwide battles against ethnic minority armed groups …

Myanmar’s worst violence since the military takeover is intensifying the crisis, the UN says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar’s worst violence since the military takeover is intensifying the crisis, the UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Myanmar’s escalating conflict and worst violence since the military takeover in 2021 are having a devastating impact on human rights, fundamental freedoms and basic needs of millions of people — as well as “alarming spillover effects” in the region, U.N. officials said Thursday. Assistant Secretary-General for political affairs Khaled Khiari told the U.N. Security Council that “the …

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?
9 months ago

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?

Al Jazeera  

A recent surge in violence by armed groups in Myanmar is causing upheaval and displacement among Rohingya once again. The military extended the country’s state of emergency in January and announced a new, mandatory conscription programme in February, which many fear may also disproportionately affect the Rohingya people. “The Myanmar junta has been indiscriminately bombing Rohingya areas in different townships …

UN’s Guterres decries violence in Myanmar as military airstrikes kill at least 25 Rohingya in west
9 months ago

UN’s Guterres decries violence in Myanmar as military airstrikes kill at least 25 Rohingya in west

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Military airstrikes in western Myanmar killed at least 25 members of the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority, including children, local media reported, prompting the U.N. chief to express concerns over the escalating violence. Myanmar’s military is increasingly using airstrikes to counter the widespread armed struggle against its rule since its seized power from the elected government of Aung San …

UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of civilian casualties in Myanmar air attacks
9 months ago

UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of civilian casualties in Myanmar air attacks

Al Jazeera  

Continuing air raids in the restive country’s Rakhine state are reported to have killed dozens. Antonio Guterres called for calm late on Monday following reports that continuing air attacks on villages in the restive country’s Rakhine state have killed dozens. Clashes have rocked the western state since the Arakan Army attacked security forces in November, ending a ceasefire that had …

'Situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state has deteriorated': MEA warns Indians
9 months, 1 week ago

'Situation in Myanmar's Rakhine state has deteriorated': MEA warns Indians

Hindustan Times  

Amid the deteriorating security situation in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, the Ministry of External Affairs said that it has told all the Indians to evacuate and move away from there. In February, India issued an advisory for Indian citizens, advising them not to travel to the Rakhine state of Myanmar amid a deteriorating security situation. The Ministry of External …

Northeastern View | India’s relationship with Myanmar’s Arakan Army — it’s complicated
10 months, 1 week ago

Northeastern View | India’s relationship with Myanmar’s Arakan Army — it’s complicated

Hindustan Times  

On February 6, India’s ministry of external affairs issued an advisory for Indian nationals to not travel to western Myanmar’s Rakhine State. “Operation Leech” was likely undertaken at the behest of the Myanmar military, but for India, it severely dented India’s relationship with the Arakanese revolutionaries. In fact, according to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, which keeps track of such …

Leave Rakhine state, says India in first advisory to citizens in Myanmar
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Leave Rakhine state, says India in first advisory to citizens in Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

India on Tuesday issued the first advisory for its citizens in Myanmar following a sharp downturn in the security situation, asking citizens to immediately leave Rakhine state. Rakhine state is among the areas where armed ethnic groups have registered significant successes against Myanmar’s junta since three powerful organisations launched an offensive last October. “In view of the deteriorating security situation, …

For the first time, Myanmar forces flee into Bangladesh during fighting with an ethnic armed group
10 months, 2 weeks ago

For the first time, Myanmar forces flee into Bangladesh during fighting with an ethnic armed group

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — More than 100 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police have fled their posts and taken shelter in Bangladesh to escape fighting between Myanmar security forces and an ethnic minority army, an official with Bangladesh’s border agency said Monday. It is the first time that Myanmar forces have been known to flee into Bangladesh since an alliance of …

Arakan Army resistance force says it has taken control of a strategic township in western Myanmar
11 months, 1 week ago

Arakan Army resistance force says it has taken control of a strategic township in western Myanmar

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military that is based in the country’s western state of Rakhine has seized a township bordering India and Bangladesh, the group declared Monday, confirming accounts by local residents and media. Paletwa is the first township reported to fall to the Arakan Army, which launched surprise attacks beginning in mid-November on military …

Ethnic armed group seizes key town in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
11 months, 1 week ago

Ethnic armed group seizes key town in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

Live Mint  

The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group in western Myanmar's Rakhine state, has declared control over the port town of Paletwa, situated on the Kaladan River, sharing borders with India and Bangladesh, as per a Reuters report. In a statement on January 14, AA spokesperson Khine Thu Kha addressed concerns about border stability, expressing the group's commitment to cooperating with …

The Rohingya: A Forgotten and Friendless People
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The Rohingya: A Forgotten and Friendless People

The Diplomat  

In the middle of November, boats began washing up on the beaches of Aceh in western Indonesia. “Six years after most of them fled Myanmar’s Rakhine State,” the ICG report stated, “the almost one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are no closer to returning home.” At the same time conditions in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar are deteriorating as …

Myanmar’s military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes
1 year ago

Myanmar’s military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — About two weeks into a major offensive against Myanmar’s military-run government by an alliance of three well-armed militias of ethnic minorities, an army captain, fighting in a jungle area near the northeastern border with China, lamented that he’d never seen such intense action. “This is the biggest battlefield challenge that the Myanmar military has faced for decades,” Richard …

Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes
1 year ago

Myanmar's military is losing ground against coordinated nationwide attacks, buoying opposition hopes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The current operation is a great opportunity to change …

Myanmar military shells Rakhine town seized by ethnic minority fighters
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar military shells Rakhine town seized by ethnic minority fighters

The Hindu  

Myanmar's military shelled a town in western Rakhine state and used helicopters to attack fighters from an ethnic minority there on Thursday, residents and local media said. AA fighters had taken "complete control" of the town of Pauktaw, 25 kilometres east of the state capital Sittwe, a resident told AFP after requesting anonymity for security reasons. Three Rohingya were killed …

Myanmar army faces a new challenge as an armed ethnic group opens a new front in a western state
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar army faces a new challenge as an armed ethnic group opens a new front in a western state

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government faced a fresh challenge Monday when one of the armed ethnic groups in an alliance that recently gained strategic territory in the country’s northeast launched attacks in the western state of Rakhine. The Arakan Army launched surprise assaults on two outposts of the Border Guard Police, a paramilitary force, in Rakhine’s Rathedaung township, according to …

Myanmar army faces a new threat from armed ethnic foes who open a new front in a western state
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar army faces a new threat from armed ethnic foes who open a new front in a western state

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Myanmar’s military government, under pressure …

Myanmar’s military government faces new challenge after armed group opens new front
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar’s military government faces new challenge after armed group opens new front

LA Times  

Members of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army pose last month with weapons allegedly seized from a Myanmar army outpost in Chinshwehaw town. Myanmar’s military government faced a fresh challenge Monday when one of the armed ethnic groups in an alliance that recently gained strategic territory in the country’s northeast launched attacks in the western state of Rakhine. The Arakan …

Myanmar ethnic alliance fighters attack border outposts as civilians flee
1 year, 1 month ago

Myanmar ethnic alliance fighters attack border outposts as civilians flee

Al Jazeera  

Arakan Army says it seized military posts in western Rakhine state as people in neighbouring Chin state flee to India. An ethnic armed group has carried out attacks on border guard outposts in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, and fighting has erupted in neighbouring Chin state, sending thousands of people across the border into India. Myanmar’s generals are facing their biggest …

Coup, cyclone and a new bond between Myanmar’s Rohingya and Rakhine
1 year, 4 months ago

Coup, cyclone and a new bond between Myanmar’s Rohingya and Rakhine

Al Jazeera  

The military’s attacks against people of all backgrounds have sparked a countrywide awakening to Rohingyas’ plight and an unprecedented coming together. I also learned about some of the reasons the Rakhine and the Rohingya had grown apart, including unfounded military propaganda portraying the Rohingya as “illegal immigrants” from Bangladesh who threatened to overtake the country’s majority Buddhist population and establish …

A new wave of violence rocks Rohingya camps
1 year, 5 months ago

A new wave of violence rocks Rohingya camps

The Hindu  

In a brazen, daylight attack earlier this month, a group of assailants knifed a Rohingya community leader to death in Cox’s Bazar and fled. The rights group documented 26 cases of violence against Rohingya, including murder, kidnapping, torture, rape and sexual assault, and forced marriage, drawing on interviews with 45 Rohingya refugees between January and April 2023. Several Rohingya reported …

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