August 2025

India expelling Rohingya to Bangladesh without rights protections – HRW Indian authorities have expelled scores of ethnic Rohingya refugees to Bangladesh and Myanmar without rights protections since May 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities have arbitrarily detained several hundred more, mistreating some of them, the rights organisations claimed […]

Naf River Massacre – Arakan Army killed at least 200 Rohingya civilians, says Activist Arakan Army killed at least 200 Rohingya civilians on 5 August 2024 in Maungdaw Township, according to Rohingya activist Nay San Lwin. Arakan Now spoke with Omar Faruk, a family member of the victims. He described […]

Un demands end to Rohingyas’ enduring misery The United Nations called Friday for citizenship, equality and security for Myanmar’s Rohingya minority, eight years on from the crackdown that sent more than a million fleeing into neighbouring Bangladesh.Bangladeshi art The mostly Muslim Rohingya have been persecuted in Myanmar for decades, with […]

Resolving the Rohingya crisis requires greater solidarity It is encouraging to see the Rohingya crisis getting renewed attention following a three-day conference in Cox’s Bazar that brought together global stakeholders and Rohingya representatives in part to prepare inputs for a high-level conference scheduled at the UN Headquarters next month. A […]

Rights groups urge UN member states to pursue accountability for Rohingya genocide Fortify Rights and 57 other groups in a joint statement on Wednesday said United Nations member states must pursue accountability for genocide and other atrocities committed against ethnic Rohingya civilians in Rakhine State, Myanmar. “Eight years on from […]

Foreign diplomats, int’l agencies, political leaders visit refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar On the concluding day of the three-day international stakeholders’ dialogue on the Rohingya crisis, foreign diplomats, representatives from UN agencies and international organizations, as well as leaders from Bangladeshi political parties visited Rohingya camps in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar […]

Rohingya’s safe return to Myanmar impossible until crimes end – UN investigative body The safe return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar cannot happen until violence ends and perpetrators are held accountable, the head of the UN’s Myanmar investigative body warned Thursday. “More than one million Rohingya forcibly displaced to Bangladesh […]

Stakeholders’ dialogue on Rohingya crisis begins on 24 August in Cox’s Bazar A three-day “Stakeholders’ Dialogue” on the Rohingya crisis is set to begin on Sunday in Cox’s Bazar, aiming to generate actionable recommendations ahead of the September 30 High-Level Conference on the Rohingya situation in New York, to be […]

Ensure justice for Rohingyas Ahead of the eighth anniversary of the atrocities of the Myanmar military against the Rohingyas, 58 rights organisations have called for urgent international action to end impunity and ensure accountability. “Since August 2017, Myanmar’s security forces have razed hundreds of Rohingya villages, killing men, women, and […]