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Rohingyas in Rakhine – Arakan Army ‘forcibly displaced thousands’ Rohingya activists accused a Myanmar ethnic armed group on Wednesday of displacing thousands of the Rohingyas in western Rakhine state, after the United States said it was troubled by increasing violence. Clashes have rocked Rakhine since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked […]

Gunmen murder Rohingya teacher and student in Bangladesh Gunmen in Bangladesh have killed a teacher and a student in a Rohingya refugee camp for refusing to return to Myanmar to fight, their parents said Thursday. Hundreds of Rohingya boys and young men have been seized from refugee camps in Bangladesh, […]

Myanmar junta threatens to block food aid for Rohingyas who refuse military training Myanmar’s junta is forcibly recruiting Rohingyas in the Rakhine state capital Sittwe and threatening to block monthly international aid supplies if they refuse to join military training, according to members of the ethnic group who are sheltering […]

Rakhine State – Rohingyas in the crosshairs Myanmar’s Rohingya community is once again under threat of attacks and displacement as fighting between a powerful ethnic army and the country’s ruling junta escalates in the western state of Rakhine, according to the UN and aid agencies. Tens of thousands of Rohingyas […]

Norway, EU sign statement voicing concern for Myanmar The EU, Norway the United States and other countries have jointly voiced alarm at the worsening conflict in Myanmar and the increasing harm to civilians. They called for all armed actors to ensure the protection of civilians and stressed, that there must […]

Myanmar violence draws global condemnation The European Union, the U.S. and their allies issued a joint statement Friday about the rising violence in Myanmar. “We, Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, are deeply concerned by […]

US calls for continued support to Rohingyas, host communities in Bangladesh Ambassador Jeffrey Prescott, the US Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, has called on the international community to continue its support to the Rohingya refugees and their Bangladeshi host communities for a crisis that shows […]

Educating Rohingya children – Initiatives to maintain cultural roots tied to Myanmar Children in Rohingya camps were asked to draw pictures of their village houses. However, instead of drawing complete houses, every child only drew a door. This reflects their current reality—each door symbolizes every room in the camp they […]

US says violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine could lead to atrocities The US said today it was deeply troubled by increasing violence and inter-communal tension in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and said this raised the risk of atrocities being committed. Clashes have rocked Rakhine since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked security forces […]