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Nine years after 2017 Rohingya crackdown, justice remains elusive, IIMM Chief says Nine years after the 2017 military campaign in Rakhine State forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya from their homes, justice remains elusive and most displaced Rohingya are still unable to return safely, according to Nicholas Koumjian, head of […]

OHCHR report: Around 2,000 acres of Rohingya land confiscated in AA-controlled Rakhine August 29, 2026: Around 2,000 acres of land associated with Rohingya communities have reportedly been confiscated in Arakan Army-controlled areas of northern Rakhine State, according to findings cited in a new report by the United Nations Office of […]

RRRC urges sustained global support as Rohingya crisis enters tenth year The Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) has called for sustained international support for Rohingya refugees and their host communities as the crisis enters its tenth year, warning that declining humanitarian funding and continuing insecurity are […]

Repatriation only sustainable solution to Rohingya crisis, says Defence Adviser Bangladesh’s Defence Adviser Brig. Gen. (Retd.) Dr. AKM Shamsul Islam has reaffirmed that the voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees remains the only sustainable solution to the protracted crisis, stressing that the government is pursuing a humanitarian, security-conscious and diplomacy-driven strategy […]

Tens of thousands of Rohingya rally in Bangladesh camps, demand safe return to Myanmar Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied across camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday, demanding international action to create conditions for their safe, voluntary and dignified return to Myanmar, nine years after hundreds of thousands […]

Myanmar civil society groups call for Rohingya justice and equality on Rohingya genocide remembrance day A coalition of Myanmar civil society and activist organizations marked Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day on August 25 with a joint message expressing solidarity with Rohingya communities and calling for justice, equality, and an end to […]

IIMM documents allegations of killings, sexual violence and displacement of Rohingya in Rakhine State The United Nations’ Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) has documented allegations of killings, sexual and gender-based violence, forced displacement, arbitrary detention and other serious abuses against Rohingya civilians amid escalating fighting between the Myanmar military […]

“My baby was burned alive”: Nine years on, Rohingya survivors still carry the pain of 2017 Nine years after Myanmar military operations in Rakhine State drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya from their homes, survivors say the memories of killings, arson and violence remain painfully vivid, even as some begin […]