Photo: Malaysian Detention Center Arakan Now | 25 April 2026 Families of detained Rohingya refugees are calling on the Malaysian government to release their relatives, including children, who fled genocide in Myanmar’s Rakhine State in search of safety. According to multiple sources, the Malaysian government is detaining more than 5,000 Rohingya refugees, including children, women, and the elderly. Some have reportedly been held for more than eight years. Images shared within

Photo: Human Rights Watch Arakan Now | 25 April 2026 Rohingya civilians displaced by recent fighting in northern Rakhine State report ongoing harassment, torture, and extortion by security forces in camps around Sittwe, according to testimonies collected by Arakan Now. The affected individuals are among those who fled their homes in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships amid escalating clashes between the military regime and the Arakan Army. Many remain trapped in internally disp

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 22 April 2026 The Bangladesh government has formed a national committee to coordinate and manage overall activities related to forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in camp areas across Bangladesh, including maintaining law and order. The 16-member committee was established by the Cabinet Division, with the home minister serving as convener, according to a gazette notification signed on Tuesday by Additional Secretary (Committee and Finance) Md Hu

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 21 April 2026 The Arakan Army abducted Maulana Mohamed Kawbir, son of Abdul Karim, on 17 April 2026 from Kyet Yoe Pyin village in northern Maungdaw Township, according to local sources. A resident told Arakan Now that he had previously been abducted by the Arakan Army and detained for approximately seven to eight months before being released. On 17 April, a group of Arakan Army intelligence officers from Boli Bazar arrived, surrounded the village