Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 18 May 2026 The United Council of Rohingya (UCR) has issued a statement rejecting the Arakan American Community (AAC) recent statement on the May 13, 1942 massacre in Arakan (Rakhine), accusing the group of presenting a one-sided historical narrative and erasing Rohingya suffering. In a rebuttal dated May 18, 2026, the UCR said the AAC statement portrayed Rakhine civilians as the sole victims of the 1942 violence while ignoring historical account

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 20 May 2026 The UN and its partners on Wednesday appealed for $710.5 million under a joint response plan to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh amid a severe funding crisis, according to Anadolu Agency. The new appeal is 26% lower than in 2025 and will cover only the minimum needed to maintain life-saving assistance, according to a statement by the UNHCR refugee agency in Dhaka. The updated 2026 plan for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis aims

Photo: Collected Arakan Now | 18 May 2026 Malaysia’s refugee registration document (DPP) programme does not guarantee refugees permanent residence in the country, as the management of refugees and asylum seekers will ultimately end in one of three outcomes: repatriation, resettlement in a third country, or deportation, according to Free Malaysia Today. Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the pilot programme, which began on Jan 1 this year, was implemented in line wit

Photo: HRW Arakan Now | 20 May 2026 A newly released report by Human Rights Watch says at least 170 Rohingya men, women, and children were killed during violence in Hoyya Siri village, Buthidaung Township, in May 2024, while hundreds more were reportedly injured, missing, or displaced. The 56-page report, titled “Skeletons and Skulls Scattered Everywhere,” documents testimonies from Rohingya survivors who said civilians fleeing violence in Hoyya Siri village were attacked dur