Photo: TTN Arakan Now | 26 December 2025 The Bangladesh Coast Guard has seized a large quantity of fertiliser, medicines, and daily food while they were being smuggled to Rakhine State. Two people were arrested during the operation. According to Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Siam-ul-Haq, the seizure was made during a special operation early Wednesday morning. Acting on intelligence, a Coast Guard Team conducted a raid around 1:00 am in the sea area near Nazir

Photo: HIAS Arakan Now | 24 December 2025 Residents of Kyauk Chaung and neighbouring Leik Ya village tracts in Maungdaw Township were allegedly forcibly displaced by the Arakan Army (AA) following arrests , threats, and eviction orders, according to local sources and witnesses. On November 30, 2025, the AA reportedly arrested ten villagers from Kyauk Chaung Village Tract, including the village administrator, residents said. Witnesses who spoke on condition on anonymity due to

Photo: Deutschlandfunk Arakan Now | 24 December 2025 Myanmar is witnessing intensified violence, repression and intimidation ahead of military-controlled elections on 28 December, with civilians being threatened by both the military authorities and armed groups opposing the military regarding their participation in the polls, the UN Human Rights Office said on Tuesday. “The military authorities in Myanmar must stop using brutal violence to compel people to vote, and stop arre

Photo: Western News Arakan Now | 24 December 2025 It has been reported that the military junta's navy arrested 28 Rohingya fishermen from Sintetmaw village in Pauktaw Township, Rakhine State, along with three fishing boats, on 22 December. The fishermen were reportedly searching for fish in the open sea between Pauktaw and Sittwe when two military navy vessels from Kyaukphyu Township intercepted and detained them. According to Western News, eyewitness fishermen stated that th

By Arakan Now Reporter | 23 Dec 2023 Rohingya communities living under the control of the Arakan Army / United League of Arakan (AA/ULA) continue to face severe restrictions on movement, economic exclusion, and the loss of ancestral land. Arakan Now  has documented these conditions through confidential testimonies, local-level verification, and consistent patterns observed across multiple areas. These findings raise serious concerns under international law and the Provisional

Arakan Now | 23 December 2025 Arakan Now  has gathered testimonies through confidential interviews with individuals who were detained for extended periods in Arakan Army (AA) detention facilities. The accounts describe systematic torture and inhumane treatment against Rohingya detainees, including practices that reportedly led to deaths. Severe Physical Torture Detainees told Arakan Now they were brutally beaten and tortured, in some cases sustaining life-threatening injuries

Photo: Human Development Forum Foundation Arakan Now | 21 December 2025 The United Council of Rohang (UCR) has expressed deep concern and strongly condemned recent actions by the Arakan Army that have placed thousands of Rohingya civilians at serious risk in northern Rakhine State. According to information received by UCR from credible local sources, an emergency meeting was convened on 20 December 2025  by an Arakan Army officer at the Arakan Army–controlled Leik Ya Camp , f

Photo: Myanmar Tour Arakan Now | 22 December 2025 Thae Chaung Village , located in Phar Wut Chaung Village Tract in northern Maungdaw Township, was historically inhabited by Rohingya residents who were forcibly displaced to Bangladesh in 2017 following widespread and systematic violence perpetrated by the Myanmar military, acts that amount to genocide. During the 2017 military crackdown, residents fled amid credible reports of mass killings, arson, and other grave human right

Photo: IHH Humanitarian Relief Arakan Now | 19 December 2025 With support from İHH Konya Branch , İHH Humanitarian Relief , a leading Turkish humanitarian agency, inaugurated a Women’s Vocational Training Centre at the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh . The center will offer six months of sewing and embroidery training to 50 women . At the end of the program, each participant will receive a sewing machine and essential tools , enabling them to earn a susta

Photo: Chindwin News Agency Arakan Now | 18 December 2025 According to Chindwin News Agency , despite the ongoing political crisis in Myanmar, the Trump Administration has deported 22 Myanmar nationals back to their country. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, these individuals—some of whom held permanent residency and some U.S. citizenship—have active criminal convictions. Recently, the Department said that Myanmar’s situation has changed, pointing to the

Naringara Arakan Now | 19 December 2025 Myanmar’s armed rebel group, the Arakan Army, has abducted nine Bangladeshi fishermen along with two fishing trawlers from the Shahparir Island area of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar. The fishermen were abducted from the estuary of the Naf River and the Bay of Bengal at around 8:00 am on Thursday, December 18. The two hijacked trawlers are reportedly owned by Rashed and Md Faruk of the Dangarpara area of Shahparir Island. Abdul Gafur, pr

Photo: Daily Sun Arakan Now | 18 December 2025 Members of the Bangladesh Police  have arrested three alleged smugglers in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar while they were attempting to smuggle firearm accessories. According to police, a total of 1,600 pieces of heavy firearm magazine components were recovered from a border-bound mini truck during the operation. The arrests were confirmed on Thursday afternoon by Ramu Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Monirul Islam Bhuiyan of t

Khumi fleeing because of Arakan Army’s recruitment (Photo: KMG) Arakan Now | 17 Dec 2025  The Khumi Media Group (KMG) reports that Khumi civilians in Paletwa Township, Chin State, are fleeing their villages after the Arakan Army allegedly began forcibly recruiting civilians.  Since mid-November, the Arakan Army has reportedly carried out recruitment through public meetings and village visits. More than 500 Khumi residents have fled to Mizoram, India, and other parts of Myanma

Photo: Than Lwin Khet News Arakan Now | 17 December 2025 Some pro-Arakan Army media and statements from the Arakan Army claim that the Rohingya are included in the local administration. The Global Arakan Network, known as the Arakan Army’s propaganda outlet, reported that more than 5,000 Rohingya work under the AA in Buthidaung and Maungdaw Townships. While it is true that the Rohingya have administrative roles under the AA, they hold no absolute authority. Many are used to g

Photo : European Union Arakan Now | 16 December 2025 The European Union has allocated an additional €15 million in humanitarian aid to address the needs of communities impacted by the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, and €14 million in development aid for Rohingya refugees and their host communities in Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries. These new funds come as the intensifying conflict in Myanmar continues to displace more people within the country, while also driving d

Arakan Now | 16 December 2024 Since October 2023, fighting between Myanmar’s military junta and the Arakan Army (AA) in Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships has caused widespread destruction and mass displacement. Thousands of civilians were killed, while many others were forced to flee their homes, becoming internally displaced or crossing into Bangladesh and other areas. Large parts of Buthidaung town and surrounding villages were burned to ashes during the conflict. According

Arakan Now | 14 December 2025 Buthidaung under AA control: 7 Rohingya IDP camps 5 new Rakhine villages Access the file here:

Arakan Now | 12 December 2025 Since October 2023, fighting between Myanmar’s military junta and the Arakan Army (AA) in Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships has caused widespread destruction and mass displacement. Thousands of civilians were killed, while many others were forced to flee their homes, either becoming internally displaced or crossing into Bangladesh and other areas. Several villages, including large parts of Buthidaung town, were burned to ashes during the conflict

Arakan Now | 11 December 2025 A junta fighter jet bombed Mrauk-U People’s Hospital on the night of December 10, killing 33 people, according to Burma News International. The strike happened around 9:00 p.m. on International Human Rights Day, hitting one of the few hospitals serving both Rakhine and Rohingya communities in the area. Local sources confirmed that four Rohingya patients were among those killed. Several Rohingya were also among the injured, many of whom had been r

Photo: Dhaka Tribune Arakan Now | 10 December 2025 On 6 December, at around 11:00 a.m., the Arakan Army (AA), together with the Rohingya Jury Committee and the Rohingya Unity Council, held a meeting with displaced villagers from the Kya Kyet Pet Kan Pyin / Tat Ya village tract in Buthidaung Township, Rakhine State. A local resident told Arakan Now  that the meeting crushed the remaining hope of villagers who have long dreamed of returning to their homes. “The AA told us that