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AA Members Harassing and Looting Rohingya in the Villages of Maungdaw Township
Arakan Now - 27 June 2025 A group of Arakan Army members is actively harassing, threatening, and looting Rohingya civilians in several...

Arakan Now
Jun 272 min read


AA Seizes Rohingya Properties in Maungdaw and Buthidaung, Claims ARSA Links
Arakan Now | June 24, 2025 The Arakan Army continues to take over properties owned by Rohingya in northern Rakhine. Local sources say AA...

Arakan Now
Jun 251 min read


Arakan Army Orders Displaced Rohingya to Leave Buthidaung Wards
Arakan Now — June 15, 2025 Arakan Army has ordered displaced Rohingya families living in Buthidaung township wards to leave immediately....

Arakan Now
Jun 151 min read


Arakan Army Still Blocks Rohingya From Returning to Their Villages
ARAKAN NOW — June 15, 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) is still not allowing Rohingya from Htan Shaw Kan and Ah Twin Hnget Thay villages in...

Arakan Now
Jun 151 min read


Arakan Army Fines Rohingya for Traveling Without Permits in Maungdaw Township
Arakan Now - June 15, 2025 Arakan Army is fining Rohingya in northern Maungdaw for traveling between villages without official permits,...

Arakan Now
Jun 151 min read


Arakan Army Collected Money from Rohingya Families, Bought Eid Cows for Poor and Took Credit
Since one week before Eid al-Adha, the Arakan Army (AA) collected money from rich and middle-class Rohingya families in several villages...

Arakan Now
Jun 91 min read


June 2012 Mass Violence in Arakan: A Timeline of Brutality Against Rohingya Muslims
Arakan Now - 3rd June 2025 Kyauk Ni Maw (Thandwe) Incident A Rakhine Buddhist girl was found murdered near a Muslim village in Kyauk Ni...

Arakan Now
Jun 33 min read


10 Years On: Rohingya Still Dying at Sea While the World Watches
Arakan Now — 27 May 2025 Ten years ago, in May 2015, the world briefly looked at the Rohingya crisis when thousands were stranded in the...

Arakan Now
May 272 min read


AA Seizes Abandoned Rohingya Homes and Relocates Rakhine Residents in Buthidaung’s Villages
Arakan Now – 28 May 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) has taken control of all empty homes belonging to Rohingya civilians in Gudar Pyin and Sein...

Arakan Now
May 271 min read


Over 40 Locals Arrested in Taungup Township for Protesting AA Conscription
Arakan Now - May 25, 2025 More than 40 Rakhine residents in Taungup Township were arrested on May 18 after protesting the Arakan Army’s...

Arakan Now
May 251 min read


Arakan Army Using Forced Labor and Seizing Rohingya Rorest Timber in Maungdaw Township
Arakan Now - 21 May 2025 Rohingya villagers from Pyin Hpyu (Naymyay 6) and nearby areas are being forced by the Arakan Army (AA) to work...

Arakan Now
May 211 min read


AA Resettling Rakhine Families in Former Rohingya Villages in Buthidaung
Arakan Now | 21 May 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) is reportedly moving ethnic Rakhine families into former Rohingya villages in Buthidaung...

Arakan Now
May 211 min read


Arakan Army Imprisons Two Rohingya Young Boys for 27 Years Each in Buthidaung Township
Arakan Now | 19 May 2025 Two young Rohingya boys, including a 16-year-old boy, have been sentenced to 27 years in prison by the Arakan...

Arakan Now
May 192 min read


What Really Happened on 17 May 2024 in Buthidaung Township
Arakan Now – 17 May 2025 Nay San Lwin, a Rohingya activist, told Anadolu Agency: “In May, the (Arakan Army) ordered the Rohingya in...

Arakan Now
May 172 min read


Arakan Army Using Former Junta Tactic of Census and Household Verification in Buthidaung Township
Arakan Now - 15 May 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) has begun conducting household inspections and photographing Rohingya families in...

Arakan Now
May 151 min read


Over 20 Rohingya Captured by AA While Cutting Bamboo in Buthidaung Township
Arakan Now - 13 May 2025 On the morning of 12 May, more than 20 Rohingya from Hpayon Chaung Village in Buthidaung Township were arrested...

Arakan Now
May 131 min read


Military Junta Airstrike in Rathedaung Township Kills and Injures Over 20 Civilians
Arakan Now - 13 May 2025 Around 10 a.m. today, the Military Junta launched an airstrike on Tun Ra Way Village in Rathedaung Township,...

Arakan Now
May 131 min read


Arakan Army Arrested 15 Rohingya Fishermen of Dar Paing Sar Yar Village in Buthidaung Township
Arakan Now, 13 May 2025 On May 6, 2025, at 8:00 AM, the Arakan Army arrested 15 Rohingya fishermen from Dar Paing Sar Yar Village,...

Arakan Now
May 131 min read


Rohingya Civilian Killed by Arakan Army Landmine While Searching for Cattle in Maungdaw Township
Arakan Now, 12 May 2025 A 32-year-old Rohingya, Monzur Alom, son of Muhamed, from Mingalargyi Village in Maungdaw Township, died today...

Arakan Now
May 121 min read


Arakan Army Orders Two Rohingya Villagers to Build Temporary Shelters in Buthidaung Township
Arakan Now – May 11, 2025 The Arakan Army has ordered two Rohingya villages such Htet Ywar and Ka Kya Pet Kan Pyin, to build temporary...

Arakan Now
May 111 min read
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