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News from inside Arakan.


“The Silence of the International Community Prolongs Our Suffering” - Rohingya Youth Activist Ahead of UN Conference
Arakan Now | 20 August 2025 On September 30, the United Nations will host a conference on the Rohingya crisis. Ahead of the event, Arakan...

Arakan Now
8 hours ago3 min read


Sittwe Faces Rising Hunger, Family Suicides Amid Blockade
Photo: BBC Arakan Now | 15 August 2025 Severe food shortages in Sittwe, Rakhine State, are driving families to suicide, according to...

Arakan Now
5 days ago1 min read


UN Mechanism Reports Evidence of Serious Crimes in Rakhine State
Photo: Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar Arakan Now | 13 August 2025 The United Nations’ Independent Investigative...

Arakan Now
7 days ago1 min read


High Representative Discusses Rohingya Issue with Malaysian Envoy on Myanmar
Photo: Dhaka Tribune Arakan Now | 13 August 2025 KUALA LUMPUR, August 13, 2025 — National Security Adviser and High Representative on...

Arakan Now
Aug 131 min read


Malaysia, Bangladesh to Lead Peace Mission to Myanmar
Photo: Facebook/Chief Advisor GOB Arakan Now | 12 August 2025 Bangladesh, Malaysia, and several Southeast Asian countries will send a...

Arakan Now
Aug 121 min read


AA Rejects Junta’s Planned Election in Rakhine
Arakan Now | 12 August 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) says it will not recognise or allow the junta’s planned election in areas under its...

Arakan Now
Aug 121 min read


Arakan Army Continues Abducting Rohingya
Arakan Now | 12 August 2025 On 8 August 2025, the Arakan Army forcibly abducted Nuru , 40, son of Rashid, from Ward 1 in Buthidaung....

Arakan Now
Aug 121 min read


AA Denies Responsibility for Massacre of Over 600 Rohingya in Htan Shauk Kan
Arakan Now | 11 August 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) has denied responsibility for the massacre of more than 600 Rohingya civilians in Htan...

Arakan Now
Aug 111 min read


Arakan Army Continues Arresting Rohingya in Buthidaung, Total Now Reaches 93 Since 25 July
Arakan Now | 7 August 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) has continued arresting Rohingya civilians in Buthidaung Township, Arakan State,...

Arakan Now
Aug 72 min read


Eyewitness Account: What Survivors Say About the Naf River Massacre on 5 August 2024
Arakan Now | 6 August 2025 Arakan Now interviewed an eyewitness, Shokot Noor (18), from Myoma Kya Yin Tan, Maungdaw township, about 5...

Arakan Now
Aug 63 min read


Naf River Massacre: Arakan Army killed at Least 200 Rohingya Civilians, Says Activist
Arakan Now | 5 August 2025 Arakan Army killed at least 200 Rohingya civilians on 5 August 2024 in Maungdaw Township, according to...

Arakan Now
Aug 51 min read


ARNC’s Tun Khin and Nay San Lwin on Htan Shauk Kan Massacre
Arakan Now | 5 August 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) killed nearly 600 civilians in Htan Shauk Kan (locally known as Honya Seeri), a Rohingya...

Arakan Now
Aug 52 min read


Massacre in Htan Shauk Kan Village, Buthidaung
Arakan Now | 2 August 2025 Arakan Army (AA) killed nearly 600 civilians in Htan Shauk Kan (locally Honya Seeri) village, Buthidaung...

Arakan Now
Aug 31 min read


Arakan Is Becoming Empty Under Arakan Army Control: Residents Speak Out
Arakan Now | 30 July 2025 Since the Arakan Army (AA) took control of many areas in Rakhine State, life for the remaining Rohingya has...

Arakan Now
Jul 302 min read


Rohingya Man Found Dead After Arakan Army Detention in Pauktaw Township
Arakan Now | 29 July 2025 A Rohingya man named Shunamia, 35, was found dead after being detained by the Arakan Army (AA) in Pauktaw...

Arakan Now
Jul 291 min read


Arakan Army Detains Two Rohingya Family Members; One Released, One Still Missing
Arakan Now | 29 July 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) detained two displaced Rohingya, a father and son, from Myaung Nah village in Buthidaung...

Arakan Now
Jul 291 min read


Arakan Army Detains Around 60 Rohingya Farmers in Buthidaung Township
Arakan Now – 28 July 2025 The Arakan Army (AA) detained nearly 60 Rohingya civilians from paddy fields and farms in Sein Hnyin Pya and...

Arakan Now
Jul 281 min read


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
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