Myanmar: Arakan Army Oppresses Rohingya Muslims

Myanmar: Arakan Army Oppresses Rohingya Muslims

Click to expand Image A family who fled from Buthidaung, Myanmar, at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, June 25, 2024. © 2024 Mohammad Ponir (Bangkok) – The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, has imposed severe restrictions and committed grave abuses against the ethnic Rohingya population, Human Rights Watch said today.The Arakan Army’s territorial gains in the state have been accompanied by movement r…

Rohingya Family Returns to Bangladesh After Facing Torture and Extortion by Arakan Army in Maungdaw

By: Hafizur Rahman Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – July 27, 2025 A Rohingya family that had recently returned to Maungdaw, Rakhine State under a voluntary repatriation program, has once again fled to Bangladesh—this time after reportedly facing torture, threats, and extortion by the Arakan Army (AA). The family—Mohammed Zubair (42), his wife Noor Alom Tefura (38), sons Zahidur Rahman (13), Mohammed Rohan (4), and daughter Romiya Begum (7)—arrived in B…