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5 Factors That Catapulted Arakan Army to Unprecedented Success Against the Myanmar Military

5 Factors That Catapulted Arakan Army to Unprecedented Success Against the Myanmar Military

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The AA has entered into alliances and built on terrain and other advantages to emerge as a formidable organization in Rakhine State.

Rohingya Community Is Divided Over Arakan Army’s Plan for ‘Inclusive Administration’

Rohingya Community Is Divided Over Arakan Army’s Plan for ‘Inclusive Administration’

By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
Rohingya interviewees in Rakhine State can be broadly categorized into three groups – those who welcome the AA's policies, those who feel compelled to do so, and those who could be hostile.
Rakhine Armed Group Responsible for Rohingya Massacre, Rights Organization Says

Rakhine Armed Group Responsible for Rohingya Massacre, Rights Organization Says

By Sebastian Strangio
The Arakan Army's involvement in the August 5 massacre and other attacks on Rohingya civilians has raised thorny question for Myanmar's resistance movement.

Myanmar on the Brink: A Population in Desperate Need

Myanmar on the Brink: A Population in Desperate Need

By Shinjiro Murata
As with many other humanitarian organizations, it has been impossible for Doctors Without Borders to provide essential healthcare to the people in areas controlled by ethnic armed groups due to movement restrictions set by the authorities.

It Is Time for the World to Listen and Act to Help Rohingya

It Is Time for the World to Listen and Act to Help Rohingya

By Lucky Karim
Rohingya are not asking for special treatment – they are asking for the most basic human rights that have been denied to them for far too long. 

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

The Burning of Buthidaung: Allegations, Denials, and Silence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

The Burning of Buthidaung: Allegations, Denials, and Silence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State

By Naw Theresa
Reports of arson attacks and the mass displacement of Rohingya civilians in western Myanmar are being used as rhetorical weapons in the country's civil war.

UN Details ‘Disturbing’ New Atrocities Against Myanmar’s Rohingya

UN Details ‘Disturbing’ New Atrocities Against Myanmar’s Rohingya

By Sebastian Strangio
The U.N.'s human rights office says that tens of thousands have been forcibly displaced in what one expert described as a "hate-driven unnatural disaster."
Ethnic Resistance Group Claims Capture of Hundreds of Soldiers in Western Myanmar

Ethnic Resistance Group Claims Capture of Hundreds of Soldiers in Western Myanmar

By Sebastian Strangio
The Arakan Army claims that it has overrun the 15th Military Operations Command headquarters in northern Rakhine State.

A New Era is Dawning For the People of Myanmar’s Rakhine State

A New Era is Dawning For the People of Myanmar’s Rakhine State

By Kyaw Hsan Hlaing
After years of conflict and ethnic cleansing, recent military gains by the Arakan Army have opened up fresh possibilities for the region's future.

Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees Disembark in Indonesia’s Aceh Region

Hundreds of Rohingya Refugees Disembark in Indonesia’s Aceh Region

By Sebastian Strangio
Five boats carrying nearly 900 people have reached western Indonesia over the past week, UNHCR officials say.

Malaysia Charges Four Men Over Mass Graves and Trafficking Camps

Malaysia Charges Four Men Over Mass Graves and Trafficking Camps

By Sebastian Strangio
The charges relate to the discovery of more than 100 bodies in mass graves in the Thailand-Malaysia border region in 2015.
Remembering Mohibullah, a Tireless Advocate for the Rohingya

Remembering Mohibullah, a Tireless Advocate for the Rohingya

By Hashmat Ullah and Mohammad Nowkhim
"There are tens of thousands to whom he represented hope in a better future, and who will be mourning him today."

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