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AA Closes Buthidaung–Maungdaw Highway, Evicts Rohingya Villagers Amid Security Crackdown

By Hafizur Rahman Highway Closure and Travel Restrictions The Arakan Army (AA) has indefinitely shut down the Buthidaung–Maungdaw highway from 13 August, citing the need to maintain border security and stability in the region. A Rohingya resident from Ward 1 of Maungdaw reported being denied travel permission by the AA/ULA township administration for urgent matters in Buthidaung. Officials informed him that long-distance travel is suspended, all…Border Security · Maungdaw Read Article

Un Calls to Save Rohingya Muslims From Starvation

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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned of a catastrophic deterioration in the humanitarian situation of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, with unprecedented rates of hunger and malnutrition, particularly in Rakhine State (formerly Arakan), where hundreds of thousands of Muslims are living amid a siege and bloody conflict...Rakhine · Rakhine Read Article

Floods in Rakhine State Kill 21, Displace over 40,000, Require Emergency Aid - Khit Thit Media

Yangon, August 13, 2025: The Humanitarian and Development Cooperation Office (HDCO) of the Arakan People’s Revolutionary Government (RPRG) has reported that 21 people have died and more than 40,000 people have been affected by floods in Rakhine State in the past months, including June and July. Heavy rains in Rakhine State from June to July 2025 caused floods and landslides in 8 townships, causing damage to houses, rice fields, wells, lakes, roa…Rakhine · Rakhine Read Article

Arakan Army Vows to Seize All of Rakhine, Rejects Talk of Returning Captured Towns

Spokesperson says group will not cede territory despite possible Chinese pressureBangladesh · Bangladesh See the Story

International community must reverse cuts to Rohingya humanitarian aid, study says - Scientific Inquirer

The international community must reverse cuts to humanitarian aid for the Rohingya and work with Dhaka authorities to improve conditions in refugee camps, a new study says. Both “impossible choices” for the Rohingya – a return to Myanmar where they are met with intense repression or remaining in refugee camps – amount to “social death”, the analysis says. This means it has never been more urgent to act and address the Rohingya tragedy. Other cou…Rohingya · Sittwe Read Article

No Safe Ground: Why Repatriation to Myanmar Remains a Distant Dream for Rohingya Refugees

Op-Ed | Over the past eight years, the hope of returning home has remained one of the few constants for the Rohingya community in exile. Repatriation—safe, voluntary, and dignified—has been the language of international diplomacy, repeated in communiqués and echoed in press briefings. Yet on the ground, that possibility appears more remote than ever. Myanmar today is no closer to peace. In fact, over the past six months, it has moved further awa…Rohingya · Rakhine Read Article

AA Allows Daingnet Families to Return While Detaining Rohingya Returnees

By: Hafizur Rahman August 8, 2025At least 15 Daingnet families, totaling around 71 individuals, have returned from Bangladesh to their homes in Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships, according to local sources. These families had previously fled armed clashes between the Arakan Army (AA) and the Myanmar military. Their return, facilitated with the support of Border Guard Battalion 34 of Bangladesh, took place via the Ghumdhum border gate in Naikhyan…Rohingya · Buthidaung Read Article

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Floods in Rakhine State Kill 21, Displace over 40,000, Require Emergency Aid - Khit Thit Media

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International community must reverse cuts to Rohingya humanitarian aid, study says - Scientific Inquirer

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AA Allows Daingnet Families to Return While Detaining Rohingya Returnees

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