Bangladesh, Arakan Army: Establish Humanitarian Corridor For War-Affected Civilians In Myanmar
Between August 2024 and February 2025, Fortify Rights interviewed 15 residents of Rakhine State, Myanmar and newly arrived refugees from Myanmar, including five women, in Bangladesh—including ethnic ...
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The End of Human Rights?
Rohingya refugees wait behind barb wire fences in the "no man's land" Maungdaw district in Myanmar. Photo by Ye Aung THU / AFP via Getty Images “I don’t give up on Trump. I do think that ...
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Myanmar-Bangladesh maritime trade grinds to a halt as AA enforces naval inspections
Arakan Army troops were observed near Kyauk Pan Du beach in Maungdaw on June 3, 2024. (Photo: AA Info Desk) The Arakan Army (AA), which now controls over half of Rakhine State, is disrupting maritime ...
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Dil Mohammed: The smuggler shaping a war in Arakan
Dil Mohammed’s rise to power began in a small, impoverished village in northern Maungdaw. Born in Shatkinna Fara (That Kaing Nyar in Burmese), he spent his childhood as a hired labourer among the Thet ...
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Ethnic armed group 'captures' Myanmar town, controls border with Bangladesh
The situation in Maungdaw could not be independently confirmed, with access to the internet and mobile phone services in the area mostly cut off. Myanmar's military government did not immediately ...