Rakhine Conflict

Rakhine Conflict

Kyaw Zaw Aung and Min Thein Tun were admitted to the Maungdaw District Hospital after the beatings (Thant Mrat Khaing/Myanmar Now) 
A local MP played down claims that the gunmen were members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army
Published on Jan 26, 2021
The protestors want to at least be allowed to collect food and other supplies from their village (Phadu Tun Aung/Myanmar Now)
Locals say they fear they will be shot or captured by soldiers if they even try to collect rice from Marlar village
Jan 21, 2021
A village in Minbya as seen in November 2017 (Zarni Win / Myanmar Now)
The incident was the second in a week in northern Rakhine state, where conflict continues to kill despite a pause in clashes
Jan 12, 2021
Cow theft is common in Ponnagyun township (Google Maps)
Family members of the deceased say they do not want to open a case with local police
Jan 11, 2021
The wives of the abductees from Tin Ma Gyi village hold a press conference in Sittwe in April (Photo: Myat Tun)
The abduction of civilians in Rakhine state has added to the hardships of family members displaced by war
Dec 4, 2020
Kyaw Nu Maung being taken to the Tat Taung Tite Hospital after being interrogated by the military (Supplied)
Kyaw Nu Maung, 47, can’t sit up straight or breathe properly after soldiers beat him with their guns, his daughter says
Nov 16, 2020
Some villages in Paletwa township have been forced to sell bags of rice to the AA
Villagers say they sold the AA rice for 40,000 kyat per bag, almost half the market rate, because they feared repercussions if they refused
Oct 26, 2020
NLD candidates Min Aung (left), Ni Ni May Myint (center) and Chit Chit Chaw were detained last week
The group said it would free the candidates if the government released people ‘detained unlawfully for demanding peace’ - but NLD says offer is 'absolutely inappropriate'
Oct 20, 2020
Student activists put up stickers in Yangon last month
Fortify Rights has called for the immediate release of 15 campaigners arrested in recent weeks for distributing anti-war flyers
Oct 19, 2020
Displaced locals sheltering at Zay Di Pyin village in Rathedaung on October 13 (Supplied)
The village of Zay Di Pyin has been overwhelmed by people who fled artillery shells and air attacks
Oct 14, 2020
A sign marks the entrance to Paletwa in southern Chin state, where fighting between the AA and the Tatmadaw has placed an enormous strain on local people. (Kyaw Lin Htoon/Myanmar Now)
The Chin state minister for municipal affairs says the Arakan Army’s claims that it isn’t holding 21 missing villagers are 'inconsistent'
Oct 8, 2020
A member of the border guard force seen in Buthidaung township, Rakhine (Aye Chan Khaing/Myanmar Now) 
Commission has not taken action on killing of children and burning of villages, coalition of rights groups says
Sep 25, 2020
Student activists put up stickers in Yangon earlier this month (Supplied)
The threat of charges this month was a ‘new and overly broad’ use of the controversial law, the group said
Sep 23, 2020

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