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Featured · 2026
Arakan Army consolidates control of Rakhine — Rohingya again caught in the middle
The Arakan Army now controls most townships in Rakhine State. Rohingya villages have been burned and civilians forcibly conscripted by multiple sides, raising fears of a new displacement wave from northern Maungdaw and Buthidaung.
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- Camps2025
WFP rations cut again as Cox's Bazar funding falls short
Repeated funding shortfalls have forced the World Food Programme to reduce monthly rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh below survival thresholds, with measurable rises in child wasting and stunting.
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- Conflict2024
Renewed fighting in Rakhine displaces tens of thousands
Heavy fighting between the Tatmadaw and the Arakan Army has once again forced Rohingya and Rakhine civilians from their homes, with credible reports of attacks on Rohingya villages from both sides.
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- Diaspora2024
Indonesian fishing villages turn back Rohingya boats in the Andaman Sea
Hundreds of Rohingya attempting to reach Aceh by boat in the 2023–2024 sailing season were pushed back or abandoned at sea, prompting urgent calls from UNHCR for regional rescue protocols.
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- Camps2023
World Food Programme cuts rations in Cox's Bazar
Successive funding shortfalls forced WFP to cut monthly rations for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, with measurable impacts on child nutrition.
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- Justice2022
More states join The Gambia's ICJ case
Canada, the Netherlands, the UK, Denmark, Germany, France, and others have intervened in support of The Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice.
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- Camps2020
Bhasan Char relocations begin
Bangladesh begins relocating Rohingya families to the remote island of Bhasan Char in the Bay of Bengal, raising humanitarian concerns about freedom of movement and cyclone risk.
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- Justice2019
The Gambia files genocide case at the ICJ
On behalf of the OIC, The Gambia files an unprecedented case against Myanmar under the Genocide Convention.
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- Conflict2017
The August exodus — more than 750,000 driven into Bangladesh in weeks
Within weeks of the start of military clearance operations in northern Rakhine, more than 750,000 Rohingya cross the Naf River into Bangladesh. UN investigators later conclude the operations carried genocidal intent.
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